Associate Director - ITSI Program Operations

100642BR

Campus: Polytechnic

Assoc Director

Job Description

Join our groundbreaking project, funded by a $13.8 million cooperative agreement through the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs under the CHIPS Act of 2022. As the associate director of program operations, your primary responsibility is to oversee the implementation of activities in ITSI partner countries, ensuring they align with project goals and regional dynamics. You'll manage program execution, maintaining efficiency, effectiveness, and adherence to budgets and timelines. Collaboration with country managers and coordinators is essential to foster a seamless delivery environment, while engagement with industry, government, and academic partners is crucial for support and compliance. Additionally, you will analyze program data to inform strategic decisions and contributing to progress reports are key tasks, alongside identifying opportunities for staff development and organizational growth.

This initiative, led by Arizona State University, aims to enhance semiconductor assembly, testing, and packaging capabilities across ITSI partner countries in the Americas (Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama) and Indo-Pacific (Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines), fostering a resilient supply chain for U.S. semiconductor manufacturers. 

Department Name

Global Outreach & Extended Ed

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time

Grant Funded Position

This is a grant funded position. Continuation is contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$50,336 - $114,063 per year; DOE

Essential Duties

The Associate Director of ITSI Program Operations plays a crucial role in the strategic and operational execution of the ITSI project. Reporting to the Managing Director, this position involves overseeing the implementation of program activities across multiple countries, ensuring operational excellence, and aligning program objectives with broader strategic goals.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Strategic Implementation: Guide the implementation of activities across ITSI partner countries, ensuring alignment with project goals and regional dynamics.
• Operational Oversight: Oversee the execution of program activities, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, and adherence to budgets and timelines.
• Collaboration and Coordination: Work closely with country managers and coordinators, fostering a collaborative environment to ensure seamless program delivery.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with industry, government, and academic partners, to promote project objectives, gather support, and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze program data to inform strategic decisions and contribute to reports on program progress, challenges, and outcomes.
• Capacity Building: Identify opportunities for staff development and organizational growth, ensuring the team is equipped to meet program demands.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND seven (7) years of related administrative experience, which includes four (4) years of supervisory experience; OR, Eleven (11) years of related administrative experience, which includes four (4) years of supervisory experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Evidence of an advanced degree preferred: Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, International Business, or Engineering. 
• Experience in international development, project management, or related field, with a focus on operations management.
• Experience in cultivating and managing relationships with key stakeholders, including government, industry, and academia across international regions pertinent to our project.
• Experience in supervising, nurturing, and fostering a collaborative team environment among diverse international staff, spanning various regions worldwide.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing large-scale, multi-country initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of project management principles, change management strategies, and techniques tailored for intricate, large-scale projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge with organizational operational frameworks and best practices, facilitating streamlined processes and efficient resource allocation.
• Sound grasp of strategic planning methodologies, enabling the formulation and execution of overarching project objectives.
• Demonstrated knowledge in monitoring and evaluation methodologies, proficient in data tracking, and skilled in data analysis for informed decision-making.
• Evidence of effective communication and interpersonal skills, with proficiency in cross-cultural settings; 
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge with the semiconductor industry and supply chain dynamics.

Working Environment

• Activities are generally performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse; required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 25 pounds.
• Regular activities require the ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and are subject to the resolution of conflicts.
• May be required to perform tasks in the field within and/or across University campuses.
• May be required to travel domestically or internationally for development, implementation, and oversight of global initiatives.
• Ability to communicate to perform essential functions.

Department Statement

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Office of Global Outreach and Extended Education (GOEE) leads a dynamic portfolio of global workforce development programs offerings including degrees, professional courses and certification programs working closely with academic units and a global portfolio of industry and government partners.

The Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering is the largest producer of engineering and technical talent in the nation and seeks to deliver a world-class learning experience for our students and to advance research and innovation – all at scale. We value and emphasize inherently interdisciplinary endeavors that leverage the breadth and depth of expertise among our outstanding faculty and have built a unique place for large-scale innovation characterized by foundational excellence and translational impacts. We are an engineering school on the rise at the most innovative university in the country and in the heart of the nation’s fifth largest metropolitan area. The scale of our faculty research interests and interdisciplinary mindset, combined with more than 48 graduate degree programs and 25 undergraduate degree programs, provide the foundation for knowledge generation and collaborative opportunities to advance new ideas. 

The Fulton Schools of Engineering, located across ASU’s Tempe and Polytechnic campuses, is comprised of seven schools based on academic programs and research areas. Fulton Engineering has a nationally recognized faculty that conducts research, instructs and mentors students, provides service to engineering, computing and technology professions and creates lasting impacts across local and global communities.

The Fulton Schools of Engineering follows a framework of values designed to distinguish our practice and guide daily decisions in our academic, research, corporate engagement and entrepreneurial endeavors. These values influence how we recognize, reward and communicate our achievements. At the Fulton Schools of Engineering, we:

• Cultivate excellence
• Deliver innovation that matters
• Encourage bold thinking
• Foster a community of learning and collaboration
• Build a foundation for all to be successful

In addition, GOEE administers a large portfolio international capacity building projects with the US Agency for International Development, US State Department, and other government and industry partners to improve STEM education and workforce readiness in a number of countries including Vietnam, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Mexico and other regions. GOEE programs offer global professionals access to Fulton Engineering's nationally renowned faculty through high-impact learning and development experiences delivered via innovative digital immersion education formats.

If you wish to work in an environment where you will be valued for the skills you bring to projects and be challenged to stretch your current capabilities and imagination, then consider becoming part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. To learn more about our team, visit http://asuengineeringonline.com/

Working at ASU has outstanding benefits that include health, dental and vision insurance plans; ASU/UA/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; state and optional retirement plans; access to ASU recreation and cultural activities, and more. To estimate the value of your total compensation, please visit https://cfo.asu.edu/compensation-estimator

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

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.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.