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Department: | CEP |
Location: | Washington, DC |
The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Since its founding in 1949, the Institute has been driving change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most critical challenges facing communities in the United States and around the world. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an international network of partners.
The College Excellence Program (CEP) aims to identify and replicate practices and policies that significantly improve college student outcomes. Through the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence, the American Talent Initiative, and other highly visible national projects, CEP works to improve colleges’ capacity to achieve high levels of success for all students, and to eliminate disparities in postsecondary attainment and social mobility for students from low-income backgrounds and historically marginalized and underserved groups. Learn more about our work at https://highered.aspeninstitute.org/
The College Excellence Program staff is a diverse team of driven and energetic professionals who share a commitment to increasing access to and success in higher education. We are motivated by the power of education to change lives, and we work hard to have measurable impact while also pushing ourselves to learn constantly, collaborate and innovate, and take joy from our work. The Aspen Institute's D.C. headquarters provides a vibrant setting in which to pursue these goals, and we benefit from a rich array of expert panels, discussion groups, and lectures that occur throughout the year.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The College Excellence Program identifies what works through qualitative and quantitative research, then influences practice through several means, among them editorial products (including research publications and practice tools), intensive leadership development programs, collaborative service provision, and high-profile awards. Our ability to drive action depends on the production of a wide variety of high-quality written products.
We are looking for an editorial manager to manage our editorial processes, edit and write publications, and coach and collaborate with staff on a range of writing projects. The ideal candidate is an excellent editor and writer and an effective, highly organized project manager who appreciates the freedom to build effective systems in a new position but also is a highly collaborative team member. They think critically and analytically, and adapt when priorities change. They develop content expertise quickly and have a researcher’s mindset, asking questions and proactively filling gaps in knowledge. They are comfortable adhering to the organization’s mission and balancing individual and institutional voices, while being unafraid to challenge thinking in productive ways. They can think creatively about how content could be adapted for multiple uses and audiences, then make it happen.
The expected time breakdown for the work is 60 percent editing and coaching, 20 percent writing, and 20 percent publication management.
Essential duties and responsibilities
Required skills and experience:
What it’s like to work with CEP:
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All interested applicants must submit the following:
The Aspen Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all District and federal laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran or disabled status and will not be discriminated against.
Candidate must have the ability to work under pressure and handle stress. Candidate must also have the ability to meet the regular attendance policy of the Aspen Institute.