Director of the Interfaith Leadership Institute

Requisition ID : 1044

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WHAT WE DO
IFYC is working to make interfaith cooperation the norm in America. This starts in colleges and universities, where the minds and values of emerging leaders are shaped, and conversations take place that steer broad cultural change. We engage with leaders across the campus environment – faculty, staff, administration, and students. We offer the tools, guidance, opportunities, and networks needed to bring interfaith learning into their campuses, classrooms, research, and lives.

THIS POSITION
The Interfaith Leadership Institute (ILI) is the largest gathering of students and campus educators with a commitment to American religious pluralism. Each year, hundreds of people who care about the future of our religiously diverse society converge in Chicago to learn, train, share and get inspired to bring the movement for interfaith cooperation back to their campuses and communities. Over the course of three days, participants learn to bridge divides and forge friendships across lines of religious and worldview differences. The ILI is an IFYC Signature Program, located at the nexus of IFYC’s work that engages student leaders, university staff, and faculty. The Director of the ILI will be responsible for increasing the number of campuses attending the ILI each year, as well as keeping past and current attendees engaged beyond the ILI. Furthermore, the ILI Director will also oversee the development of programs situated within the ILI ‘ecosystem’ that equip student and staff audiences with additional skills and resources for engaging interfaith work on campus.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
  

ILI Vision & Implementation
• Define, clarify, and execute ILI strategy in collaboration with leaders across the organization and in alignment with IFYC vision and strategy
• Develop and communicate a program vision for ILI to internal and external stakeholders; serve as the organizational face of ILI program for internal and external stakeholders
• Evaluate short-term and long-term ILI impact and outcomes; guide program shifts and changes for future ILIs including identifying strategic adjustments and managing change across the team
• Uphold responsibility for ILI impact and deliverables
• Develop and implement ILI staffing plans including overseeing selection, contracting, and training (as needed) for alumni trainers at ILI
• Liaise with Advancement Team to accommodate VIP guests at the ILI
• Oversee long-term planning for ILI, including final venue selection for future ILIs in collaboration with Special Events Manager and engaging in long-term program planning
• Develop innovative program ideas for the ILI in partnership with Senior Director of Leadership

ILI Content
• Design & implement ILI “content arc” that weaves all-participant sessions and training room curriculum together and is in alignment with IFYC vision, strategy, and goals
• Define overall learning outcomes for ILI audience, students, and educators
• Lead curriculum development for ILI tracks in collaboration with assigned program managers
• Lead selection process, invitations, contracts, and communications for external mainstage speakers at ILI
• Design and implement all-participant networking spaces at the ILI, including but not limited to: unconference, affinity circles, IFYC led workshops, campus partner workshops

ILI ‘Ecosystem’ Management & Implementation
• Oversee learning and engagement opportunities for campus staff and students beyond the ILI
• Monitor ILI campus staff and student audience networks in partnership with Director of Marketing and Communications
• Coordinate the “ILI Ecosystem”, i.e. IFYC programs for campus staff and student programs that are complementary to the ILI
• Liaise with Alumni Relations staff to foster student-to-young leader transitions

ILI Recruitment & Branding
• Develop, implement, and refine overall ILI recruitment strategy in collaboration with Senior Director of Leadership, Special Events Manager, and Director of Marketing and Communication (MC)
• Communicate recruitment priorities and updates to staff internally
• Collaborate with Special Events Manager and MC team to ensure consistent IFYC brand representation at the ILI, especially on the mainstage
• Oversee ILI related content on IFYC’s website

Team Management
• Supervise Special Events Manager who is responsible for ILI logistics and administrative processes, as well as non-ILI events
• Delegate to an adaptive team of program manager(s) and a program assistant

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Four or more years’ experience and a record of success in program strategy, or related responsibilities in interfaith work, higher education, non-profit, government, and/or religious communities
• A proven record of experience in successful project management including goal setting, team coordination, and systems support
• Ability to balance and prioritize multiple ongoing projects, as well as meet deadlines with a high degree of excellence
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Authorization to work in the United States

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Advanced degree in religion, higher education, organizational management, youth development, or related field
• Experience leveraging interfaith leadership in a variety of settings
• Training/ facilitation, curriculum design, consulting, pedagogy, or related skill sets
• Supervision/ management (direct or indirect) of individuals with diverse working styles and backgrounds
• High level of religious literacy; fluency in pluralism and an “engaging deep differences” approach to diversity
• Experience working with college students or other young people

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES:
• Mission-connected: self-identifies as an interfaith leader; committed to IFYC’s vision to make interfaith cooperation a norm and the value of young people as interfaith leaders
• Strategist: can advance and promote a vision for IFYC’s Interfaith Leadership Institute; articulates this vision across the organization, within the team, and with external partners; understands how the ILI fits into the broader whole
• Professionally credible: demonstrated effectiveness interfacing with multiple constituencies
• Educator: strong sense of curriculum writing, pedagogy, and leadership theory with an ability to map learning experiences to student growth and development
• Relational: able to build relationships across multiple constituencies; able to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds; able to leverage relationships and interactions toward program and organizational goals
• Team and organizational leader: strong supervisor who can capitalize on limited human resources while taking ultimate responsibility to get the job done; ability to work independently under general supervision and facilitate cross-organization collaboration
• Driven entrepreneur: deep commitment to personal and team success with the ability to have maximum impact with available resources; a work ethic that corresponds to the loftiness of the organizational mission
• Creative and adaptable: willing to try new things and adapt to natural changes within a dynamic organization
• Trusted advisor: acts as an internal and external consultant within their area of expertise
• Project manager: effectively moves projects forward, creates timelines, delegates work packets and holds teammates accountable  

Supervision: Reports to Senior Director of Leadership  

Application: please upload your resume and cover letter   

Application deadline: August 12th    

Start Date: approximately September 30th

IFYC Culture:
IFYC has grown and evolved since our founding in 2002, adapting fearlessly to meet the complex challenges of 21st century worldview diversity. We have gone from running youth programs in church, mosque, and synagogue basements to shaping a national narrative about the power and potential of civic religious pluralism while focusing on the society-transforming power of higher education. Today, we are engaging with administrators, faculty, students and leaders across hundreds of campuses and higher education associations. Because of this growth, we’re ever adapting and changing. We look for people who set audacious goals and love that one work day may not be like the next. We are serious about our vision of an America where people of different faiths, worldviews, and traditions bridge divides and find common values to build a shared life together. We seek to build a team comprised of the diverse identities we need to achieve our vision, and we strongly encourage candidates who are underrepresented in many interfaith spaces to apply. Learn more about our core values here Opens a New Window. .

Other Requirements:
The Director of the Interfaith Leadership requires the ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to: maintain regular attendance; travel to other work locations; work cooperatively with others; adhere to IFYC personnel policies and safety rules; sit and/or stand for extended periods of time; operate standard office equipment, including computers, telephones, photocopiers, and projectors; communicate orally, in writing, and via computers and digital devices; and requires close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal and other office equipment.

IFYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodation will be provided as needed to enable qualified applicants with a disability to participate in pre-employment procedures.

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