Senior Manager, Global Impact

Company Description

About Adtalem Global Education

Adtalem Global Education is a national leader in post-secondary education and leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. Adtalem educates and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities and make a lasting impact on public health, well-being and beyond. Through equitable access to education, environments that nurture student success, and a focus on expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline in healthcare, Adtalem is building a brighter future for communities and the world.

Adtalem was named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies in 2021 and 2023 by Newsweek and Statista, and one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2021 and 2022 by Forbes and Statista. Adtalem’s family of institutions has more than 300,000 alumni and 10,000 employees. Adtalem is the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

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Job Description

Opportunity at a Glance

The Senior Manager, Global Impact & Empower Scholarship Fund ("Sr. Mgr.") leads, manages and provides recommendations for the Empower Scholarship Fund ("ESF"), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization which provides scholarships to students attending schools affiliated with Adtalem Global Education (Adtalem). The Sr. Mgr. reports to the Director, Global Impact & Sustainability and is an active member of Adtalem's Global Impact team. Positioned within the Global Communications & Corporate Affairs department, the Sr. Mgr. partners with team and department leaders, as well as key contacts at Adtalem's institutions, to leverage ESF as an avenue for telling Adtalem's global impact story. Responsible for the planning and implementation of best-practice strategies and programs that increase ESF engagement, the Sr. Mgr. collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to foster a culture of philanthropy across Adtalem and its family of institutions, while enhancing relationships with new and existing donors to grow ESF support of students.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with Director, Global Impact & Sustainability, develop and implement a strategy for growing ESF through storytelling and engagement across donor audiences (colleagues, alumni, corporate partners, affinity partnerships and more).

• Align ESF efforts with Adtalem’s broader Global Impact and Sustainability strategies to advance holistic, large-scale partnerships and engagement.

• Increase internal and external stakeholder engagement and collaborate across the Global Communications & Corporate Affairs department to better highlight the impact of ESF through intentional and strategic communications.

• Oversee expanded donor engagement through various communications and events, such as website and blog content, recipient profiles, ESF and Sustainability annual reports, social media, fundraising events, and ongoing email communications.

• Proactively engage prospective ESF partners as a compelling spokesperson to convey scholarship funding opportunities and design appropriate solutions to meet identified needs.

• Support and partner with the ESF board of directors in the stewardship of the Fund and management of board meetings, as well as to foster ESF board engagement.

• Provide regular and detailed reporting to stakeholders on achievement of milestones and associated metrics.

• Facilitate the scholarship review and award process, creating and implementing practices that enhance the experience for both scholarship applicants and recipients, as well as review committee volunteers.

• Oversee data systems and analyses to ensure proper gift processing and recording.

• In conjunction with ESF board and officers, oversee ESF finances, including management of endowment funds, developing annual expense and scholarship budgets, and tracking scholarship expenditures.

• Oversee internal and external reviews for audit, finance, regulatory compliance, legal and other partners to ensure the proper reporting and compliance with non-profit, tax, corporate and institutional rules and requirements.

• Manages and provides strategic direction and guidance to direct report(s).

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field, or equivalent experience Required