Program Director
Job Description
Operating Title
Program DirectorLong Classification Title
Project Director IICampus Location
DurhamDepartment
UNH Sustainability InstituteSummary of Position
One of several Program Directors within the UNH Sustainability Institute (UNHSI), this individual, like the other Program Directors, will provide leadership and experienced management for sustainability programs that span, and seek to integrate, university curriculum, operations, research, and engagement, both on and off-campus. Under general direction from the UNH Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Director of the Sustainability Institute, this position is part of a management team working collaboratively together to create an integrated vision and strategy for UNHSI programming, design and oversee direct specific programmatic offerings, and assess impacts and refine offerings on an ongoing basis. While the Program Director will manage an extended team of staff program coordinators, student workers, and contractors, all Program Directors are also involved in some direct program delivery.
This position will focus on our student education program offerings and high-impact student learning. It will include ongoing mentorship, coaching, advising, and supervision for students—especially undergraduate students—across a range of programs (see specifics below). The Program Director will also have responsibility for strategic collaboration and relationship management (with internal and external partners) which are a pivotal part of our community-engaged programs.
Acceptable minimum level of education
Master'sAcceptable minimum years of experience
7-10 yearsPosting Number
PS4447FY24Other minimum qualifications
- Master’s degree, preferably in sustainability (or related field), student affairs, or education, and 8 years of direct experience in designing, planning, organizing, and evaluating educational programs.
- A strong demonstrated passion for sustainability and a successful track record working within the field.
- A successful background in leading, advising, and supporting undergraduate students. Strong knowledge of student life and affairs.
- Experience with and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- High energy, entrepreneurial spirit; demonstrated comfort managing multiple priorities within a complex and fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans, including ongoing assessment and evaluation of activities.
- Strong administrative ability, including budget development, management, and financial reporting.
- Experience effectively both managing up and supervising staff, including student staff, including setting goals and priorities, coaching and mentoring.
- Strong collaborative orientation, including the willingness and ability to work in cross-functional, non-hierarchal teams and oversee and contribute to collaborative projects.
- Excellent human relations and communications skills, especially the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders (i.e, junior staff, undergraduate and graduate students, UNH staff, faculty and administrators, community partners) and develop and maintain professional relationships with other UNH staff and/or external program partners.
- Willingness to work some evenings and/or weekends required.
Salary Information
Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
Quicklink for Posting
https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/59812Percent Time Information (FTE)
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21EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Institution Information
About UNH Sustainability Institute and Sustainability at UNH
As a public land-, sea- and space-grant institution, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) has been dedicated to the public good for over 150 years. Sustainability, defined as the collective commitment to human dignity for all people and ecological integrity in all places, is fundamental to the public good, and is a core UNH value and strategic priority. We use the framework of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals to define and conceive of the breadth and interconnected nature of sustainability.
UNH is home to the oldest endowed, university-wide sustainability program in US higher education, established in 1997 through a generous gift by a visionary UNH alumnus. Today UNH enjoys national (and international) leadership in higher education in the field of sustainability, a result over two decades of work by many faculty, staff and students. We are one of only a handful of institutions in the world to have achieved Platinum, the highest level of achievement in STARS (the Sustainability Tracking and Rating System) managed by AASHE, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education).
Our work at the UNH Sustainability Institute is to advance sustainability in all aspects of UNH’s mission, including upholding our national standing as a top-ranked institution for sustainability.
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
UNH is home to the oldest endowed, university-wide sustainability program in US higher education, established in 1997 through a generous gift by a visionary UNH alumnus. Today UNH enjoys national (and international) leadership in higher education in the field of sustainability, a result over two decades of work by many faculty, staff and students. We are one of only a handful of institutions in the world to have achieved Platinum, the highest level of achievement in STARS (the Sustainability Tracking and Rating System) managed by AASHE, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education).
Our work at the UNH Sustainability Institute is to advance sustainability in all aspects of UNH’s mission, including upholding our national standing as a top-ranked institution for sustainability.
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide
Posting Date
02/26/2024Open Until Filled
YesPosting Open to Internal Candidates Only?
NoInterested Internal Candidates Exist?
