Executive Director, Stigler Center

GENERAL SUMMARY :   The Executive Director will be responsible for managing, staffing, budgeting, and implementing the Center's mission. The Executive Director ensures that the Center’s various activities and programs are integrated while leading the staff’s efforts in doing the same. The Executive Director will oversee the Center's communication strategy. The Executive Director will be crucial in promoting the Center to external parties, including donors, and seeking partnership opportunities in the sphere of the Center’s influence, including journalists, policymakers, and other thought leaders. The Executive Director will lead the execution of the Center’s long-term strategy, outlined by the Faculty Director and the Board.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leadership, Planning, and Metrics : Leads annual budget and strategic planning alongside the Faculty Director, including identification & implementation of new initiatives and sunsetting of current ones. Monitors quarterly revenue and expenses vs. budget and adjusts plans as needed.
• Stigler Center Staff : Hires, leads, motivates, and develops a team of nine (five program, operations, and initiatives staff—four research staff). Sets the department's strategic direction regarding overall business objectives, talent management / workforce planning, and budget.
• Marketing and Communications : Oversees the Communications and Marketing Strategies, assuring the integration of the center’s multi-stakeholder, multi-channel strategic marketing, and communication plans– across ProMarket.org publication, Capitalisn’t podcast, and other Center initiatives and platforms. Oversees integrated content calendar and execution of all communications and marketing efforts across all platforms.
• Promotes Stigler Center Visibility : Serves as a key spokesperson for many of the Stigler Center’s activities involving alumni and students (e.g., introducing speakers, interacting closely with Stigler Faculty Advisory Committee members, soliciting and helping to secure donations from prospective alumni donors).
• Project flow : Acts as the Center’s “Air Traffic Controller,” managing project flow, prioritizing various initiatives due to deadlines, the needs of senior University officials, and other factors.Ensures teams and projects are fully informed of initiatives
• Center integration : Integrates work streams and efforts that otherwise would be siloed, identifying synergies and dissonance between the Center’s research initiatives, conferences / events, podcasts, and digital publications. Ensures proper information flow on key Center initiatives between the Faculty Advisor, Center staff, and appropriate departments.
• Stigler Center Visibility : Serves as a key spokesperson for many of the Stigler Center’s activities involving alums and students (e.g., introducing speakers, interacting closely with Stigler Faculty Advisory Committee members, fundraising).
• Other related projects and tasks as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE :

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