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Development Economics Center
About the Department
The Development Innovation Lab at the University of Chicago uses the
tools of economics to develop innovations with the potential to benefit
millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. It was founded
and is led by Nobel laureate Michael Kremer.
Job Summary
As the Executive Director, this role provides an opportunity to lead an
entrepreneurial research lab, while benefiting from the deep
institutional infrastructure of the University of Chicago and
international policy partnerships built by Prof. Kremer and his
collaborators. The Executive Director will be responsible for working
closely with the faculty director to develop and execute DIL\'s
(Development Innovation Lab) strategic plan and manage the Lab.
This position manages multiple related teams of managers and
professional staff responsible for leadership within a Center and serves
as a liaison to academic departments, professional organizations, and
administrative units of the University. Has overall responsibility for
the management, operations, financial, outreach, and programming for the
center.
Responsibilities
- Leads the ongoing growth and development of the Lab to continue to
effectively foster innovations using the tools of development
economics.
- Leads conversations and negotiations with governments to plan,
design, and execute collaborations with the Lab.
- Represents the Lab in meetings with high-level government officials,
business executives, NGO leaders, and other key stakeholders on the
global stage.
- Builds and oversees a growing organization.
- Provides leadership for a center with senior management and serves
as a liaison to academic departments, professional organizations and
administrative units of the University.
- Manages related teams. Establishes department priorities, may be
responsible for the management of the center budget, allocates
resources and executes strategic plans.
- Works closely with faculty, students and other leaders across campus
to foster experimentation and multi-disciplinary inquiry and
teaching by coordinating and developing Center programming. This may
include workshops. Conferences, colloquia, training programs,
community outreach, etc.
- Oversees a communication strategy and marketing efforts aimed at
increasing the visibility of the Center. Collaborates with others to
make the center a valuable resource to all students and contributes
to the broad goals of creating a stronger campus community.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.
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Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+
years of work experience in a related job discipline.
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Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Candidates from a policy background who can demonstrate similar
knowledge through demonstrated professional experience will also be
considered.
Experience:
- 8 or more years of professional work experience, with significant
international development research and implementation working with,
and ideally part of, a diverse set of stakeholders.
- 7 or more years of people management experience, including building
teams of direct and indirect reports with significant technical and
leadership skills as well as overall center management.
- 5 or more years conducting or managing research in development
economics.
- Background working with governments of developing countries.
- Ru ning an organization, or significant business unit within an
organization.
- Interacting with a variety of other major institutions relevant to
international development.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
- Knowledge of the practicalities and econometrics of randomized
control trials.
- Working knowledge in complex partnerships including between
research, nonprofits, business, funding agencies, and governments.
- Oversee budgets and financial reporting.
- Fundraising from individuals, institutional and governmental
funders, and philanthropic foundations.
Preferred Competencies
Vigorous understanding of and ability to communicate economic concepts.
Present complex data in a clear intuitive way.
Living in low- and middle-income countries.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to
communicate technical information in a way that can be understood by
stakeholders with varying levels of technical background.
Highly organized with excellent project management skills and anticipate
needs before they arise.
Comfortable navigating situations with