"Chief Mission and Impact Officer"

Overview

The Chief Mission and Impact Officer ensures we are fulfilling our mission, “To ignite and nurture creative, ethical, and scientific minds that advance the human condition,” as well as our second legislative charge: “to stimulate further excellence for all Illinois schools in mathematics and science.” This embodies the development and implementation of an enrollment management strategy, new approaches to access IMSA, engagement with educators, and using metrics to evaluate our impact across the state. The Chief Mission and Impact Officer will use a data-driven approach to attract and retain underrepresented participation to IMSA and IMSA programs with a desire to make IMSA accessible everywhere. The Chief Mission and Impact Officer reports to the President and is a member of the President’s Cabinet.

The internationally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) develops creative, ethical leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. As a teaching and learning laboratory created by the State of Illinois, IMSA enrolls academically talented Illinois students (grades 10–12) in its advanced, residential college preparatory program. It also serves thousands of educators and students in Illinois and beyond through innovative instructional programs that foster imagination and inquiry.

The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) is committed to an equitable, diverse and inclusive teaching and learning environment. IMSA has committed to advancing equity in STEM education and representation and creating a diverse, inclusive community of global citizens who can realize their full potential, and execute our mission to advance the human condition.

This Equity and Excellence work is the intentional integration of Cultural Competence, Diversity, Equity, Equity-Minded Frame, Excellence and Inclusion into every facet of the Academy, with the understanding that it is an active and ongoing process involving structures, processes and people and not an isolated initiative.

This position will support IMSA's Diversity work by ensuring the delivery of quality, equitable, and inclusive constituent-centered support while promoting and maintaining an inclusive work environment and culture that embraces the diversity of people and perspectives collaborating at IMSA to ignite and nurture creative, ethical, scientific minds that advance the human condition.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ensuring programs align with our mission and strategic direction through a lens of improving accessibility.
• Nurturing a pipeline of opportunity for prospective students to attend IMSA as a student or scholar, especially those that love STEM and are from Culturally Linguistically and Economically Diverse (CLED) backgrounds
• Leading the exploration, development, cultivation and evaluation of strategic alliances and partnerships that advance IMSA’s mission and vision.
• Pursuing funding opportunities to make programs both affordable and financially sustainable.
• Developing new programs to stay ahead of demand so that students throughout the state have access to enrichment services, particularly from CLED backgrounds.
• Developing new STEM professional learning opportunities based on areas of demand
• Ensuring staff are nimble in their roles to respond to programmatic needs.
• Supervising the Office of Institutional Research, the Office of Admissions, Director of Pre-Enrollment Programs, and personnel who provide outreach services to students and educators throughout the state
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree and minimum 10 years professional experience
• Senior level leadership experience in an institution of comparable complexity, dynamics, creativity and vitality.
• Experience in program evaluation or other measures of accountability to ensure an organization is living up to its mission and vision.
• Experience with the development and implementation of enrollment management strategies
• Experience with the development and implementation of outreach and enrichment programs, with particularly emphasis on creating access for CLED students
• Experience with the development and implementation of STEM professional learning opportunities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent human relations and collaboration skills.
• High emotional intelligence.
• Strong record of success in leading and influencing others to accomplish major tasks and move major strategic work forward.
• A proven record of success inspiring, developing and supervising staff and volunteers.
• Demonstrated evidence of cultural humility and cultural competence.

Preferred QualificationsThe preferred qualifications for this position include:

• Terminal degree (Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Education)
• Bi-lingual

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work is performed in an office setting with minimal exposure to health or safety hazards. Substantial time is spent working on a computer. This role generally requires mobility, written and verbal communication, hearing and visual capabilities. However, reasonable accommodations, including assistive technology, may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform such requirements.

SALARY and BENEFITS

This leadership position is a full-time, exempt, 12-month, employment-at-will position. Salary regionally commensurate with training and experience in like-institutions with a range of $129,400 to $158,200. IMSA offers a comprehensive state benefits package (major medical, dental, vision, and prescription) with rates found here, a generous paid time off plan, and a retirement plan through the State University Retirement System (SURS). SURS is reciprocal with other Illinois public retirement systems such as the Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois (TRS) and the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF).