at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 54274
Department: Medill - Administration
Salary/Grade: EXS/5
Job Summary:
The Medill External Programs Coordinator provides day-to-day management for Medill’s domestic and international experiential education programs. The position is responsible for planning, promoting and executing Medill-sponsored off-campus and intensive programs, including a portfolio of short courses, faculty-led academic travel, exchanges and credit-bearing internships. The Coordinator works closely with administration and faculty leaders on program design and implementation. The Coordinator responds to emergencies/critical issue that arise on Medill programs.
- Administration
- Budget & Financial
- Evaluation
- Events
- Program Development
- Student Support
Please note:
Some evening and weekend work is required.
Some travel, domestically and internationally, is expected.
Specific Responsibilities:
Administration
- Manages day to day operations planning, coordination, preparation and execution of Medill off-campus programs, including short-term travel and quarter-long academic opportunities.
- Ensures that program/project mission, values, guidelines, policies & procedures are implemented & maintained.
- Manages design and development of program data; compiles & analyzes data; prepares reports.
- Reviews processes and recommends changes to incorporate state-of-the-art technology as appropriate into administrative and educational components.
- Identifies service improvement opportunities that will better enable program/project to achieve its goals and objectives.
Budgets & Financial
