UWM University Centers Director

Responsibilities

• Manages degree programs and/or certificates, high impact practice programming and events, and curriculum development and implementation
• Leads the development and implementation of academic program initiatives
• May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
• Serves as the liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups to identify and maintain academic program-related partnerships
• Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and academic program objectives
• Evaluates existing academic program strategy and makes recommendations to unit leadership for program enhancement
• May manage the unit budget and approve unit expenditures
• Assists stakeholders with preparing and/or maintaining documentation, financial management, and/or reporting requirements related to sponsored grants, contracts, or agreements
• Provides full service advising resources and services, provides information about educational options and academic requirements, and communicates directly with students regarding all aspects of the advising process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.  
• At least five years, at 50% or higher FTE, in college or university level front-line, direct experience with students such as teaching, admissions counseling, or advising,   
• Record of progressive responsibility in higher education, including leadership of a significant committee, initiative, program, center, department, or similar for at least three years.   
• Experience in academic program evaluation or assessment, improvement, and policy.  
• Demonstrated ability to strategically plan and manage resources (e.g., financial, personnel, facilities, and/or technology) and to lead cross–functional teams to achieve strategic unit priorities.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree, such as master’s or doctorate; preferably in an area aligned with position responsibilities.  
• Experience developing and marshalling inter-institutional agreements through approval and/or leading inter-institutional projects, preferably with one or more two-year and four-year institution partners.  
• Experience serving as supervisor  
• Experience collaborating with multiple university offices and functions such as Legal, Business and Financial Services, Enrollment Management, Marcomm, and the Provost’s office.  
• Experienced-based knowledge of various faculty and staff personnel matters, equitable hiring practices, employee professional development and related activities.  
• Participation in college or university shared governance committees, especially related to curriculum and/or academic program planning or review.  
• Experience with university budgeting (such as overseeing a large grant or project, or unit budget and/or membership on a university budget committee such as UWM’s APBC).  
• Experience fostering a culture of transparency, equity, inclusion and professional development and growth.