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The University Design Institute (UDI) is seeking a seasoned professional
to join our team as a Higher Education Designer. This individual will
serve as a core design expert for UDIs client facing services, both
within the university and external to it towards building trusted
advisor relationships with senior leaders and influential executives.\
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The ideal candidate will have a clear track record of engaging with
executive leaders within universities, government entities and
foundations in support of diagnostic conversations with new clients
about their business, understanding the client\'s unique business
circumstances, challenges, culture, learning and skill needs.
Additionally, this individual should possess significant expertise in
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 continue to adapt their
approach as needed to ensure successful engagements.\
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The Higher Education Designer will proactively organize groups to
enhance their creativity and preparedness to participate in ideation and
design processes. Drawing upon a varied repertoire of established
methodologies and tools, our ideal candidate will construct creative yet
structured design engagements and skillfully facilitate groups to arrive
at innovative solutions that have the desired impact. The Higher
Education Designer will also synthesize ideas into well-structured and
actionable products that support successful implementation of
solutions.\
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The preferred candidate will adeptly navigate cultures and structures,
within and across all levels of organizations and sectors. This
individual will be expected to function independently as the sole
designer and facilitator for a client project or as a member of a larger
design team, depending on the needs of the project. We expect the
candidate to oversee and navigate multiple projects simultaneously with
executive and C-suite audiences. The Higher Education Designer will also
demonstrate the capacity to create new and innovative methodologies and
tools to elevate UDI\'s design practice.\
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This position is based on site in the UDIs ASU SkySong offices located
in Scottsdale, Arizona. Travel domestically and internationally may be
required in support of UDI projects. The role will report directly to
the Executive Director of Services.