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Executive Director, Center for Municipal Finance

Chicago, IL💼 Full-time💰 $120,000–$120,000🗓 2026-09-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Provide strategic and operational leadership to advance municipal finance research, education, and industry engagement at a university center.

Role type

Executive Director of a research center

Builds

Academic research programs, executive education offerings, digital archives, and industry partnerships

Domain

Public policy / Municipal finance

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Strategic planning, fundraising, budget management, stakeholder relationship building, research coordination, program development, digital content creation, board governance

Preferred skills

Municipal finance experience, financial management, data analysis, FASB & GASB accounting principles, research funding administration

Technologies

LinkedIn, digital archive platforms

Responsibilities

Execute center mission and strategic goals, oversee research initiatives, cultivate industry and academic partnerships, lead fundraising and budget management, manage day-to-day operations and staff, develop educational programs, promote center work through publications and events, define board structure, provide thought leadership, oversee communication strategy

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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