Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Serves as the administrative and operational leader of the IU Center for Global Health (Center).
- Directs the Center in its operations and performs project leadership, planning and analysis, including being the primary leader in conversations with university, local, state, national and international leaders.
- Provides direction and leadership on short- and long-term strategic planning, and serves as the authority over the financial, legal, business and logistical operations for the Center, the AMPATH Consortium, and the three entities that make up the Indiana Institute of Global Health (IIGH).
- Reports to the Director of the Center and will be crucial to providing the Director with the tools and information needed to direct the vision of the Center, the AMPATH Program and the entities of IIGH.
- Serves as administrative leader of the AMPATH Consortium, thereby leading the involvement of all of the universities and health centers throughout North America and Europe that participate in the AMPATH Program.
- Provides administrative mentorship to the new AMPATH partnerships (currently Ghana, Mexico and Nepal), and in incorporating the university’s current global health partnerships in many countries into the Center’s activities and vision.
General Responsibilities
- Provides highest level of operational leadership and coordination of assigned staff members to define program methodologies and standards.
- Provides direction and guidance on high priority program operations/projects/initiatives.
- Establishes short-term business plans and long-term operational objectives, including managing program timelines/deliverables and developing resource plans for multi-project/multi-phase program initiatives.
- Conducts a variety of personnel actions to include, but not limited to hiring, promotion, performance management, and dismissal.
- Manages high level assignments and allocation of resources, including negotiating and coordinating initiatives that involve staff in other departments/areas/teams.
- May coordinate large-scale programs with a wide audiences in support of academic initiatives.
- Makes budgetary recommendations/proposals based on resource needs and ensures cost containment.
- Researches and stays up-to-date on new industry program standards, subject matter experts, best practices, and strategic marketing.
- Responsible for the implementation of new protocols/procedures to address business needs.
- Works collaboratively with other unit leaders, volunteers, students and/or faculty experts across departments in recommending standards, best practices, and related policies/procedures.
- Prepares management reports and summaries for senior administration, executive, steering and advisory committees; acts as advisor to executive committees.
- Serves on various university committees, communities of practice, and task forces related to program development, educational initiatives and institutional priorities.
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- Experience Levels Senior
