Program Director

University of New Hampshire, United States

Updated: 23 days ago
Location: Durham, PENNSYLVANIA
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Position Details
Summary


Operating Title Program Director
Long Classification Title Project Director II
Campus Location Durham
Department UNH Sustainability Institute
Summary of Position
One of several Program Directors within the UNH Sustainability Institute (UNHSI), this individual, like the other Program Directors, will provide leadership and experienced management for sustainability programs that span, and seek to integrate, university curriculum, operations, research, and engagement, both on and off-campus. Under general direction from the UNH Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Director of the Sustainability Institute, this position is part of a management team working collaboratively together to create an integrated vision and strategy for UNHSI programming, design and oversee direct specific programmatic offerings, and assess impacts and refine offerings on an ongoing basis. While the Program Director will manage an extended team of staff program coordinators, student workers, and contractors, all Program Directors are also involved in some direct program delivery.
This position will focus on our student education program offerings and high-impact student learning. It will include ongoing mentorship, coaching, advising, and supervision for students—especially undergraduate students—across a range of programs (see specifics below). The Program Director will also have responsibility for strategic collaboration and relationship management (with internal and external partners) which are a pivotal part of our community-engaged programs.
Acceptable minimum level of education Master's
Acceptable minimum years of experience 7-10 years
Additional Job Information
Posting Number PS4447FY24
Other minimum qualifications
  • Master’s degree, preferably in sustainability (or related field), student affairs, or education, and 8 years of direct experience in designing, planning, organizing, and evaluating educational programs.
  • A strong demonstrated passion for sustainability and a successful track record working within the field.
  • A successful background in leading, advising, and supporting undergraduate students. Strong knowledge of student life and affairs.
  • Experience with and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • High energy, entrepreneurial spirit; demonstrated comfort managing multiple priorities within a complex and fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans, including ongoing assessment and evaluation of activities.
  • Strong administrative ability, including budget development, management, and financial reporting.
  • Experience effectively both managing up and supervising staff, including student staff, including setting goals and priorities, coaching and mentoring.
  • Strong collaborative orientation, including the willingness and ability to work in cross-functional, non-hierarchal teams and oversee and contribute to collaborative projects.
  • Excellent human relations and communications skills, especially the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders (i.e, junior staff, undergraduate and graduate students, UNH staff, faculty and administrators, community partners) and develop and maintain professional relationships with other UNH staff and/or external program partners.
  • Willingness to work some evenings and/or weekends required.
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    Additional Preferred Qualifications
    Salary Information
    Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
    Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/59812
    Percent Time Information (FTE) 1.00
    Grade 21
    EEO Statement

    The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
    Institution Information
    About UNH Sustainability Institute and Sustainability at UNH
    As a public land-, sea- and space-grant institution, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) has been dedicated to the public good for over 150 years. Sustainability, defined as the collective commitment to human dignity for all people and ecological integrity in all places, is fundamental to the public good, and is a core UNH value and strategic priority. We use the framework of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals to define and conceive of the breadth and interconnected nature of sustainability.
    UNH is home to the oldest endowed, university-wide sustainability program in US higher education, established in 1997 through a generous gift by a visionary UNH alumnus. Today UNH enjoys national (and international) leadership in higher education in the field of sustainability, a result over two decades of work by many faculty, staff and students. We are one of only a handful of institutions in the world to have achieved Platinum, the highest level of achievement in STARS (the Sustainability Tracking and Rating System) managed by AASHE, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education).
    Our work at the UNH Sustainability Institute is to advance sustainability in all aspects of UNH’s mission, including upholding our national standing as a top-ranked institution for sustainability.
    The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
    The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide

    Posting Details


    Posting Date 02/26/2024
    Open Until Filled Yes
    Closing Date
    Posting Open to Internal Candidates Only? No
    Interested Internal Candidates Exist? No
    Job Category Salaried Staff (Exempt)
    Appointment Type Term
    If TERM position provide projected end date 06/30/2025
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