Associate Director, Institute

Job Title Associate Director, Institute Agency Texas A&M Agrilife Research Department Texas Water Resource Institute Proposed Minimum Salary Commensurate Job Location College Station, Texas Job Type Staff

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Position Summary The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is searching for an Associate Director to provide senior-level operational leadership focused on translating institutional strategy into effective execution across all programs and initiatives. This position advances TWRI’s mission by operationalizing leadership priorities, strengthening coordination systems, driving organizational efficiency, and ensuring consistent progress toward Institute goals. The Associate Director serves as a central point of TWRI operations, and is responsible for maintaining execution integrity across programs, thematic labs, partnerships, and internal processes.

This role ensures that TWRI initiatives remain aligned with strategic priorities, are effectively coordinated, and deliver measurable outcomes in research, engagement, and funding performance.

• Drive Institute-wide strategy into coordinated implementation plans across programs and initiatives
• Translate strategic priorities into structured workflows, timelines, roles, and deliverables to ensure consistent execution across the Institute
• Develop and maintain Institute-level systems that ensure follow-through on priorities, alignment across programs, and clear reporting of outcomes and impact
• Oversee Institute-wide project management systems to ensure initiatives are properly coordinated, on schedule, and effectively integrated across units
• Identify operational inefficiencies, gaps, and opportunities to improve coordination, execution effectiveness, and overall institutional performance
• Develop standardized reporting and performance tracking frameworks to support leadership decision-making and external accountability

• Monitor and support the performance of programs in achieving research outcomes, engagement goals, and external funding growth
• Support TWRI leadership in the development, coordination, and dissemination of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) aligned with Institute priorities
• Ensure funding processes are effectively managed from proposal development through selection, implementation, and reporting
• Track program-level outcomes related to research productivity, funding performance, and strategic impact

• Sustain relationships with key stakeholders, including state, federal, academic, industry, and community partners
• Maintain coordination with the Texas A&M Foundation and other external funding and development partners
• Support continuity and consistency in stakeholder engagement across programs and leadership priorities
• Assist in the coordination of international partnerships and global engagement activities aligned with Institute's strategy

• Oversee internal operational infrastructure such as TWRI's website, communication teams, and workflow tools
• Improve internal processes to enhance efficiency, transparency, and coordination across teams
• Support implementation of standardized systems for documentation, communication, and information flow

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