Associate Director of Programming

About The Department

Department

Provost Diversity and Inclusion

About The Department

The Office of the Provost at the University of Chicago was established in 1963 when Edward H. Levi was appointed the first Provost of the University. Since then, the responsibilities of the Provost and the Office have expanded to include not only academic planning and appointments but academic initiatives, arts programming, space planning and allocation, the University’s budget, diversity and inclusion initiatives, faculty development, and many other manners of academic and administrative support.

The staff in the Office of the Provost support the University’s community of scholars, their shared ideals, and the core values that make the University a singular intellectual destination. Together with the University’s deans, directors, and department chairs, the Office of the Provost provides the opportunities, infrastructure, and resources that encourage our faculty and other scholars to pursue their finest work.



Job Summary

Co-reporting to the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Assistant Provost, the Associate Director of Programming will support the development and management, as well as implementation, of programs and projects that are aligned with the University’s values of fostering diversity of thought, perspective, and background. The Associate Director will have a range of responsibilities and strong demonstrated experience in writing, strategic planning, qualitative and quantitative research, project management, and event planning.

An additional component of this work will include support of campus-wide strategic priorities in the Vice Provost’s portfolio. The Associate Director will provide broad-ranging support to academic and non-academic units, creating strategic plans and conducting relevant research. The Associate Director is also responsible for various trainings and workshops offered to faculty and staff campus-wide, including those that are intended to help foster a diverse and inclusive environment that promotes rigorous inquiry.

The Associate Director will develop and lead the implementation of systems and processes, be able to work and write under pressure, and use independent judgment to produce high quality work within tight time constraints. The Associate Director will also interface regularly with units across campus, and will establish and evaluate systems and processes to adjudicate on existing programs and advise on new programs.

The Associate Director will support the Assistant Provost with writing major reports, strategic plans, and creating metrics to track progress on key initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage, oversee, and execute projects and programs, as directed by the Vice Provost and Assistant Provost.
• Forge strategic partnerships and lead collaborative initiatives with academic units, the Office of Legal Counsel, and internal central administrative offices.
• Design, implement, and manage the training/workshop programs; provide leadership in training and managing a roster of volunteer facilitators.
• Support the day-to-day development and implementation of strategies for new projects and University-wide strategic goals set by the Office of the Provost to nurture a diverse and inclusive environment that promotes rigorous inquiry.
• Support the creation, development, and management of major research projects led by the Vice Provost and Assistant Provost related to a diverse and inclusive University environment, including primary and secondary data gathering.
• Provide hands-on support to and advise the University Institutes and Centers within the Vice Provost’s portfolio.
• Structure and guide the execution of operational and strategic cross-campus initiatives by developing work plans, gathering and synthesizing relevant data, conducting research, and analyzing and developing evidence-based recommendations, including advising on program redesign or decommissioning.
• Develop definitions and principles, manage data collection, and create tracking systems for high priority projects.
• Prepare and present draft analyses, reports, and marketing materials for a wide variety of both internal and…