Job Description:

• Oversees the LSI recruitment calendar, including key events, communications, and partnerships to raise awareness of the program within our target audience and grow a healthy candidate pipeline. 
• Identifies and engages prospective fellows and introduces the LSI program, discussing the opportunity with relevant candidates and building a robust candidate pool by continually identifying and introducing new talent to the program.  
• Manages full LSI candidate pipeline, from prospect to enrollment; serves as first point of contact for candidate inquiries, current and prospective. 
• Identifies potential recruitment partnerships with relevant businesses, executive organizations, leadership networks, and civic coalitions that reflect the leaders LSI aims to support. 
• Prepares marketing and recruitment materials and plans and hosts recruiting events utilizing existing communications platforms to organize, disseminate, and track performance of outreach campaigns.
• Collaborates with the LSI program team to remain fully abreast of program developments to communicate accurately and credibly with prospective candidates.
• Maintains awareness of activities and changes in peer programs; keep team members apprised of relevant developments in the marketplace.  
• Travels periodically to engage candidates in regions with high concentrations of prospective candidates. 
• Designs and shepherds a comprehensive alumni engagement strategy and calendar of outreach and activities.  
• Supports the establishment of an Alumni Steering Committee comprised of representatives from each cohort of LSI Fellows. This Committee will meet on a recurring basis and serve as thought partners with the LSI team on opportunities to create value and connection through the alumni experience.  
• Manages alumni-focused events 2-3 times per year to support continued activation of their Purpose Plans, networking within the alumni community, and continued access to University resources.  
• Develops alumni-specific content, including updates on the initiative, updates on alumni efforts/leadership, and requests for input and ideas for the future of LSI.  
• Structures the creation of sub-groups within the broader alumni community based around shared interests such as societal issues (i.e. Fellows working in similar areas such education, public health, economic mobility, etc) and/or geography to bring together alums in regions outside Chicago.  
• Expands outreach messaging via alumni clubs and special events and/or reunions. Maintains updated alumni contact records and cultivates new contacts in appropriate industries. Manages portfolio of prospective students that require special handling.
• Manages regional event programming such as receptions and career trek field trips for students. Works independently to expand outreach to employers in the region.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

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