Program and Operations Manager - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

1 week ago

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Description

VPRI UA North:

Competition No.

Closing Date

Will remain open until filled.
This position is a part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA)

In accordance with the Administrative and Professional Officer Agreement, this full time continuing position offers a comprehensive benefits package found at Faculty & Staff Benefits and annual salary range of $62,475 - $104,123.

Location - North campus. The role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Position summary

The University of Alberta is currently seeking a strong, organized communicator to assume the position of Program and Operations Manager.

Reporting directly to the Director, and working collegially within a small and dynamic office, the Program and Operations Manager provides support for UAlberta North.

UAlberta North is a high-profile collaborative unit reporting jointly to the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and the Vice-President (Research).

Its purpose, working closely with senior leadership, is to provide support, effective coordination, institutional priority, and visibility to the University's significant work across the Canadian and Circumpolar North, In light of the University's commitments to serve the public good and to act on the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which called for a changed relationship between post-secondary institutions and Indigenous peoples, UAlberta North's mandate includes the following responsibilities:

Enhance, develop and maintain the University's relationships with northern governments (territorial, Indigenous, municipal, provincial), public agencies, postsecondary institutions, communities, and relevant international associations;

- build an interdisciplinary and cross-faculty community of northern researchers, professors and students;
- facilitate innovative and reciprocal forms of "north-south" knowledge exchange;
- amplify northern voices, particularly those of Indigenous knowledge-holders, on our campuses;
- support students through awards and other opportunities, including the Engage North Program.

Further Role Specific
Responsibilities Include:

Builds and maintains an accessible network with UA researchers, projects, and research sites in the North;
Takes a leadership role in working with communications professionals and ensuring that operational elements of a communications strategy are consistently implemented and updated as appropriate in all print and digital materials;
Identifies, researches, and presents stories in print/video/digital formats, as feasible, that feature the UA's work in the North, and at the same time shape a more nuanced understanding about northern peoples and places within the University community and the broader public;
Advises researchers, including graduate students, through workshops, online materials, and/or informal consultations, as to how to engage northern communities at all stages of research;
Works with Indigenous Initiatives and other relevant UA offices to advise researchers on relevant cultural protocols with respect to indigenous communities;
Contributes to building a shared base of expertise in community engagement at the University;

- prepares the operating budget and provides financial management of operational and other accounts, including endowments;

Manages the U of A's Northern Grants and Scholarships Program, including the Northern Scientific Training Program and the U of A Northern Awards, in addition to endowmentfunded faculty seed grants and student scholarships;
Provides support to the Engage North Program, and serves as first emergency contact for student interns.

To be successful in this position, the incumbent will possess the following skills and experience: