Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

The University of Maryland College of Information Studies iConsultancy program prepares our students with hands-on experiential learning for careers in industry, government and the nonprofit sector. Focusing primarily on client-based projects, the iConsultancy develops project opportunities that enable students to demonstrate their skills and knowledge across a variety of courses and academic programs while providing its clients with valued outcomes.

The iConsultancy Client Manager will help to grow this program, with the skills to build partnerships with companies, entrepreneurs, and organizations, secure funding commitments, support the vision of faculty leaders, and provide a transformational experience for student participants. This individual will be expert in fostering collaboration and will connect the College with companies, entrepreneurs, and organizations motivated to partner on information projects such as data science, data visualization, information management, database architecture, UX/UI, and website design.

The iConsultancy Client Manager will operate under the supervision of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. As staff leader of the College of Information Studies’s iConsultancy Program, the Client Manager is responsible for all aspects of the iConsultancy experience for students, faculty, and industry partners, including scaling up the program as industry participation grows. The Client Manager will partner with multiple organizations, including: the Dean’s office, Academic Affairs, faculty and staff, University Relations, UMD Career Center, as well as other outward-facing UMD units and external partners. The Client Manager formulates program strategies and goals; plans, directs and controls program budget and other related resources; and manages the entire contract, IP negotiation and invoice process with external partners. The Client Manager will support an appointed Faculty Director, primarily by building connections with potential industry sponsors, scoping projects and ensuring successful project execution.

Experience:
Four-five years of experience in the following:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

The College of Information strives to be a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming environment. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people who identify as members of underrepresented, underserved, and/or marginalized communities.

Please Note: Candidates must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the USA. No visa sponsorship is offered for this position.

ADA Accommodation: If you need an accommodation in the application process, please notify iSchool HR at ischoolhr@umd.edu

Salary: $90,076 – $95,080.

Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.