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Arizona State University is hiring a Principled Innovation Fellow for the Next Generation Service Corps. The role involves leading a comprehensive redesign of the NGSC Leadership Model using the Principled Innovation framework, conducting research and data analysis, facilitating group work, developing reports, and creating new assessment tools to enhance student leadership development and character formation.

Highlights

Lead the redesign of the NGSC Leadership Model with a focus on Principled Innovation.
Conduct research and analyze leadership models and NGSC policies for improvement.
Develop logic models and assessment measures to evaluate student growth in character and leadership competencies.
Facilitate prototype testing with students, staff, faculty, and community partners and gather feedback.
Prepare reports demonstrating decision-making guided by Principled Innovation principles.
Create new tools to sustain the impact of Principled Innovation in NGSC programs and courses.
Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience or equivalent.
Desired qualifications include a master's degree (in progress or completed), research experience, knowledge of NGSC and Principled Innovation, and skills in project coordination and communication.
Proficiency in computer and related software applications is necessary.
Position salary ranges from $55,000 to $60,000 annually, depending on experience.

Principled Innovation Fellow for the Next Generation Service Corps Full Description

Job Profile:Administrative Operations Specialist 2

Job Family:Administrative Operations

Time Type:Full time

Max Pay - Depends on experience:$60,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved

Job Profile Summary:
Supports and instructs those served by the department with routine to intermediate queries, applies fundamental knowledge of multiple standards, policies and procedures, and maintains accurate and detailed records.

Job Description:

The Public Service Academy (PSA) at Arizona State University advances a bold mission through its Next Generation Service Corps (NGSC): to develop adaptive, collaborative leaders of character who cross sectors, connect networks, and ignite impact to address local and global challenges. Central to this mission is building a strong pipeline of emerging public service leaders prepared to contribute meaningfully across government, nonprofit, civic, social and human services, and education sectors.

NGSC is seeking a program coordinator to support this work through a one-year, project-based role (January 2026-December 2026) focused on Principled Innovation (PI). The program coordinator will bring initiative, energy, organization, and excellent research and writing skills to lead a comprehensive redesign of the NGSC Leadership Model using the PI framework. This effort will help ensure NGSC not only prepares students for professional success, but also cultivates lives of meaning and purpose - reflecting the belief that universities must serve as "crucibles of character" (Crow & Cross, 2024). In this spirit, the program coordinator's work will strengthen NGSC's commitment to character formation by creating opportunities for students to wrestle with moral identity, practice ethical and innovative decision-making, and collaborate across differences.

This role reports to the Director and is part of a collaborative, mission-driven team. The program coordinator will lead the refinement of the leadership development model, develop a logic model, and establish assessment measures. They will engage in reflection, dialogue, and ethical inquiry while guiding the design and testing of new tools; gathering national leadership frameworks; mapping existing practices; prototyping and collecting feedback from students, staff, instructors, and community partners; and supporting implementation within NGSC courses and program components.

Key areas of responsibility include research and discovery, data analysis, group facilitation, report development, and the creation of new tools that can be implemented across the NGSC program and its courses.

Short-term success will be demonstrated through thoughtful documentation of learning and iteration, and evidence that decision-making and collaboration reflect PI principles. Long-term success includes the creation of new assessment measures that evaluate growth in students' character assets and leadership competencies and offering a sustainable pathway for integrating Principled Innovation into NGSC's programmatic and teaching practices.

The program coordinator will join a team that values creativity, collaboration, service to students and the broader community, and the joy that comes from working with purpose and the vision of the ASU Charter at the center.

Position Salary Range:

$55,000-$60,000; DOE

Essential Duties:

This role will perform tasks directly related a comprehensive redesign of the NGSC Leadership Model using the PI framework and include:

Research, Discovery and Data Analysis

Conducts research and study of leadership models and methods for practical application in undergraduate student development programs.
Analyzes current NGSC models, policies, and procedures and makes recommendations for improvement.
Assembles and analyzes statistical data and makes interpretations for application to the NGSC.
Assists in the development of new and revised methods, policies or procedures focused on leadership development and character formation.
Engages in reflection, dialogue, and ethical inquiry while refining the NGSC leadership development model, logic model, and assessment measure

Group Work

Prototypes (tests) ideas with stakeholders including staff, students, faculty and community organizations, collects feedback for continuous improvement, documents reflection and iteration.
Participates and engages in the year-long community of practice through formal meetings and online work channels.

Report Development

Prepares reports as needed showing evidence that collaboration and decision-making are guided by PI dimensions.

Development of Tools

Develops new assessment measures that will examine growth in students' character assets and leadership competencies, creating tools that allow NGSC to evaluate, adapt, and sustain the impact of PI over time.
Makes consistent progress on deliverables; documents and communicates clearly and meets project deadlines.

Desired Qualifications:

Master's degree in progress or completed.
Experience with research and understands various research methods.
Knowledge of the NGSC and Principled Innovation.
Knowledge of basic project or program coordination and management.
Skill in researching frameworks, organizing resources and establishing priorities with timelines.
Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
Skill in effective communication, both verbal and written.
Skill in the use of a computer and related software applications.
Ability to write professionally, effectively, and clearly.

Working Environment:

Activities are generally performed in an environmentally controlled offi ce and/or lab setting. May frequently be required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work. There will be occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds. Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities. Evidence of effective communication skills necessary to perform job functions. This position receives regular supervision of duties.

Department Statement: The Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions embraces students and faculty dedicated to rigorous education and research in the service of social and economic change. Areas of expertise include: improving the quality of life for individuals and families from all backgrounds; innovative approaches to public management; and nonprofit leadership and organizational effectiveness. We partner with those intent on addressing critical social issues and are confident that Phoenix and the State of Arizona can be exemplars for the future.

Driving Requirement:Driving is not required for this position.

Location:Campus: Downtown Phoenix

Funding:No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply:

Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workdayusing the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:

https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$17129.htmld

To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

Cover letter
Resume/CV

Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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ASU Statement:

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions inclusive excellence, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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