Serve as senior-level consultant to college presidents, administrators, and network leaders
Build relationships with external higher education networks and professional associations and represent IA at their professional conferences and spaces
Build relationships with individual college and university presidents and senior leaders to identify strategic collaboration opportunities
Offer strategic advising to university presidents and senior leaders on how to build a culture of pluralism on their campuses
Collaborate with IA colleagues, partner organizations, and higher education networks to advance organizational strategy
Contribute articles and best practice resources to the fields of pluralism and interfaith cooperation in higher education
Oversee IA Consultations, Cohorts, Programs, and Trainings to support campuses becoming exemplars of pluralism
Recruit, convene, facilitate, and design curricula for groups of institutions and cohorts
Support campuses in achieving outcomes through follow-up grants and ongoing offerings
Synthesize best practices from cohorts and share strategically with the broader field
Lead in-depth consulting engagements, short-term consulting, workshops, and trainings with individual campuses
Lead or contribute to time-bound projects as determined by organizational needs
Ensure programming delivers on IA goals and grant requirements and contribute to funder reports
Offer guidance, feedback, and mentoring to the program manager and program assistant on the Campus Partnerships team
Requirements
Graduate degree in higher education, organizational management, religion, or related field
High level of religious literacy
Fluency in pluralism and an “engaging deep differences” approach to diversity
Seven or more years’ experience and a record of success in higher education, consulting, bridgebuilding or interfaith work, or other related sectors
Experience working with senior level executives
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
Authorization to work in the United States
Ability to travel to campuses across this US (30% travel) and 4-6 trips to Chicago per year
Ability to maintain regular attendance; work cooperatively with others; adhere to personnel policies and safety rules
Ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods, operate standard office equipment, and have close visual acuity
Preferred: Experience effecting change in or consulting for complex organizations, ideally in a college or university environment
Preferred: Experience addressing antisemitism and/or Islamophobia from a pluralism perspective
Preferred: Experience fostering partnerships with HBCUs and/or MSIs
Preferred: Training, facilitation, curriculum design, pedagogy, or related skill sets
Preferred: Supervision (direct or indirect) of individuals with diverse working styles and backgrounds
Benefits
full suite of Interfaith America's benefit offerings
Medical insurance (employee-only coverage premium costs covered 100%)