MUS Contract Professional - Director of UM Summer - Office of the Provost

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The University of Montana

invites applications for the

Director of UM Summer.

The Director of UM Summer is responsible for oversight, direction, and development of all summer programs at UM. The objectives of this position are to raise UM’s visibility and enhance summer programs that support the success of pre-collegiate, college-level, and non-degree seeking students, as well as to generate additional revenue for the University. The Director of UM Summer reports to the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs within the Office of the Provost.

The Director of UM Summer oversees all facets of summer programming at UM and will provide innovative and effective leadership on the development of a broad spectrum of objectives for UM’s summer programs. This position manages all human and financial resources designated to summer programs, ensuring effective allocation of resources and achievement of goals for growing UM’s summer programs. The Director will lead wide-ranging strategic planning efforts to develop short, mid, and long-term goals for developing a variety of summer programs aimed at diverse student audiences.

The Director will be a highly visible campus actor, who will utilize a well-developed set of interpersonal communication skills to encourage collaboration and innovation in the development and administration of summer programs at UM.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

Lead development of a range of distinctive summer programs at UM geared toward student success and market demand

Collaborate with UM’s 10 colleges to develop and implement summer courses and programs in line with fall/spring terms, working with academic and administrative departments

Recruit students that have started at UM and left to come back in the summer with UM’s Become an Alum Program

Develop and implement strategies and marketing to increase summer enrollment, scale for growth, financial profitability, student enrollment, retention and recruitment, and the utilization of campus facilities

Ensure the timely provision of relevant and accurate data for the use in a variety of strategic planning necessary to provide sound operational leadership

Ensure financial aid and other student success support services are in place for summer students of all types

Manage summer term schedules in collaboration with the Registrar’s Office

Work with UMOnline to develop summer non-credit courses and opportunities for alumni, professionals, the UM Community, and lifelong learners

Oversee budget and personnel operations for Summer terms and programs including UM’s summer term payment deadlines

Work with Information Technology, Registrar’s Office, and Business Services for UM to be able to bill on part of terms in the summer terms

Seek and apply for grant funding opportunities for Summer experiential learning opportunities

In collaboration with the Director of Academic Budgets and Personnel, disseminate financial information on summer budget models to Colleges, and work with colleges on enrollment figures, financial targets and goals

Review scholarship requests for programs under the UM Summer office to determine award allocations and notify award recipients

Develop a marketing plan to recruit international learners and students in collaboration with the Global Engagement Office and Mansfield Center

Communicate with all Montana University System Schools to strategize opportunities of collaboration for summer partnerships for students in the MUS

Ensure that UM Summer Programs consistently generate measurable results, and that results are regularly and effectively communicated to the campus community in the form of annual reports and other reports and evaluations

Ensure that students and others seeking information about summer school receive assistance in a timely manner

Form and maintain regular summer council or advisory campus boards that includes diverse campus entities

Develop and run regular enrollment reports with live data on enrollment for summer term

Design and administer evaluation procedures for summer terms

Oversee liability insurance process for all summer camps at UM with the Risk Management Office

Oversee student registration process for summer terms in collaboration with the Office for Student Success

Write regular and timely press releases on summer terms to broadcast across the state, produce regular campus communication about the summer term, communicate with all campus community, press, alumni, and external stakeholders for details on summer terms and opportunities

Work with Enrollment Services and Montana Event Services to obtain contact and demographic information on summer campers from all individual summer camps for future recruitment, UM communication, and enrollment purposes

Perform other duties as assigned related to summer term

The University of Montana is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people who would assist the University in demonstrating its essential values of innovation and creativity, impact, openness, and partnership.

Position Details

Position is full-time, 1.0 FTE, MUS Contract and includes a comprehensive and competitive benefits package

including Insurance package, mandatory retirement plan, partial tuition waiver, and wellness program.

Required Skills

Working knowledge of current best practices in leading and developing a variety of summer programs targeting diverse student audiences

Working knowledge of higher education administration, organization, and budgets

Knowledge of trends and best practices in pre-collegiate, college-level, and continuing education summer programs

Ability to articulate plans, policies, and intricately detailed strategies with clarity and precision

Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment, fostering and developing working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders throughout the academic community

Experience developing effective promotional campaigns

Ability to maintain strict confidentiality

A steadfast commitment to diversity, maintaining an inclusive institutional environment, and a demonstrated ability to work closely and constructively with a wide variety of constituents

Knowledge of the daily operations of summer programming in a higher education setting

Understanding of University priorities surrounding student success and experiential learning

Required Experience

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least four (4) years of experience in higher education or a related field; or any combination of education and experience that provides the necessary competencies to adequately discharge the duties assigned to the position.

About UM

and the Office of the Provost

The University of Montana is a unit of the Montana University System with more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students and 500 full-time faculty members. It is located in Missoula, a culturally vibrant community of about 70,000, surrounded by mountain grandeur which was recently ranked in the “ top 20 best college towns with a population of less than 250,000

” by the American Institute for Economic Research and ranked 9

th

in Outside Magazine’s “ The 16 Greatest Places to Live in America

” in 2014. Many national publications recognize Missoula for its high quality of life

. Abundant recreational opportunities in surrounding state and national forests and nearby Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park complement a thriving intellectual atmosphere.

The Provost's most important duty is oversight of the academic and student support operations of the University to ensure that UM continues to pursue academic excellence and a holistic approach to student success.

The mission of UM Summer is to raise UM’s visibility and enhance summer programming to support the success of pre-collegiate, college-level, and non-degree seeking students. UM Summer aims to create a unique, top tier academic summer experience that supports students academically and holistically in collaboration with all other campus entities as well as the Missoula community.

The Office of the Provost organizational chart can be found at: http://www.umt.edu/provost/about/default.php

To learn more about the University of Montana, Missoula, and the State of Montana, please visit the links below.

University of Montana

University Highlights

City of Missoula

Destination Missoula

State of Montana

Visit Montana

Criminal Background Investigation is required prior to Offer of Employment.

In accordance with University policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal background investigations.

ADA/EOE/AA/Veteran's Preference.

Reasonable accommodations are provided in the hiring process for persons with disabilities. For example, this material is available in alternative format upon request. As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, we encourage applications from minorities, veterans, and women. Qualified candidates may request veterans’ or disabilities preference in accordance with state law.

References

*References not listed on the application materials may be contacted; notice may be provided to the applicant.

Testing

Individual hiring departments at UM may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions.

E mployment Eligibility.

All New Employees must be eligible and show employment eligibility verification by the first date of employment at UM, as legally required (e.g., Form I-9).

Company info

The University of Montana
Website : https://www.umt.edu