Education Director

Chicago, IL, United States

Smith Bucklin Corp Education Director Chicago , Illinois Apply Now Smithbucklin , a 650-person, employee-owned professional services company with more than 70 years of success serving the association market, is looking for aEducation Directorto join our Association Management Healthcare Clinical Administrative unit inChicago.

The Education Director leads education strategy and is responsible for the overall delivery of education programs and related financial outcomes for the Neurocritical Care Society. This role works with volunteers and staff to develop an education strategy and leads the education team to implement and execute that strategy to ensure a comprehensive educational portfolio while delivering superior service levels.

Key focus areas and activities for the Education Director role include:

Education Strategy: responsible for development and implementation of education strategy for an assigned group of clients.

Works with NCS Executive Director and volunteer leaders to define and clarify strategic education goals and key performance indicators for education (e.g., quality programming, program revenue generation, etc.).

Leads education teams to develop and implement education strategies that are tailored and relevant to member and stakeholder needs, including ensuring marketing, events, sales, and IT teams have strategies and plans to support the delivery of education objectives.

Works with Executive Directors and determines the financial metrics and desired education outcomes and tracks performance against budget, including developing education product business models.

Continually works with cross-functional client teams to identify and introduce innovations that enhance outcomes, profitability, productivity, and efficiency.

Appropriately champions innovative and new approaches in support of education strategy delivery.

Education and Team Management: responsible for leading the education team to deliver on all aspects of education management and financial performance.

Oversees project plans, defines roles and responsibilities for education team members and ensures regular project team meeting cadence.

Determines appropriate engagement of education staff working with volunteer committees and the board of directors.

Develops forecasts, manages, and tracks performance against client education budget; addresses and resolves issues related to financial performance.

Ensures appropriate communications are in place, including the education schedule, project and budget status, key issues, and resolutions.

Troubleshoots and drives course corrections to education strategies and execution plans.

Leads post-education wrap-up process to assess education outcomes and debrief learnings with, as required, education teams, Executive Director, and volunteers.

Directs activities to assure compliance with accreditation criteria, standards and policies to maintain to the standards of professional accreditation. Oversee development and maintenance of all necessary documentation, including policy and procedure manuals, to meet accreditation, funding, and other reporting requirements.

Technical Competencies:Industry and position specific skills

Education Management

Comprehensive knowledge of education design/modalities, eLearning, education assessment methodologies, event models, speaker engagement and management, as well as industry practices and dynamics

Familiarity with the association environment

Knowledge and experience with leading practices in the education management space and orientation toward adopting new practices and implementing innovation for CE, non-CE, live meetings, and online/digital products.

Data oriented experience defining key success metrics and driving toward those metrics as part of the overall Educations strategy; using data for decision making

Financial and Program Management

Budget management, including forecasting

Basic Qualifications:

4+ years of education management experience

Ability to travel up to 10%, possibly both domestic and international (travel may include weekends)

Bachelor’s degree in education, business, or equivalent healthcare field required; Master’s degree preferred

In depth knowledge of continuing professional development standards in medical and nursing education. Exposure to educational needs of basic scientists, pharmacists, and researchers a plus, along with publishing experience

Successful track record of directing multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Collaborative, solution-oriented team leader and colleague

About the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS)

The Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) is proud to be the only professional society representing multi-disciplinary teams of neurocritical care providers around the world whose mission is to improve outcomes for patients with life-threatening neurological illnesses.

Comprised of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, advanced practice providers, researchers and scientists, the neurocritical care team serves patients with life-threatening brain and spinal cord emergencies and injuries, using training in areas like advanced brain and nervous system monitoring and pharmacotherapy, with one goal — to bring their collective knowledge to drive the best possible outcomes.

About Smithbucklin and Our Work Environment

Smithbucklin empowers associations and communities that enrich society and move industries forward. Working together, we help organizations reimagine solutions to nurture growth, advance missions, and increase reach and impact. From complete association management solutions to a full array of expert capabilities propelled by talent, versatility, and creativity, we help associations achieve their greatest potential. Our mission is to achieve the missions of the client organizations we serve and provide uncompromised stewardship for their long-term prosperity. The work environment is collaborative, with teams organized through a matrix of skill levels and expertise. The company is 100% employee owned.

Where Do You Fit?

Whether you are just beginning your career or are a mid- or senior-level professional, working at Smithbucklin will offer you countless opportunities to develop transferrable skills, acquire meaningful knowledge and gain rich experiences at an accelerated pace. By working collaboratively with smart, ambitious, multi-talented, genuine and hardworking colleagues, you will build meaningful, deep and enduring relationships that will serve you well throughout your career, regardless of your chosen path. In addition, as a 100 percent employee-owned company, Smithbucklin offers all of our people – regardless of position or compensation – an equal chance to experience the fulfillment and reap the benefits of ownership. As owners, our employees control the destiny of Smithbucklin and are unified in the goal of building a great, enduring company.

At Smithbucklin, Equal Employment Opportunity is our commitment and goal. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status or any other protected status designated by federal, state or local law. Applicants are encouraged to confidentially self-identify when applying. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a reference and background investigation based on position.

Smithbucklin will not sponsor applicants for work visas and as a precondition of employment, you must be authorized to work in the United States permanently.

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