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Director, President's Award Program - UIC (Closes 7/23)

Who: The University of Illinois at Chicago - President’s Award Program (PAP) on the UIC campus

What: PAP is seeking a Director for administrative leadership in the implementation of the . This position supervises the recruitment of students from historically underrepresented groups, students from the State of Illinois counties with low rates of participation at the University of Illinois, and high-achieving dependent students from families with zero expected family contribution. The Director is responsible for managing an annual budget, the supervision of staff, overseeing compliance regulations, and creating and maintaining critical internal and external relationships to support/ensure student success. The Director reports to the Vice Provost, Academic Enrollment Services. Responsibilities include:

Senior Associate for Opportunity Youth Strategies, Thrive Chicago

Who: Thrive Chicago serves as the local backbone in Chicago of the national 100,000 Opportunities Initiative (www.100Kopportunities.org). The 100K initiative aims to be the largest employer-led coalition in the country focused on Opportunity Youth and is currently active in eight cities.

What: As an integral member of Thrive’s dynamic and growing team, the Senior Associate for Opportunity Youth Strategies will work with key partners to support Thrive’s OY strategies aimed at reducing the number of Chicago youth not in school or working. The Senior Associate will work closely with the Thrive Director of Opportunity Youth Strategies to drive forward the work in this portfolio, including: Reconnection Hubs, Learn & Earn, Pathways to Careers, and 100K Opportunities. This position will serve as the primary point of contact and project manager for the wide range of stakeholders engaged in these workstreams. Stakeholders include: public institutions, community based organizations, funders, and employers. This skilled project manager will be flexible in supporting the needs of Thrive’s OY workstreams, ensuring the timely and effective completion of deliverables associated with them. This position will also serve as the primary coordinator of Thrive’s 100K initiative activities and liaison to 100K employers in Chicago. The Senior Associate will work with rest of Thrive team to ensure that all these activities align with and leverage the rest of Thrive’s work. Specific responsibilities include: