Sr. Program Manager - Economic & Rural Opportunities

This position supports the Associate Vice President of Community and Outreach Engagement to successfully accomplish the goals of the division and Office of Regional Services by ensuring that a high level of executive communication and coordination consistently happens with partners and department heads, leading industry engagement strategies, and managing priorities of strategic plans.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support Associate Vice President of Community Outreach and Engagement (AVP) to cultivate meaningful executive relationships with industry partners that enhance innovation and business expansion.

• Collaborate with resources and expertise available at SUU to drive business opportunity through use of economic, community, and workforce development strategies.

• Interface with industry, civic and political organizations.

• Identify and communicate partner interests or needs to AVP.

• Coordinate with partner staff on communication and events.

• Participate with industry partners by attending meetings with community development partners and work with the AVP to move key initiatives for the economic development division forward.

• Supports the AVP with efforts to move strategic goals forward that support the University, Division, and Departments. Under the direction of the AVP, coordinate with Department Heads to organize resources and opportunities in a way that project management principles can be used to move tasks forward for accountability and successful achievement of performance outcomes.

• Executive Communication: Ensures timely coordination and communication on behalf of the AVP in regards to calendaring, scheduling, travel, briefing sheets, executive support, e-mail. Executive communication also includes project and task management.

• Constituent Correspondence: Field constituent correspondence (phone calls, emails, letters, walk-ins). Refer constituents to proper entities within the community, government or university to have individualized cases/concerns addressed. Draft constituent correspondence to include letters of recommendation and thank you notes.

• Compile all scheduling requests. Obtain necessary preliminary information from requested individuals or organizations.

• Notify each individual requestor of the status of the event. Negotiate availability.

• Monitor/edit content of each individual calendar event and monitor routine/scheduled meetings for boards and commissions.

• Coordinate development of agendas or minutes with associated leadership teams.

• Communicate RSVP's.

• Compile packets of documentation for meetings.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or combination of education and experience required; Bachelor's degree preferred.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to establish priorities, manage multiple demands and projects, and meet deadlines.

• Adaptable to fast-paced, multitasking environments, demonstrating excellent customer service skills, and assisting co-workers and the public with a cheerful demeanor.

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.

• Proficiency using Google office suite, social media applications and other tools to support an efficient use of communication, information storage, and presentation.

• The ability to develop a substantive understanding of the work of an executive, take initiative, use sound judgment, resolve problems diplomatically and discreetly, and to work effectively independently and cooperatively with all levels of staff and constituents.

Documents Needed to Apply:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• Contact information for at least 3 professional references

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