What are the responsibilities and job description for the DIRECTOR, AXELSON CENTER FOR NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT position at North Park University?
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.
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 Cond 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.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic oversight for the Axelson Center, including collaborative planning for all programs including the annual symposium, / conference; the BootCamp for New Nonprofit CEOs; all workshops / webinars; custom training programs, and other new initiatives as they are developed.
- Manage the Axelson Center budget lines and cost center.
- Provide leadership for the ongoing development of the Axelson Center Advisory Board and provide strategic direction for the Center.
- Manage the awards programs including the Alford-Axelson Award for Nonprofit Managerial Excellence, and the Excellent Emerging Awards programs include obtaining financial support, recruiting nomination and selection teams, and directing the selection process.
- Direct the innovation process for new revenue-enhancing, yet mission-related, programs in the nonprofit management area.
- Secure annually Axelson Center-related sponsorship funding (to help offset Symposium and other program-related expenses).
- Expand the network of Axelson Center and SBNM (School of Business and Nonprofit Management) within the nonprofit sector - both locally and nationally as a strategy to enhance the brand as a major contributor and resource to the sector, always utilizing the lens of diversity, equity, inclusion. (The ongoing relationship building with Chicago area nonprofit leaders, funders, and other capacity building entities has become a cornerstone of the Axelson Center and what helps to keep it strong, and a brand known for the quality of its programs, and its customer service and program execution.
- Represent the Axelson Center at professional events, both locally and nationally as appropriate. Continue to strengthen the Axelson Center's marketing strategies and execution to ensure remaining at the forefront as a leader of nonprofit management education and resources.
- Supervise Axelson Center employees.
- Assist with the development and building of the Axelson Endowment Fund in coordination with the Office of Development.
SBNM (School of Business and Nonprofit Management) Role :
Requirements
Preferred
Salary for this position is up to $92,000, depending on experience.
Benefits
Salary : $92,000
