Global Partnership Coordinator

About North Park

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world. Located for over 125 years on the land of the Miami and Potawatomi tribes in what is today Chicago’s northside, NPU has recently been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution and is committed to serving diverse populations. Elevating North Park University’s core distinctives of Christian, city-centered, and intercultural, NPU values diversity among its faculty and is committed to building a racially and culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages the nomination and candidacies of persons who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color regardless of gender.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city – a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the world’s largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler.

Mission

The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

Vision

Building on our core institutional identity—Christian, city-centered, intercultural—our vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.

Position Summary

The Global Partnership Coordinator is responsible for the oversight of the Global Partnership program, which prepares students for lives of significance and service through an intentional integration of faith, learning, and service in cross cultural contexts nationally and globally.

Responsibilities

• Support the purpose, mission, and goals of the University and the department of University Ministries
• In conjunction with the Director of University Ministries, develop vision, strategy and philosophy for ministry (specifically in areas of mission and social justice) that fosters faith and spiritual formation in students
• Oversee, develop, and coordinate the Global Partnership relationships, trips, and visits
• Personally mentor & shepherd key student leaders and staff
• Oversee Global Partnership’s student leadership team, both Trip Assistants and Global Campus Leaders
• Recruit, develop and train trip Faculty, Staff and Students to be Trip Leaders and Trip Assistants
• Develop Partnership Trips that engage students from varying religious/spiritual backgrounds
• Ensure partnership relationships and trips are in keeping with overall strategies, philosophy and values of North Park University
• Oversee campus-wide awareness and fundraising events
• Supervise the Global Partnership Interns and Global Partnerships Assistant
• Plan and collaborate with campus groups to provide advocacy and awareness specifically for issues facing partner locations, and also for global social justice issues
• Work with various campus departments including Athletics to facilitate department specific trips
• Work with the International Office and other relevant campus bodies to ensure compliance with security protocols
• Help students integrate Global Partnership experience with their spiritual journey
• Collaborate with undergraduate and seminary faculty on trip development and mission vision on campus
• Collaborate with the Covenant Department of World Mission and Covenant churches around the globe
• Oversee development of program and trip budgets and fund raising
• Maintain records of student participation
• Undertake projects or responsibilities as assigned by the Director of University Ministries

Salary Range: $50,000-$54,000

Requirements

• Masters degree in International Development, Christian Ministry, or equivalent
• 6+ years experience working with university students
• Ability/willingness to travel internationally and domestically
• Significant experience in international cross-cultural ministry, history of extended time overseas desirable
• Strong organizational, administrative and communication skills
• Demonstrated success as a leader and developer of people and ministry
• Personal Commitment to the Christian, urban and intercultural mission of North Park University
• Evidence of personal Christian faith and passion for cross-cultural ministry
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to traverse stairs and the campus at large

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Prescription Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Commuter Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Remission
• Helwig Recreation Center