Hup Program Director Jobs

Required:

• BA/BS, 8+ years of experience, and prior oversight of a department or cross-disciplinary team
• Experience related to organizational or program operations
• Experience building and supporting cross- functional or organizational collaborations

Preferred:

• Experience:
  • working in or with government administration and/or with higher ed administration

  • creating and executing organizational strategy

  • independently developing and managing complex programs, initiatives, and projects
• Masters degree related to the position (e.g public policy, org development, business admin, etc.)
• Working in or with government administration and/or with higher ed administration
• Independently developing and managing complex programs, initiatives, and projects
• Creating and executing organizational strategy

Hennepin County and the University of Minnesota launched the Hennepin-University Partnership (HUP) in 2005 to catalyze and support innovative County-University collaborations. Hundreds of collaborations related to policy research, sharing of expertise, and student projects have occurred since. Learn more about at https://hup.umn.edu/.

HUP is a program of the University’s Center of Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) and is staffed by 2.25 FTEs. The HUP director reports to both the CURA director and Hennepin County administration, and works closely with Hennepin’s Strategic Planning Department and the U’s Office for Public Engagement.

The director operates autonomously with minimal guidance from management and achieves progress by developing and managing strong working relationships with both partners. The director formulates and executes HUP strategy and objectives, guided by a deep understanding of the politics, policies, and strategies of the University and Hennepin County. The director draws on vision, influence and tact, and project management skills to effectively build collaborations, manage relationships, and ensure HUP’s sustainability in a complex environment.

HUP responds to numerous partnership requests annually, and also works proactively in the three areas below:

Student Research & Evaluation

The HUP Collaborative Research Assistantship provides a cohort of graduate students summer positions to conduct applied research. The HUP Evaluation Assistantship provides year-long positions for graduate students to design evaluation processes and tools to help build the county’s evaluation capacity.

Information Sharing

HUP sends a bi-weekly email and quarterly newsletter to 700+ county staff. These include event and engagement opportunities, briefs on relevant UMN research, and HUP project outcomes. HUP also hosts well-attended monthly webinars featuring novel faculty research.

Strategic Research

To generate strategic research activity, HUP holds an annual Mixer that brings together faculty and county staff in a facilitated format to encourage joint research proposals on topics of critical interest to county leadership. HUP also works directly with faculty to resource strategic research requests.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Set and execute a strategic plan inspired by the following goals:

Build and maintain relationships to increase program sustainability and impact:

Manage day-to-day program operations:

SALARY

Dependent upon experience and qualifications; salary range $84,015 - $120,000

APPOINTMENT TERM & TYPE

12 month, annually renewable

The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) connects the resources of the University of Minnesota with the interests and needs of urban communities and the region for the benefit of all. CURA pursues its urban and regional mission by facilitating and supporting connections between state and local governments, neighborhoods, and nonprofit organizations, and relevant resources at the University, including faculty and students from appropriate campuses, colleges, centers or departments.

CURA strives to be a nationally recognized model for university-community engagement. CURA is founded on the belief that partnership between the university and the community is mutually beneficial. Communities determine issues important to them, and provide an understanding of the context of these issues and the wisdom to shape how they can best be addressed to create vital places to live and work. The university contributes extensive knowledge and expertise to understand community issues and discover new approaches to address them. This model of engaged research leads to outcomes that strengthen the community and enrich academic research.

Please make application by Midnight, August 28, 2023. Application materials must be submitted through the online posting at https://hr.umn.edu/Jobs/Find-Job job number: 357085.

This position requires in-person work. Preference will be given to candidates who are able to come into the office on a regular basis

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QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POSITION?

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