Assistant Director of Strategic Communications, Alumni Engagement and Diversity Initiatives - DeKalb, United States - Northern Illinois University

Description

Full-Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Overview:

Northern Illinois University is a student-centered nationally recognized public research university, with expertise that benefits our region and spans the globe in a wide variety of fields. Through our main campus in DeKalb, Illinois and education centers in Chicago, Naperville, Oregon and Rockford. NIU offers more than 100 areas of study while serving a diverse and international student body.

The College of Law, one of seven colleges within NIU , has a rich history of distinction in legal education rooted in access, diversity, and excellence in teaching. Student success is our top priority. Our charter is simple: We provide our students with a high-quality and affordable legal education. We want our students to realize the value of a legal education – how their training can help them professionally and how their preparation to practice law will allow them to positively impact the communities in which they live.

Position Summary:

The Assistant Director reports directly to the Chief of Staff/Assistant Dean of Strategic Communications, Alumni Engagement, and Diversity Initiatives, who plays a pivotal role in enhancing the NIU College of Law's reputation and visibility, targeting influencers in the regional, national, international, federal and state environments, and in addition, builds the College of Law's statewide and national position as an innovator of successful efforts to ensure more equitable access to legal education and the profession of law.

The Assistant Director of Strategic Communications is an in-person, on campus position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

• Develop and lead diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives on behalf of the Assistant Dean and in support of the College of Law's strategic plan to create a learning and working environment where all have an opportunity to succeed.
• Assisting with coordinating strategic and long-term DEI training programs for faculty, staff, students, and alumni
• Assisting with coordinating conversations on race and other social justice issues through programming featuring expert speakers
• Sharing ideas, information, and opportunities to support diversity, equity and belonging with the Assistant Dean and other senior leadership
• Working to enhance diverse recruitment efforts with outreach materials, website, social media, and other efforts.

Alumni Engagement and Fundraising

• Assist with alumni activities for the College of Law and fundraising.
• Creating, developing and managing regional groups to foster and enhance alumni engagement. This includes the planning and travel to out of state events and meetings with the Dean and Assistant Dean to areas that include a large number of law alumni.
• Assisting in nurturing alumni, community supporters, and University engagement in pipeline initiatives.
• Planning meetings with the Alumni Council and Board of Visitors.
• Helping to maintain and mail out ordered College of Law merchandise.
• Planning and execution of major College of Law annual events. Major events includes: Francis X. Riley Lecture on Professionalism, class reunions, homecoming, alumni awards reception, minority reception, golf outing, 5K Run/Walk, post-bar reception, regional receptions, and other alumni activities that may occur. These also include other conferences, symposia, institutes, and workshops involving faculty, students, professional groups or the public at large.
• Serving as CLE coordinator for eligible events.
• Assisting with coordinating fundraising campaigns by creating appeal content to be sent via direct mail, online, used for cases of support, and/or for the development of donor marketing materials.
• Serving as an ambassador for selected university campaigns including Thousands Strong Day of Giving.

Internal and External Marketing and Communication Strategies

• Assist the Assistant Dean with the preparation of internal and external marketing and communication strategies for the College of Law.
• Writing, reviewing, and editing of communications including press releases, publications, print/electronic media, and promotional materials prepared on behalf of the College of Law.
• Assist the Assistant Dean in planning, coordinating, and presenting all relevant events and programs. A number of events are after hours and off-campus, a flexible schedule is necessary.
• Planning, developing, publishing and disseminating alumni materials, including the monthly alumni e-newsletter eNotes.
• Assist with enhancing the College of Law's presence on its various social media platforms as well as its web presence.
• Content creation and maintenance, updating stories on the homepage as needed, and highlighting faculty, students, and alumni.
• Acting as liaison between the Assistant Dean and outside offices and agencies, such as law offices, state and federal courts, other law schools, and administrative offices within the College of Law and the University.
• Serving as a liaison between the College of Law and the University Marketing and Communications Office and the University Alumni Association.

Other Duties

• Assist the Assistant Dean in preparing budgets for programs and events and will work with the Assistant Dean to submit expenditures and ensure that resources are available within the budget.
• Assign tasks to graduate assistants, student workers, and extra-help employees as such help is available and needed.

Specialty Factors (Civil Service):

N/A

Minimum Required Qualifications (Civil Service):

1. Bachelor's Degree (120 semester hours) in communications, business administration, marketing, public relations, or a closely related field.

Minimum Required Qualifications (SPS):

N/A

Salary: $60, $65, $2,500.00ppp - $2, annually

Application Procedure:

Required Procedures

1. Fully complete the Education and Work History sections of the application. Be specific on your entire work history, including employment dates and duties for all positions held. Applicable part-time work experience will be considered toward qualifying for this position; however, it will be converted to a full-time equivalency to determine combined length of experience. Important: Please upload any unofficial transcript(s) and/or documentation that verifies any education, experience, and/or training you have received.
   • If eligible for Veteran's Preference Points, DD214/DD215/NGB22/DD256 paperwork reflecting an Honorable Discharge MUST be uploaded to this application to receive the maximum eligible points on the Civil Service examination.
2. After the posting has closed, your submission will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the classification, including any specialty factors associated with this position. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, you will receive a score based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register.
3. Please monitor your e-mail for further information regarding your application. Emails will be generated from and . Please add these emails to your address book to ensure timely delivery of any future communication.
4. Illinois residency required within 180 days of the hire date.

Credentials Assessment Examination:

• The examination for this position is a Credentials Assessment and is based on your application materials as submitted for this posting. A Credential Assessment is a rating by the Human Resources Office of an applicant's/employee's education, experience, and special credentials/qualifications (licenses, etc.). Applicants are required to upload documentation to verify the minimum qualifications for this position has been met.
• Required documentation noted in the posting, such as a driver's license, licensures, or certifications MUST be uploaded with your application materials.
• After assessment of all qualified applicants has been completed for this position, the names with the top three (3) scores will be referred to the hiring department for interview.

Additional Details:

• Click on Assistant Director of Alumni Relations for more information including salary ranges, typical duties, minimum acceptable qualifications, and testing requirements.
• Please click on Human Resource Services – Benefits for detailed information about Northern Illinois University's benefits package.
• Employment is contingent upon your passing a criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

EEO Statement Summary:

In accordance with applicable statutes and regulations, NIU is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, religion, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, political affiliation, or any other factor unrelated to professional qualifications, and will comply with all applicable federal and state statutes, regulations and orders pertaining to nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Ethics and Compliance Officer, Title IX Coordinator
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