Director, Tax School -Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (146844)
University of Illinois

Champaign, Illinois

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics

Director, University of Illinois Tax School

ACES - WE TRANSFORM LIVES

Everything we do is designed to improve the quality of life of the people in the state of Illinois, across the nation, and around the world. We discover, develop, translate, and disseminate knowledge to address societal concerns and train the next generation of experts and leaders in a way that empowers them to expand the boundaries of science to higher levels of understanding and influence.

The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) is comprised of world-renowned faculty whose research and outreach programs influence national and international policymaking on issues ranging from how producers, consumers, and agribusinesses manage risk and adapt to climate change to the impacts of new technologies, environmental regulations, federal laws on profitability and human well-being.

The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.

The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) is seeking to fill a position for a Director, University of Illinois Tax School. Under the direction of the Head of Department, this position is responsible for the overall administration and all aspects of successful implementation of programs associated with Tax School, and its continued growth and prominence as a nationally recognized provider of professional tax education including training, materials and support.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Develops and administers a comprehensive self-funded program for Illinois tax professionals. Develops new products and services for stakeholders. Identifies and serves national customers who purchase the annually produced University of Illinois Federal Tax Workbook for use in their programs.

Oversees and leads the development of strategic plans for Tax School to assure its continued growth and success, and anticipates impacts to Tax School due to strategic and operational decisions made.

Directs and provides leadership for the staffing within the Tax School by overseeing recruitment, orientation, training, and management of work assigned to professional and support staff. This includes supervision of all professional staff members. Instructs and leads professional teaching staff in the area of instructional design, learner
engagement, and effective presentation skills.

Oversees all financial aspects of the Tax School, including development and control of the budget, and allocation of resources.

Formulates, initiates, implements and interprets policies related to operation of Tax School, in addition to implementing applicable campus and university-wide policies.

Researches trends in continuing education and marketing to foster continued growth of the program. Provides professional expertise and keeps current with developments in the professional tax education field.

Develops and provides management reports, analyzes analyzes data and information for administrative purposes.

Lead or serves on committees as appropriate.

Position Requirements and Qualifications:

Education:

Required: Master's degree in continuing education, higher education administration, education policy/organizational leadership, adult education, human resource development or related field.

Experience:

Required: Experience (at least 5 years) in at least one of the following: developing, organizing, directing, or delivering complex professional development/training programs. Experience (at least 5 years) implementing marketing and promotional strategies for a complex professional development/training program such as email marketing, social media marketing, print marketing, stakeholder engagement through blogs, communities of practice, etc.

Preferred: Experience (at least 3 years) supervising and managing professional and support staff. Experience (at least 3 years) creating and managing budgets, and managing financial aspects of large continuing education units. Familiarity with university financial systems such as Banner.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Excellent organizational, communication, conflict management, and interpersonal skills. Excellent personnel and information management skills including both micro and macro management. Knowledge of e-learning platforms and instructional design of e-learning. Ability to formulate actionable goals and see them through to completion. Demonstrated commitment to meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Cursory knowledge and interest in federal and state income tax information. Understanding and support of University outreach mission.

Environmental Demands:

This is a full time Academic Professional Position appointed on a twelve month service basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after July 16, 2021. Salary is commensurate with experience.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

For full consideration, please create your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your resume, a cover letter, and the names and email addresses or phone numbers of three professional references by July 2, 2021. All requested information must be submitted for your application to be considered.

For further information regarding application procedures, you may contact Daniel Breen (djbreen@illinois.edu)

University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Convictions are not a bar to employment. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment. As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.

College Name or Administrative Unit:

ACES

Category:

5-Education and Student Services

Title:

Director, Tax School -Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (146844)

Open Date:

06/18/2021

Close Date:

07/02/2021

Organization Name:

Agr and Consumer Economics


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