Educational Development Manager

Smithbucklin, a 650-person, employee-owned professional services company with more than 70 years of success serving the association market, with primary offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C. is looking for an Educational Development Manager to join our Chicago office.

What You Will Do…

• Manage communications with designated committees and special interest groups, including scheduling conference calls, working with chairs to form agendas, taking meeting minutes and reporting to the Board of Directors on pertinent action items
• Serve as lead on areas of the education budget (forecasts, annual budget creation, reclassifications) and serve as L2 on the annual conference budget
• Manage the client educational portfolio, including the oversight of the following educational initiatives:
  • All webinars
  • Annual convention abstracts and program development
  • Learning management system
  • Development of online modules and courses
  • Printed educational publications
  • Joint partnership initiatives
  • Content library maintenance and review
  • Certification review course
  • Educational Needs Assessment
• Serve as staff liaison for education committees; as well any other education related task forces that arise
• Work with Education Board liaison to lead development of educational strategic plan to fit into overall organizational strategic plan
• Manage the Education Team
• Continuously evaluate educational portfolio to ensure it aligns with strategic plan
• Attend monthly board meetings to report on educational activities
• Track sales of educational products
• Reconcile monthly financials for Education program
• Work closely with Accredited Provider Program Director toward ANCC accreditation and maintenance of that accreditation once it is granted
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Continuously monitor and amend education processes, adjusting for easier workflow

This Role Might Be for You If…

• You are results-driven and ultimately stay focused on the job at hand to accomplish goals
• You’re intellectually curious and enjoy research and learning new information
• You value autonomy and the ability to drive process as you see fit but taken direction well when it is offered
• You possess strong interpersonal skills and are an effective service-oriented team builder
• You exhibit exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• You demonstrate strong negotiation skills and a proven ability to develop and maintain effective and positive working relationships
• You have a positive, "can-do" attitude and are willing to take on any task asked of you

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably from a science or medical program, from an accredited 4-year college or university
• Experience managing boards and/or committees in a professional setting
• Experience building webinars
• Experience with adult learning methods

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in an association or nonprofit environment
• Experience with monthly financial reporting

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.