Presidential Strategic Leadership Fellow

Presidential Strategic Leadership Fellow

The Office of the President at the University of Virginia is seeking a Presidential Strategic Leadership Fellow to join its strategic analysis team. This is a high-impact, two-year limited-term opportunity for recent UVA graduate or professional degree recipients with demonstrated experience in analytics, project management, problem identification, data visualization, artificial intelligence tools, and workflow design.

The Fellow will function as an internal consultant and project manager, supporting institutional analysis, strategic planning, executive decision-making, and the design of University-wide initiatives that are presidential priorities. They will conduct research, analyze complex information, structure ambiguous problems, develop dashboards and presentations, coordinate cross-functional work groups, and provide recommendations to senior University leaders.

Responsibilities include:

• Support the development and evaluation of UVA's institutional strategic plan.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to support executive-level decision-making.
• Analyze stakeholder feedback gathered through engagement efforts.
• Review progress related to major strategic initiatives and other institutional priorities.
• Translate complex findings into clear insights, recommendations, briefing materials, and executive-level presentations.
• Provide project management, research, coordination, and analytical support to the strategic planning committee.
• Support strategic planning work groups and other strategic initiative teams chartered by the Office of the President.
• Track strategic initiatives and prepare milestone and progress reports.
• Manage multiple complex projects in a collaborative and evolving environment.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools to measure the progress, impact, and return on investment of strategic initiatives.
• Collect, organize, analyze, and visualize data for University leaders and strategic work groups.
• Pilot and deploy generative AI tools to support data synthesis, research, and administrative workflows.
• Provide research, documents, presentations, and planning support for the President and presidential priorities.
• Prepare executive briefings, decision-support materials, and strategic recommendations.
• Collaborate with senior advisors, project leaders, executive sponsors, and University leadership.
• Support additional strategic projects and institutional priorities as identified by the President and senior leadership.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree required. Five or more years of relevant experience required.
• Recent graduate-level experience at the University of Virginia or demonstrated recent knowledge of UVA's institutional environment.
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis, institutional research, strategic planning, project management, management consulting, business intelligence, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and structure complex or ambiguous problems.
• Experience analyzing quantitative and qualitative information and developing actionable recommendations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills. Experience with data visualization, dashboards, reporting, or executive-level presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to use emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence tools, to improve research, analysis, or workflows.
• Ability to handle sensitive issues while maintaining complete confidentiality; strong integrity and sound judgment about highly sensitive information and issues in a variety of settings, including ability to exercise appropriate discretion with highly confidential engagements.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, cross-functional, and matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated discretion, sound judgment, and the ability to handle sensitive or confidential information.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A graduate degree from the University of Virginia.
• Experience supporting strategic planning, organizational transformation, or enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Experience working in higher education, government, consulting, research, or another complex organization.
• Experience preparing materials for senior executives, boards, committees, or other leadership audiences.
• Strong knowledge of and commitment to the University of Virginia's mission, culture, and values.

This is primarily a sedentary position involving extensive use of computers and other office equipment. The position may require travel across Grounds to attend meetings, presentations, programs, and University events. This is a full-time, exempt, benefited position with a two-year term limit. The position will be based in the Office of the President at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Work arrangement:
This will be a Hybrid work arrangement.

Application Timeline:
Review of applications will begin July 20, 2026, and will continue until the positions are…