Job Description:

• Leadership, Planning, and Metrics - leads annual budget and strategic planning alongside the Faculty Director, including identification and implementation of new initiatives and sunsetting of current ones. Monitors quarterly revenue and expenses vs. budget and adjusts plans as needed. 
• Stigler Center Staff - hires, supervises, motivates, and evaluates a team of nine, five program, operations, and initiatives staff â“ four research staff.
• Project Flow - acts as the Centerâ™s air traffic controller, managing project flow and prioritizing various initiatives due to deadlines and the needs of senior University officials, and other factors.  Ensures teams and projects are fully informed of initiatives.
• Center Integration - integrates work streams and efforts that otherwise would be siloed, identifying synergies and dissonance between the Centerâ™s research initiatives, conferences/events, podcast, and digital publications.  Ensures proper information flow on key Center initiatives between the Faculty Advisor, Center staff, and appropriate departments.
• Oversees all communications and marketing strategies. Works with Center staff and outside developers to develop Stigler Center communications and publications, including the Centerâ™s website and social media presence.
• Stigler Center Visibility - serves as a key spokesperson for many of the Stigler Centerâ™s activities involving alums and students, such as introducing speakers, interacting closely with Stigler Faculty Advisory Committee members, and fundraising.
• Provides leadership for a Center with senior management and serves as a liaison to academic departments, professional organizations and administrative units of the University.
• Manages related teams. Establishes department priorities, may be responsible for the management of the center budget, allocates resources and executes strategic plans.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Graduate degree.

Experience:

• At least ten years of related professional experience.
• Background in nonprofit or higher education sectors.
• Managing individuals and successfully navigating large, complex organizations.
• Financial budgeting and planning.

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Well-seasoned strategic planning and project management skills. 
• Strong track record of execution of key deliverables under compressed timelines, close attention to detail, and produce high-quality results across multiple projects simultaneously.
• Build relationships and manage up, down, and across with high emotional intelligence. 

Working Conditions

• This position is currently expected to work a minimum three days per week in the office.
• Occasionally work evenings and weekends during conferences/events.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

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