Civic Education Outreach Coordinator, Levin Center- Law School

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Civic Education Outreach Coordinator, Levin Center- Law School at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

Essential functions (job duties):

Responsiblefor project management, outreach, and engagement coordination for the LevinCenter’s civic education program, Learning by Hearings (LbH). Theprogram has secured significant funding from the State of Michigan to grow itsresources and roll out its classroom materials across high schools in Michiganwith a particular focus on under-resourced schools and communities. Thesuccessful candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, andimplementing the roll-out of materials by engaging in marketing campaigns,conferences, and school district outreach, tracking response rates, planningand coordinating teacher professional development sessions, and measuring theprogram’s impact in collaboration with Wayne State’s program evaluators. Thecandidate will serve as a main point of contact and coordinator for the program and will collaborate with the Center’sCivic Education Specialists in ongoing development and improvement of the civiceducation offerings. The candidate willalso collaborate closely with the Levin Center’s Directorand Manager of Operations and Finance to ensure program metrics and goals areachieved.

Provides project management for the Levin Center’s civiceducation program, Learning by Hearings (LbH), coordinating projectactivities with team members and a wide network of partners and stakeholders, ensuringthat project metrics and goals are achieved in specified timelines.

Servesas coordinator of campaign(s) designed to tell the story of the innovative Learning by Hearings civic educationprogram. Serves as spokesperson for the program in professional associations,conferences, and other relevant education partners, attendingmeetings/conferences, staffing promotional booths, supporting production of campaignvideo, collateral, and other LbH material.

Servesas record-keeper, administrative support, and main point of contact for theLevin Center’s civic education program.

Serves as liaison to Wayne State’s program evaluators todefine and implement program evaluation and translate evaluation findings andrecommendations into actionable continuous program improvement.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education  Bachelor's degree

Requires a bachelor’s degree from anaccredited college or university. Other advanced degree (masters or PhD)preferred.

Experience Specialist (minimum 5 years of job-related experience)

Requires five or more years professionalexperience in program or project planning and management, marketing/public relations,or campaign launch. Proven track-record of growing program outreach andengagement activities building broad and sustainable networks and partnerships.

Experience working with secondary schools andschool districts and high school social studies, history, or civics teachers ispreferred.

Knowledge,Skills, and Abilities

Strong organizational skills andability to coordinate parallel workstreams within tight deadlines andfast-paced environments.
Ability to liaise with multiplegroups and individuals, carry out complex scheduling. Able to set prioritiesand monitor progress toward goals.

Demonstrated ability tocommunicate effectively and work successfully with diverse groups, includingteachers, faculty, staff, and Levin Center stakeholders. Excellent oral,written, and interpersonal communication skills, including ability to draft andedit content for the Center's website and the program’s marketing materials.

Knowledge of program or project management,marketing and PR, and marketing/PR campaigns directed at educators. 

Familiarity with or interest in civiceducation, public policy, democracy preferred.

Proficiency in project management software andrelated tools preferred.

School/College/Division:

H07 - Law School

Primary department:

H0703 - Law Instruction Units

Employment type:

• Regular Employee
• Job type: Full Time
• Job category: Staff/Administrative

Funding/salary information:

• Compensation type: Annual Salary
• Salary hire maximum: TBD 

Job openings:

• Number of openings: 1

Background check requirements:

University policy requires certain persons who are offered employment to undergo a background check, including a criminal history check, before starting work. If you are offered employment, the university will inform you if a background check is required.

Equal employment opportunity statement:

Wayne State University provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. The university encourages applications from women, people of color and other underrepresented people. Wayne State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.