Program Director-Oceans at Duke
Duke University
- Durham, NC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Support a core faculty steering committee in its mission to create a compelling high-level Oceans@Duke strategy and develop a plan for growth and impact.
- Support the Oceans@Duke student club in recruiting members, and designing offerings to enhance ocean-related education, experience, and programming across all graduate schools.
- Expand educational opportunities for students by integrating ocean-related projects, partners, and topics with existing Duke programs (e.g. Masters projects, Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum, Bass Connections, Data+, Climate+, Design Climate, and others). Help to triage incoming ocean-related opportunities to the appropriate faculty and programs.
- Work with faculty to design and administer new inter-disciplinary initiatives to strengthen educational and research opportunities for faculty and students.
- Bring a strong focus to building relationships with community-focused researchers, and identifying tangible ways to engage with ocean-related community priorities and stakeholders.
- Enhance Duke's ocean leadership and reputation with priority stakeholders, drawing upon existing engagement models within the university, as well as existing project-based learning programs, such as capstones, masters' projects, Bass Connections programs, etc.
- Help strengthen target networks and form partnerships with external organizations and thought leaders focused on connecting existing Duke priorities and capabilities (faculty, curricular, co-curricular) to global ocean conservation challenges.
- Work with the Oceans@Duke faculty steering committee to identify and pursue grant opportunities to support the above activities, in consultation with other relevant offices, like Foundation Relations.
- Provide energetic support to the graduate student club, including election of officers, strategy development and planning of events.
- Support the faculty advisory group to set priorities and directions for the Oceans@Duke initiative.
- Support the faculty advisory group, and with input from internal and external stakeholders, to develop and deliver a strategic 3-year plan for the Oceans@Duke Initiative.
- Assist with efforts to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, internally and externally, including senior administrators, faculty/staff, students, and potential sponsors and donors, drawing upon existing engagement models within the university.
- Support Oceans@Duke activities/events, such as but not limited to the Blue Economy Summit;
- If funding becomes available, administer a new Global Ocean Fellows Program, under the direction of the faculty advisory group, including establishing the selection criteria for fellows, preparing communication materials for faculty and staff throughout the university, managing the budget for the program, widely communicating research results, and providing ongoing support to fellows.
- Facilitate the preparation of applications for grants and contracts to include development of budgets; administer departmental grants and contracts in accordance with University policies and sponsors' requirements regarding records, reports, controls and conditions governing expenditures of funds.
- Coordinate the compilation of and prepare operational and financial reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions.
- Experience developing and managing new programs and strategies, especially related to education or fellowship initiatives. This person should have experience-based ideas about what works well/what doesn't.
- Demonstrated passion for sustainable ocean use and conservation, and enthusiasm for the mission of Oceans@Duke.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills as demonstrated through past publications (reports, white papers, blogs, marketing communications).
- A high level of competence in speaking with faculty, students, senior university administrators, and external contacts in a range of contexts, and demonstrated ability to collaborate with faculty.
- Diplomacy in engaging with a complex set of stakeholders and an appreciation for the drivers and constraints of the university system.
- Strong project management skills, a clear ability to plan and prioritize task, and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and planning experience, including familiarity with benchmarking, developing strategic goals, timelines, and budgets, and achieving buy-in from stakeholders.
- Ability to develop appropriate outcome metrics, and measure, evaluate, and report against them.
- Demonstrated skill with social media.
- Resourcefulness, creative thinking, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Ability to work under minimal supervision on complex assignments, with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.