NoJob Category
Salaried Staff (Exempt)Appointment Type
TermIf TERM position provide projected end date
06/30/2025Drivers License and Physical Requirements. Please check all items that apply.
None applicableDuty/Responsibility
Program Management
Provide leadership and direction for Sustainability Institute programs including evaluating and assessing the impacts of existing projects and proposing improvement and initiating and designing new elements/new programs and approaches to achieve goals. This includes developing strategies and initiatives to build and support many of the Sustainability Institute’s student-focused programs. These programs currently include, but are not limited to, the following:
Provide leadership and direction for Sustainability Institute programs including evaluating and assessing the impacts of existing projects and proposing improvement and initiating and designing new elements/new programs and approaches to achieve goals. This includes developing strategies and initiatives to build and support many of the Sustainability Institute’s student-focused programs. These programs currently include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Semester in the City: Since 2016, the University of New Hampshire has affiliated with the College for Social Innovation (a Boston non-profit) to bring undergraduates the opportunity to earn 16 UNH credits while spending a semester in Boston in a rigorous 30+ hour per week internship with a leading social change organization.
- Semester for Impact: A new program launched in Spring 2024, is an extension of Semester in the City where undergraduates conduct their internship within New Hampshire.
- International Changemaker Grant: A partnership between the Changemaker Collaborative at the UNH Sustainability Institute and UNH Global, the International Changemaker Grant enables UNH students to bring their knowledge and enthusiasm to help form and strengthen partnerships and international solidarity to address sustainability challenges in the global south.
- B Impact Clinic: A 5-year-old program that trains students in the B impact Assessment, the underlying basis for B Corp certification, a rigorous third-party certification available for companies’ who meet high standards of social and environmental performance. Students are matched with companies and help them with B Corp certification, recertification. Offered for credit through a partnership with the UNH business school.
- Changemaker Fellows: A cohort-based program for incoming first year students intentionally designed to drive recruitment and retention, and helping students find a network of like-minded colleagues, design their four-year college experience to align with passion for sustainability, and help them take full advantage of opportunities at UNH for high impact learning.
- Sustainablity Innovation Challenge: Launched in 2013, the annual competition) invites students from any University System of New Hampshire school to identify a sustainability problem at the state, national or global level, and develop creative, sustainable solutions.
Specific duties include developing strategies and initiatives to build and support programs; establishing program goals and work plans, developing and managing program budgets; collaborating with partners to implement programs; establishing and reporting on key performance indicators and initiating improvements; recruiting, training, and supervising staff and students; grant writing and donor relations related to programs and tracking and reporting of progress; preparing and delivering presentations as necessary; and serving on committees as assigned.
Duty/Responsibility
Strategic Collaboration and Relationship Development
As an interdisciplinary Institute that focuses on engaged, community-based, high- impact experiential learning, strong partnerships and relationships with both internal Colleges, Departments, and other centers, as well as outside organizations, are vital to our success. The Program Director will:
- work with Sustainability Institute colleagues to identify and build upon synergies across programs to improve overall effectiveness and success;
- enhance and/or develop, maintain, and manage partnerships with UNH offices, departments, programs, centers, and other key UNH stakeholder groups;
- enhance and/or develop, maintain, and manage external relationships by initiating personal contact and traveling to meet with representatives of mission-driven businesses, non-profits, and government agencies; and
- serve as Sustainability Institute representative at public and networking events.
Duty/Responsibility
Student Advising/Presentations/Information Sessions
Helping students interested in embedding sustainability into their educational and career journey is a key priority for the Sustainability Institute. Although student advising and coaching is spread among UNHSI team members, the Program Director will spend a portion of time directly advising students, as well as presenting in classes or attending university-wide (and external) information sessions/conferences, etc. to represent UNHSI and advance strategic program goals.
Helping students interested in embedding sustainability into their educational and career journey is a key priority for the Sustainability Institute. Although student advising and coaching is spread among UNHSI team members, the Program Director will spend a portion of time directly advising students, as well as presenting in classes or attending university-wide (and external) information sessions/conferences, etc. to represent UNHSI and advance strategic program goals.
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