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Provost Faculty Advancement Network Leadership Programs

About the Department

The Ivy+ Faculty Advancement Network (FAN) is a consortium of 13 national research universities seeking collaborations of consequence to advance diversity and inclusion in the American professoriate. The Office of the Provost at the University of Chicago is the administrative host of the consortium. Visit www.facultyadvancementnetwork.org for details about FAN.

Job Summary

The Assistant Director, FAN Leadership programs is a part-time position reporting to the Executive Director, who in turn reports to the Vice Provost for Diversity and to the chairs of FAN\'s Steering Committee.

The Assistant Director serves a key role in coordinating, implementing, and measuring the impact of the Ivy+ Mellon Leadership (IML) Fellows program, a FAN initiative supported by the Mellon Foundation until March 31, 2026. The Assistant Director will lead all aspects of the IML Fellowship experience, including mentor coordination, curriculum oversight, participant support, marketing and communication efforts, speaker management, and program assessment. This Mellon Foundation initiative includes one three-day in-person event annually and several small, virtual meetings requiring the presence of this role.

The Assistant Director also manages FAN\'s Institute on Inquiry, Equity & Leadership in the Academic Department. The Institute consists annually of two three-day in-person events and five three-hour virtual events requiring the presence of this role. The Assistant Director will coordinate leadership development content, both online and in-classroom, during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years. The Assistant Director will also resolve day-to-day operational challenges and share responsibility with the Executive Director for implementing administrative policies and procedures for FAN.

Responsibilities

Implementing multi-modal programs of equity-minded leadership development

• Design learning opportunities via a variety of delivery modalities (i.e., in-person classroom, webinars, asynchronous learning courses, training videos, etc.) for leadership development content tailored for research university faculty and administrators.
• Implement instructionally-sound learning solutions, industry standards, and innovative methods to improve the experience of adult learners participating in workshops, seminars, and retreats.
• Serve as a point of contact for event logistics ranging from catering to lodging through the coordination of multiple stakeholders and the host institution.
• Facilitate both in-classroom and online programs and meetings, including speaking in-person and on-screen before a live audience.
• Evaluate, analyze, and report on the effectiveness and impact of FAN programs, ensuring the tools to measure impact are efficient.

Creating and managing content and communication in accordance with Ivy+ standards

• Manage the Institute\'s Canvas learning management system (LMS), in collaboration with FAN\'s partner eCornell.
• Manage marketing and communication activities for the Institute and FAN, including website maintenance, social media, and email marketing, ensuring opportunities are promoted to Institute Fellows and alumni across the consortium and beyond.
• Draft and coordinate correspondence and other updates to be distributed to FAN stakeholder groups.
• Follow FAN and Ivy+ standards through all Fellowship and Institute materials and contribute to a digital library of program resources.

Managing logistics, operations, schedules, financial reporting, etc.

• Inform and execute the operational aspects of the Ivy+ Mellon Leade ship Fellowship and the Institute, as well as meetings of FAN\'s Steering Committee.
• Coordinate logistics (e.g., event materials, travel arrangements, payment processing) for FAN subject matter experts, consultants, and Fellows.
• Schedule and organize meetings, including assistance in setting up conferences and/or FAN Steering Committee meetings.
• Assist in establishing office procedures and resolving day-to-day operational needs.
• Work with the University of Chicago\'s Diversity + Inclusion team in the Office of the Provost to manage related financial transactions including service payments, procurement, invoicing, et cetera.
• Assist Executive Director with the development and management of budgets for projects and programs.
• Provide Executive Director with regular reports for both programmatic and financial activity.

Acquiring and leveraging expertise that advances organizational and programmatic goals

Research and stay abreast of current trends related to FAN\'s mission, including but not limited to diversity and inclusion in the professoriate; the development of equity-minded leadership among the faculty; and decision and implementation science in the academy.

Track media coverage of major trends in higher