Higher Education Design Facilitator

103367BR

Off-Campus: Scottsdale

Design Expert and Facilitator

Job Description

The University Design Institute (UDI) partners with universities, higher education systems, philanthropic organizations and national governments to co-design new strategies for higher education. We are seeking a passionate and innovative Higher Education Design Facilitator to join our dynamic team at UDI. This key role will lead design and facilitation efforts across Arizona State University (ASU) and potentially external clients. By joining UDI, you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of higher education at the nation’s largest public university. To date, UDI has led the co-design of over 20 enterprise-level design efforts. Two examples are the development of the Sidney Poitier New American Film School and the School of Technology for Public Health.

The ideal candidate will:

• Serve as the design lead for multiple executive-level engagements that offer a systematic approach to design, resulting in innovative ideas and actionable outcomes.
• Deliver design experiences that enhance creativity, ideation and collaboration; skillfully facilitate groups to arrive at innovative solutions that have the desired impact.
• Develop new methodologies and tools to assess, improve and elevate UDI's design practice.

The ideal candidate is a(n):

• Agile Partner: able to operate as a self-starter and function independently as the sole designer/facilitator OR as a member of the larger design, depending on the needs of the project.
• Critical Thinker: Able to think operationally to ensure the smooth execution of the current facilitation project, while also maintaining a strategic focus on the project's broader objectives and UDI’s commitment to service excellence.
• Effective Communicator: able to present to and engage with diverse audiences, including ASU executive-level leadership. Will also have a clear track record of building collaborative relationships and ability to assess their needs while actively managing and fostering those relationships.

The ideal candidate has:

• Experience leading co-design engagements with diverse groups, tackling a variety of complex challenges, resulting in transformational outcomes. This may translate to design and facilitation of programs, workshops, and stakeholder convenings, including the ability to continuously adapt their approach as needed to ensure successful engagements.
• Experience facilitating and having a design-thinking mindset with the ability to create inclusive, well-structured engagements to produce dynamic and transformative experiences.
• Experience navigating a variety of cultures and structures across all levels of hierarchy.

This position is based on-site at UDI’s ASU SkySong offices, located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The role will report to the Director, Enterprise Design Initiatives.

Become an essential part of our fast-paced and growing team, and help UDI transform the educational landscape.

Job Family

Business Operations

Department Name

University Design Institute

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

VP Code

EXECUTIVE ADMIN

Scope of Search

Open

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$110,000-$120,000 per year; DOE

Close Date

20-August-2024

Category

02

Essential Duties

• Design, facilitate and lead often complex, executive-level engagements within the ASU Enterprise, navigating cross-cultural dynamics and deeply passionate individuals internal and external to the ASU community.
• Establish and foster trust among clients, participants and other personnel to create safe and constructive spaces for deep conversations and guide groups towards alignment and solutions.
• Create engaging processes using a wide variety of strategic planning, design thinking and other innovation frameworks across projects.
• Facilitate co-design processes, workshops, and other types of events with creativity, enthusiasm and attention to detail.
• Assess client needs and adapt the approach, the design, the facilitation, and the agenda to ensure successful engagement that align with the client goals.
• Manage a complex network of relationships, including: needs, goals and expectations of individuals, while holding to UDI’s core values and design principles.
• Synthesize ideas into well-structured and actionable products that support successful implementation of solutions.
• Develop new design methodologies, frameworks and tools to support client needs and advance UDI’s design practice.
• Build and implement key performance indicators to measure the success and impact of engagements as well as evaluation and feedback collection processes to allow for continual improvement.
• Educate self and others of current industry trends, competitive landscape and emerging ideas in design and facilitation to advance innovative solutions for UDI’s clients.
• Travel domestically and internationally in support of UDI projects, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Masters degree in design, higher education administration, non-profit management, communication, organizational behavior or management, AND five (5) years of experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in developing co-design methodologies and tools.
• Demonstrated experience working across multiple stakeholders, levels of organizational structure, sectors and geographical regions, with deep experience in higher education institutions, systems, and personnel.
• Demonstrated experience in thematic areas relevant to higher education, including social design, governance models, leadership, financing models, digital transformation, policy, or related domains.
• Demonstrated certifications, credentials, training, or education experience in co-design, facilitation, coaching, or other relevant design work.
• Demonstrated experience in working within higher education to advance transformation.
• Demonstrated experience with working across cultures.
• Demonstrated experience working with c-suite and executive level individuals or groups.
• Understanding of emerging trends in higher education and how these impact transformation engagements.

Working Environment

• This position is based on-site at UDI’s ASU SkySong offices, located in Scottsdale, Arizona.
• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts.
• May be required to perform tasks in the field within and/or across University campuses.

Department Statement

Established in 2019, The University Design Institute at Arizona State University advances innovation and design in higher education around the globe. Higher education has a fundamental responsibility to improve human and planetary wellbeing, and UDI’s vision is to support universities and institutions of higher education to emerge as powerful engines of social and economic impact.

We are a values-driven organization with a focus on 6 critical values.
Intentional Inclusionists: We create an environment of trust, support, acceptance and safety to foster a sense of belonging and wellbeing.
Eternal Optimists: Change is an opportunity for progress, so we tirelessly work to co-create solutions to transform higher education
Avid Learners: We embrace curiosity and an exploratory mindset to promote individual and institutional growth.
Constructive Challengers: We commit to challenge processes and perspectives in a supportive environment to push towards continuous improvement.
Collaborative Connectors: Through a culture of collaboration, we weave together a community of problem-solvers to move from ideas to implementation.
Relentless Innovators: We fail forward, take risks, and move quickly to craft solutions with purpose

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Employment Verification Statement

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Background Check Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.