Full-Time Clinical Faculty Director, Social Impact Program
Job Description
About Northwestern University:
Northwestern University is a private research university located on lakefront campuses in both Evanston and downtown Chicago, Illinois. Northwestern was founded in 1851. In fall 2008, Northwestern opened another campus in Doha, Qatar offering bachelor’s degrees in journalism and communications in partnership with the Qatar Foundation.
The university employs approximately 7,100 full-time faculty and staff members among its 11 schools and colleges. NU offers over 130 undergraduate programs and 70 graduate and professional programs to the almost 16,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students enrolled full time.
Northwestern University is committed to excellent teaching, innovative research, and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.
Northwestern University seeks to employ a varied and diverse range of dynamic people who understand the importance of our mission and vision. When you consider a career at Northwestern University, you know that you are joining an institution with a deep history of academic, professional and personal excellence.
About the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University:
The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, founded in 1908, is a premier global business school known for its distinctive approach to thought leadership, particularly in marketing and general management, as well as its courageous and supportive “high impact/low ego” culture among its students, faculty and administrators.
A long-time innovation leader within its peer set, Kellogg was the first top-ranked business school to offer a joint engineering and management degree, a three-year JD/MBA, a one-year MBA and its newest MS in Management Studies for recent college graduates. It also created the global EMBA network model, with seven campuses spanning four continents, that is now widely emulated across the world.
Today, Kellogg degree programs consistently earn top marks from leading business publications including The Economist, BusinessWeek, U.S. News and World Report and The Wall Street Journal. Links to the Kellogg class profile and career report highlight its tremendous successes. And this article from Fortune in the Fall of 2014 provides a great overview of their growth, innovation, and plans.
Prominent alumni of Kellogg include: current and past CEOs of DuPont, SAP, ITW, Allstate, the Northern Trust, Mattel, Hershey’s, McDonalds, Walgreens, Kraft, and Strategy&; as well as the chairmen of the NAACP, the Anti-Defamation League, The Chicago Botanic Garden and the sitting Governor of Massachusetts.
With an operating budget of $220 million and an endowment of $700 million, the Kellogg School employs 200 full-time faculty and over 400 administrators, including Executive Education. It enrolls 2500 students per year, and its alumni network includes over 55,000 people who live in all 50 states, as well as over 100 countries. Kellogg’s purpose is “to educate, equip and inspire leaders who build strong organizations and wisely leverage the power of markets to create lasting value.” To do this, Kellogg is committed to developing “brave leaders who inspire growth in people, organizations and markets.”
Leadership — Sally Blount became Dean of the Kellogg School of Management in July 2010. During her five years in office, she has worked with Kellogg faculty and administrators to:
* Restructure the school’s administrative operations and faculty support structure and recruit a best-in-class senior management team to lead the new structure;
* Develop and implement the school’s first comprehensive strategic plan, Envision Kellogg, as well as integrated long-term and annual financial planning processes;
* Launch the Transforming Together $350 million campaign and set fundraising records as the school recently surpassed $240 million;
* Break ground on a 410,000 state-of-the art global teaching hub located on the shores of Lake Michigan, that is on-time and on-budget to open in January 2017, as part of a larger 550,000 square foot lakefront business campus.
Currently, we have a career opportunity for Clinical Faculty – Director, Social Impact Program.
About This Position
The Kellogg School seeks a strategic, collaborative and inspirational leader to serve as Clinical Faculty in Kellogg’s Social Impact Program. This is a full-time clinical faculty position with primarily administrative responsibilities. This position partners closely with Faculty Director in Kellogg’s Public-Private Initiative (KPPI) and the newly appointed Faculty Advisory Board to set the strategic direction and oversee course offerings and extra-curricular activities for all areas of the Social Impact Program (which include Impact Investing, Social Enterprise, Non-Profit Management, and International Development).
Specific Responsibilities:
Specific responsibilities of the Clinical Faculty – Social Impact Program will include:
* Facilitating new Social Impact research and collaborating within Kellogg and across Northwestern University, including groups such as (but not limited to) Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern (ISEN), The Buffett Institute, and the Center for Civic Engagement.
* Enhancing Kellogg’s reputation as an academic leader in Social Impact by disseminating faculty research, publicizing Kellogg activities, speaking and industry conferences and events, and directing media inquiries to faculty experts within the school.
* Overseeing administration and finances for all major Social Impact programs, including the annual Sustainable Investing Challenge, Young Impact Scholars program, student award funding, and Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Inspiration Days.
* Supporting students and clubs with an interest in the Social Impact area by:
– Directing to internal resources
– Counseling on course sequences within the pathway
– Serving as an advisor to student organization (such as Net Impact)
* Build, recruit, and convene an external Social Impact Network of practitioners and alumni willing to serve as a resource (or subject matter expert) to faculty and students, while providing feedback on new initiatives in the market.
* Teaching at least one MBA-level course in the Social Impact Program (subject to candidate’s field expertise).
Qualifications and Competencies:
* Advanced degree or appropriate combination of education and experience
* Proven experience and reputation in public, private, or non-profit field of Social Impact
* Proven track record of building successful partnerships with external partners
* Strong written and oral communication skills
* Intellectually curious and passionate for social innovation and impact investing
* Ability to lead through influence
* Prior teaching experience preferred
How to Apply
* Please submit the following to https://www4.kellogg.northwestern.edu/recruiting/default.aspx?dept=NTE
– CV or Resume
– Statement of Interest
– Published writing sample (if available)
– Please note that letters of recommendation or references will be requested later in the process
Working at Northwestern University:
Beyond being a place to learn and grow professionally, Northwestern is an exciting and fulfilling place to work! Northwestern offers many benefit options to full and part-time employees including: competitive compensation; excellent retirement plans; comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage; dependent care match; vacation, sick and holiday pay; professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
Northwestern greatly values work/life balance amongst its employees. Take advantage of recreational, cultural, and enrichment opportunities on campus. Employees also receive access to childcare solutions, retail discounts, and other work/life balance resources.
Northwestern University is an equal opportunity employer and strongly believes in creating an environment that welcomes students, faculty and staff of all races, nationalities and religions. In doing so, we offer our students the opportunity to learn and grow in diverse communities preparing them for successful careers in an increasingly global and diverse work force.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
As per Northwestern University policy, this position requires a criminal background check. Successful applicants will need to submit to a criminal background check prior to employment.
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