Job description
Department
SING Global - International Collaborations & Programming
About the Department
UChicago Global drives the University of Chicago’s strategic priorities abroad and creates opportunities for global partnership. Located in the President’s Office, UChicago Global maintains a unique bird’s eye view of the University’s engagement across academic units and around the world. UChicago Global offers a collection of programmatic and operational best practices, seed funding for collaborative research, safeguards to ensure compliance, and a deep understanding of the global landscape.
Job Summary
The Assistant Director supports efforts to maintain and grow institutional global partnership at the University of Chicago. In addition to providing research and analysis of partnership opportunities, the Assistant Director facilitates the review process, tracking, renewal, and reporting of the University’s institutional memorandum of understandings with international partners and works in close coordination with the Office of Legal Counsel and relevant administrative units on campus.
This role manages academic, research, clinical or administrative programs of the University.
Responsibilities
- Researches and identifies potential strategic partners, effectively presents the opportunities with a general understanding of UChicago’s research landscape and administrative processes.
- Researches and analyzes requests from external partners who want to engage with the University of Chicago. Provides background information to constituents within the University about new and possible opportunities.
- Provides information related to the rules of engagement, articulate, and present guidelines to units and divisions, create and document processes to assist in the facilitation of engagement, partnership agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs).
- Manages review process, tracking, renewal, and reporting of the University of Chicago's institutional MOUs with international partners.
- Maintains working relationships with key University stakeholders to capture faculty and University engagement across the world. Provides University staff and faculty with resources available on campus and works to surface opportunities for networking, funding, and student engagement, among other opportunities.
- Builds working relationships and identifies opportunities for engagement with counterparts of the Global Office at peer institutions in select regions.
- Works closely with the Office of Legal Counsel and administrators in units across campus and serves as a resource for University administrative processes and general guidance.
- Researches and develops written documents and memos, and contributes to the creation of briefing materials, presentations, and reporting for executive leadership.
- Analyzes program budgets and recommends or makes budgetary recommendations.
- Has moderate/high levels of interactions with faculty, researchers and staff for committee work or information.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
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Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Work Experience:
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Certifications:
Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Experience:
- At least two years of related experience.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
- Demonstrated skill and knowledge of, or ability to learn quickly, the internal workings of the University as well as the technology tools available to UChicago Global, including its contact management system, compliance software, Zoom and the Microsoft Office Suite.
Preferred Competencies
- Knowledgeable, energetic, and passionate about research and global partnership.
- Achieve objectives with minimal direction.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills characterized by the ability to listen, speak, and write effectively.
- Work effectively across the University, including with faculty and staff across units.
- Work as a sole contributor as well as collaborate with others in a cross-functional team environment.
- Possess the skills and willingness to take initiative and proactively anticipate organizational needs.
- Cultural sensitivity, DEI awareness and strong emotional intelligence.
- Exceptional time, project management and organizational skills, including the ability to meet external and internal deadlines.
- Work under pressure and on multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and meet deadlines consistently.
- Understand University processes and solve a range of problems efficiently and effectively.
Application Documents
- Resume/CV (required)
- Cover Letter (required)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Administration & Management
Role Impact
Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Frequency
Monthly
Scheduled Weekly Hours
37.5
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
Posting Statement
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