Req #: 235989

Department: FOSTER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Job Location Detail: This position is eligible for hybrid work arrangement.

Posting Date: 06/25/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $5,810 - $8,714 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230119_a11y.pdf)

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

The Foster School of Business has an outstanding opportunity for a Program Operations Specialist.

This position works closely with the Director of Washington State Programs to plan, execute and manage student consulting projects, business education classes for entreprenuers and other professionals, and work with tribal communities and tribal enterprises across the Pacific Northwest.

The Center’s core programs have undergraduate and MBA students work on consulting projects with small businesses in diverse communities and with other small businesses and non-profit organizations in Washington State. This position will oversee the daily program management of these projects representing the center with a broadly divese group of studenst, faclty, business owners, and civic leaders This is a detail-oriented position and requires someone capable of multi-tasking and the ability to evaluate program effectiveness and continually improve program design and delivery. They must be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of individuals.

The Consulting and Business Development Center is one of four major centers at the Foster School of Business. Each year more than 300 students and 175 small businesses and nonprofits participate in the center's programs. This position will have significant impact on the quality of work as well as the student and small business outcomes. This position will also represent the center, the Foster School, and the UW at community and business events as well as in the media.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead projects and programs for the center in collaboration with other staff- (60%) • Plan, execute and manage day-to-day operations of the projects and programs for the center, including our annual Impact Awards. • Work with faculty to deliver business seminars and classes which will include, but not be limited to business education programs for Native American tribes and tribal enterprises. This work will include developing and executing markting and promotions strategies to ensure sufficient enrollment levels. • Assist the director in providing technical assistance to university partners across the US seeking to learn from the center's programs • Evaluate existing programs to make sure they are adding to the competitiveness of businesses in underserved communities.

Recruit students, volunteers, and small business participants for the programs – (30%) • Recruit UW students to participate in the center programs • Recruit and manage volunteers who assist in the student consulting teams • Secure sufficient small business and nonprofit participation in each program to insure that we meet and exceed donor requirements and to insure financial self-sufficiency for each program • Expand partnerships with alumni and other key partners to continue to grow the programs

Develop and administer the program’s budget (5%)

Help Coordinate fundraising activities for the center - (5%) • Assist the director and the director of Washington State programs in fund raising. • Secure program sponsors for programs • Produce reports for donors • Deliver presentations about the center and its programs to business owners, CEO, nonprofit executives, civic leaders and elected officials.

Lead Responsibilities:
The person hired for this position will have lead responsibilities for several programs. The lead responsibilities change from time to time given changes in the center's priorities and workload among other program managers. This position will lead experiential learning programs for undergraduate students, summer consulting programs, scholarship programs for students, and consulting competitions for undergraduate and MBA students. This position will lead business education programs with Tribes and Tribal enterprises in Washington and nationally. The person hired for this position will manage relationships with Tribal leaders and create partnerships with native tribes across the Pacific NW. This may include designing new programs that support native tribal enterprises within industry specific cohorts, such as timber, fisheries, and/or convenient stores.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position supervises a number of student assistants working on business and nonprofit consulting projects.

REQUIREMENTS: The person hired for this position must have demonstrated experience working in multicultural communities and with individuals from racial and ethnic diverse backgrounds in a domestic US context.

The person will have a minimum of four years of experience in managing programs and projects, have experience in marketing and promoting programs, strong verbal and written communications skills, demonstrated ability to execute and manage a wide range of projects, a demonstrated ability to learn new sills and proficiency with MS office software.

This position also requires travel throughout Washington and occasional travel outside of Washington which includes some overnight trips.

Desired:
Prior experience in working with Native American Tribes and/or Tribal Enterprises highly desirable.

The center is a team-oriented environment where we have shared goals and individual accountability in contributing to reaching those goals. Work is fast-paced and highly variable with significant room for professional growth and development. Travel (primarily within Washington though occasionally outside of Washington to assist in the Center's national programs) and evening and weekend work on occasion will be required.

Application Process:

The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.