We are seeking a Senior Program Manager. The Senior Program Manager supports the Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity and Executive Director of Faculty Diversity who manages projects in coordination with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) and the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA). The Senior Program Manager will be responsible for the overall operations and management of the administrative work of the key faculty recruitment, retention, support, and advancement programs, including the Faculty Diversity Initiative 2.0 in the Second JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
At Johns Hopkins we strive to be a model of a pluralistic society in which we acknowledge, embrace, and engage diverse identities, perspectives, and experiences. We seek to build and buttress an inclusive intellectual and physical environment to ensure that all members of our community know with certainty that they belong at Johns Hopkin to read our university's full diversity statement, please navigate to our diversity website.
*For full consideration, please upload a CV/Resume and a cover letter incorporating a response to the following prompt:
Share your experience and knowledge regarding the role and importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in higher education as a whole and how project management can help in ensuring both short- and long-term growth.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Project Management
Supporting the Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity and his team in meeting project deliverables.
Working with collaborative partners and accountable leaders and work groups to gather and consolidate information from accountable leaders and work groups to support project completion goals.
Serving as the program manager on complex projects under the direction of the Executive Director of Faculty Diversity and Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity.
Assisting the Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity in ensuring compliance, evaluation, and performance measures are recorded and met.
Collecting, tabulating, and interpreting project data as required.
Executing project goals from developing project plans with timelines, resource needs, assessment and evaluation rubrics to ensuring attainment of outcomes, project goals, and activities.
Interacting with staff, faculty, students, partners, key stakeholders with essential job functions.
Using project management software to keep team members informed on project progress.
Being a productive and supportive team member, technical resource, and process facilitator on projects, providing analysis as requested and contributing to the development of ideas and proposals.
Administrative Support
Providing administrative support to the Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity (e.g. preparing invoices, reports, memos, letters, and other documents, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software, etc).
Assisting in the preparation of annual, semiannual, and ad hoc reports to funders and stakeholders.
Assisting in planning and coordinating workshops, webinars, meetings, and conferences (e.g. logistics, catering facilities arrangement, attendee check-ins, preparation of materials, administrative support, creating project plans, developing agendas, follow-up between meetings to move each project to conclusion as identified by work plans, etc.).
Creating high quality deliverables during the life cycle of a project (e.g. work flow diagrams, policies and procedures guides, project timeline documents and throughput reports, etc.).
Working with multimedia designers to create a range of print and electronic products in the support of the project (e.g. including infographics, media materials, reports, and videos, etc.).
Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's Degree required with a minimum of 2 years of project management and operational experience in a clinical, healthcare environment and/or academic environment.
Advanced written and oral communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Project Management Platforms.
Action-oriented to follow up on feedback to ensure positive outcomes.
Special Knowledge Skills & Abilities
Ability to work under pressure, adjust to constant changes, handle multiple tasks, and coordinate the work of others.
Ability to keep complex records, assemble and organize complex data, prepare and submit reports in acceptable formats.
Ability to conceptualize, plan, and organize multiple programs and assignments.
Ability to manage projects within deadlines.
Demonstrated commitment and sensitivity to the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the attainment of divisional and institutional goals and objectives.
Excellent time-management skills, including attention to detail, and the ability to problem-solve.
Experience in website content development, communications, and special events management.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary settings, as a part of a team or independently.
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations verbally and in writing.
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
Ability to establish and maintain positive professional relationships with External and Internal Program staff and administration, faculty, staff, and students across campus and at other institutions.
Must demonstrate relevant experience in motivating people who may or may not be direct reports to work as a team in harmony with the goals of the project and the organization.
Preferred Qualifications
Project management, Six Sigma or other operational improvement methodologies highly preferred.
Social Media Platforms.
Experience providing communications and/or partner engagement support for faculty diversity related programs.
Classified Title: Special Assistant Working Title: Sr. Program Manager for Faculty Diversity Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE Starting Salary Range: $71,230 - $97,880/Annually (Commensurate with experience) Employee group: Full Time Schedule: Monday-Friday; 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Exempt Status: Exempt Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus Department name: Provost and Sr VP for Acdmc Affs Off of Personnel area: University Administration
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.
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