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Position is located in Ithaca, NY, within the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs on the campus of Cornell University.

What is Cornell University and what is the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs?

Cornell University, unique among peers, is the federal land-grant institution of New York State, a private endowed university, and a member of the Ivy League. The Office of the Vice Provost of International Affairs (OVPIA)(https://global.cornell.edu)under the framework of "Global Cornell" is comprised of internationally engaged units which foster high-impact international research and collaborations, teach and mentor the next generation of global citizens, and support international experiences and cultural exchange for all Cornellians. Our units include Global Hubs, Global Learning (Education Abroad & International Services), Global Operations, Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, and Migrations: A Global Grand Challenge. Together, we make a world of difference.

What are Global Hubs?

The OVPIA is leading a new strategic initiative called Global Hubs. As a pan-university effort, we are working in consultation with university leadership and faculty, students, and staff across Cornell's colleges, schools, and programs to develop an innovative model for sustained interdisciplinary collaborations in locations worldwide (https://global.cornell.edu/global-hubs). Global Hubs are strategically placed, concentrated pockets of Cornell engagement that connect the entire university with strong international peer institutions and their communities, countries, and regions. No two Hubs will be identical, but they will all share Cornell's academic distinction, educational verve, and civic responsibility-under the umbrella of One Cornell. There will be approximately 15 Global Hubs in the portfolio, and in some cases, multiple institutional partners in one location. More than 200 staff and researchers at Cornell have expressed an interest in engaging in the Hubs, and we are growing a similar cohort at partner institutions. Student mobility will anchor these partnerships, and we anticipate hundreds of outgoing and incoming students to participate in semester-, summer-, and short-term study and research as well.

What you will do:

You'll combine strategic planning with action, relying on your strong organizational and communication skills, to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders build and enhance key international partnerships, inspire collaboration, and bring a strategic vision to life. Fundamentally, Global Hubs will only be as strong and vibrant as our partnerships, so you will have a drive for building relationships and deepening engagement, while managing the day-to-day operations of the initiative.

This project is truly collaborative. You will partner closely with the Global Hubs working group who are responsible for tackling specific facets of the project including: solutions for Cornell students to go abroad and international visiting students to study or research at Cornell (Office of Global Learning); faculty to co-teach and research through collaborative partnerships abroad (OVPIA, Einaudi Center and Colleges/Schools); providing an outlet for internationally located alumni to engage with Cornell (OVPIA and Alumni Affairs); and building new or growing existing public/private partnerships abroad (Colleges/Schools, Einaudi Center, and OVPIA). Each partner institution also has a Cornell sub-committee which includes faculty and staff who are engaging within their own areas of work. The initiative is complex, and you will be instrumental in tracking and advancing the deliverables of multiple committees working to set up this initiative, and then once the Hubs are launched, you'll deepen and expand engagement.

You'll ensure the project stays on target by working with the OVPIA and relevant stakeholders on overall project management through monitoring and reporting of progress through defined objectives, activities, targets, and outputs. This responsibility will involve developing a digital solution and dashboards to keep track of these moving parts. Legal agreements may be required to realize our goals, and you'll be responsible for initiating, negotiating, and tracking them. Budgeting for each of the sites and the overarching program will also be in your purview. You'll also oversee any joint seed funding programs, including application management and coordinating the relevant committees on decisions.

The position will report to the AVP/Exec. Director of Global Operations, working closely with the Vice Provost of International Affairs and with additional direction and accountability to the Global Hubs working group.

What experience will you bring?

The ideal candidate comes with deep experience in strategic planning and project management within higher education, as well as significant experience with building a program from the ground up, exercising lateral influence, external relations and international affairs, and communications strategy and planning. You should have experience building and maintaining relationships externally with academic and institutional leaders as well as the public/private sector. Experience with managing KPIs, complex budgets, tracking impact, and leveraging technology to it make it seamless would be a major bonus.

This position requires occasional evening and weekend work to accommodate work across time zones. There is no visa sponsorship available for this position.

When applying through our system, please attach your application materials (Resume/Cover Letter/CV) in either Microsoft Word or PDF format, preferably as one document. An attached cover letter is required to be considered for this posting.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree and at least 7 years of related experience in a complex academic or research setting, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Minimum 5 years' experience in managing complex projects; experience engaging with international audiences and developing partnerships.


• Experience and comfort working in a matrix organization and with people across reporting structures.


• Experience in managing budgets.


• Experience negotiating contracts, preferably with international counterparties.


• Fluent in English.


• Demonstrated proficiency with a variety of software including Microsoft Office Suite, and the ability to analyze and report data to support management decisions.


• Experience with relational databases and reporting on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Experience working with a CRM such as Salesforce.

Success Factors:

• Organizational tact and diplomacy.


• Excellent communication and organizational skills, efficient, and detail orientated.


• Ability to serve as an ambassador for the university.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Success in executing and managing a complex strategic initiative, preferably within a university setting.


• Superb interpersonal skills with a presence to represent Cornell persuasively and with authority to internal and external stakeholders.


• Demonstrated experience with management of grant programs and interdisciplinary academic initiatives.


• Knowledgeable about the development and maintenance of memoranda of agreement (MOA), articulation agreements, and other international contracts.


• Understanding of study abroad and student exchanges, international research collaborations, and other international education activities.


• Experience establishing systems to track KPIs; building reports in Power BI or other business intelligence systems.

University Job Title:

Mgr Program

Job Family:

Student Services

Level:

G

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Brenda Joly

Number of Openings:

1

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