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Director, Program Administration - FIU in DC (Washington, D.C.)
Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $100,000.00 - $1.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Flexible
Weekend Shifts
Job Description
Florida International University (FIU) is a distinguished top 50 public research university located in Miami, renowned for its vibrant multicultural community comprising 55,000 students from all 50 states and over 140 countries. With more than 200 undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs—including medicine and law—FIU serves a diverse, global student population and boasts an alumni network of over 340,000. As a Carnegie R1 institution, FIU is at the forefront of impactful research in areas such as environmental resilience, health initiatives, technology, and innovation. The university is home to prominent research centers like the Wall of Wind and the Institute of... Show More
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Eight years of related work experience or master's degree in a related field
- Six years of related work experience if master's degree is held
- Understanding of and proven experience with Washington, DC stakeholders and event logistics
- Experience in project management
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and eight years of related work experience or master's degree in a related field and six years of related work experience
- Understanding of and proven experience with Washington, DC stakeholders and event logistics
- Experience in project management
- Experience with executive briefing centers or visitor centers and conference exhibition displays
- Experience supervising a team and managing programs
- International relations and/or government relations a plus
- Experience with content management systems and database management tools such as Salesforce.com
- Experience in a communications, public relations/public affairs, government relations or marketing role in a corporation, agency or government environment
- Strong writing skills and communication/presentation skills
Job Duties
- Acts as the university's experience ambassador for visitors to the FIU in DC briefing center by managing the overall quality of visitor experience, serving as a concierge to internal and external partners who will be hosting programming events at the facility, and ensuring brand consistency and maximum usage of the facility in an effort to increase new opportunities for the university
- Responsible in developing and maintaining systems to manage the calendar of events, coordinating customer visits and booking and managing events and leading the tour program of the facility
- Manages the curation, development and production of all FIU in DC programming, signature events and activities
- Works closely with the Office of University Ceremonies and Events to ensure event standards are met, collaborate with Washington based staff for proper execution of events and activities
- Supports and collaborates with the university reputation efforts by helping to identify and curate high-profile panelists, guest lecturers, guest lists for specific programs, and managing the cultivation and invitation of priority invitees
- Positions FIU researchers and faculty on national panels, conferences, symposia and media partnerships, to raise the university's profile
- Works with the FIU in DC team to manage the day-to-day operations of the facility, supervises assigned staff
- Coordinates with colleagues for the technical maintenance and upgrades of the facility to keep the experience relevant and up to standards
- Responsible for leading a standard process for success metrics and creating dashboards to share functional effectiveness in operations
- Collaborates with other internal academic units in the execution of academic seminars and courses in Washington, DC, including, but not limited to: for-credit, semester-long courses
- short-term week-long seminars
- online and hybrid courses for undergraduate and graduate students
- executive education and certificate courses for the local area alumni and Washington, DC based professionals
- Works closely with communications colleagues and research partners across the university, to identify and develop updates to reflect new ways to promote and display FIU research products, solutions and services
- Serves as the university's credit card holder for departmental transactions, adheres to university credit card policies and procedures
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Expert Level (7+ years)
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