Campus Compact is a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education. As the largest national higher education association dedicated solely to higher education civic and community engagement, Campus Compact enables higher education institutions to develop students’ citizenship skills and forge effective community partnerships. Our resources support senior administrators, faculty, staff, and students as they pursue community-based teaching, scholarship, and action in the service of positive change.
The Senior Director of Innovation provides strategic leadership for Campus Compact’s innovation and scaling work, with a focus on identifying, testing, and scaling field-facing innovations that strengthen student civic engagement, democratic discourse, and higher education’s public purpose.
This is an outward-facing, field-oriented role, responsible for building and stewarding a structured innovation ecosystem that draws from Campus Compact’s national coalition of institutions, partners, and funders. This position is a builder and advances work rapidly to help us meet the moment. The Senior Director ensures that promising practices emerging across higher education are rigorously evaluated, supported through pilot and cohort-based models, and scaled in ways that are transferable across institutional contexts.
Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Strategy, the Senior Director works across the organization and with external partners to ensure innovation efforts are mission-aligned, evidence-informed, and positioned for national impact. The Senior Director will have the opportunity to hire and build out the innovation team, at least 1-2 staff members, over the next 6-12 months.
This is a remote, full-time, exempt role, with regular travel required. This position is funded through a multi-year philanthropic investment and contingent on continued funding.
We would like this position to start as soon as is reasonably possible, but ideally no later than Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, with priority given to applicants who apply by January 12th, 2026.