"Engaged Humanities Network Program Manager"

Job Details

Engaged Humanities Network Program Manager

Job #: F00966
Location: Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: $62,400 - $65,000
Hours: Standard University business hours.
8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)
Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description:
Applications received on or before June 5, 2025, will be given full consideration. Applications submitted after this date may be reviewed at the discretion of the hiring team, contingent upon the needs of the department.
This position will provide conceptual and operational support for the five programs within the Engaged Humanities Network (EHN): Engaged Communities, Engaged Courses, Undergraduate Research, Graduate Research, and Environmental Storytelling. All programs involve publicly engaged research and creative work, teaching and learning, and community programming with faculty, staff, and students across the University and community partners across Syracuse and Central New York.

Responsibilities include the development and co-design of curricular offerings, programs, and projects across disciplines; consultation with faculty, students, and community partners on research, creative work, and curricular offerings; budget management; project management; recordkeeping and logistical support for EHN cohorts and project teams; development and maintenance of community partnerships; creation and distribution of internal and external communications; and resource database design and management.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master's degree preferred.

Job Specific Qualifications:

Skills and Knowledge:

• The successful candidate will have expertise and extensive experience in community-engaged research, programming, and/or teaching; community development; program/project management; budget management; and written, verbal, visual, digital and technical communications.

Responsibilities:
Program management that includes:

• Coordinating operations across EHN programs (Engaged Courses, Engaged Communities, Undergrad Research, Graduate Research, and Environmental Storytelling); designing and implementing activities and events tied to these programs; coordinating consistent exchanges among EHN associated cohorts of faculty, students, and community partners; consulting with faculty, students, and community partners on project and course design; tracking and managing action items that ensue for each of the 5 programs; developing evaluation metrics to measure program effectiveness; hiring and tracking work hours of undergraduate research assistants.

Budget planning & management that includes:

• Collaborating with the Director of the EHN to develop program budgets and timelines; supporting awarded grant funding as well as supporting budgets for grant proposals; managing EHN's internal grants/awards processing plus managing operations budgets, co-sponsor requests, etc.; identifying and pursuing grant opportunities for EHN-directed projects; leading on budget planning as well as budget processing and reconciliations.

Campus and community partnerships to include:

• Maintaining and growing relationships and projects with community collaborators and collaborating University programs, offices, and centers through consistent communication, participation in meetings and events, and resource sharing.

Communications design and implementation including:

• Website design and management, crafting and issuing newsletters, social media posts, and managing list-serv type outreach.

Resource Management which includes:

• Developing and managing EHN resource database for EHN programs, undergraduate and graduate research.

About Syracuse University:
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University's 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit www.syracuse.edu.

About the Syracuse area:
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

To apply, visit https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/110002