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The Constituent Programming and Events Manager oversees the development, implementation, execution, and maintenance of development and/or alumni events and related services; collaborates with staff and executives to strengthen existing alumni and donor relationships and takes a lead role in committees and boards tasked with planning and implementation of activities and events.

• Manage, develop, direct, and coordinate alumni and development services, programs, and events
• Serve as program/events manager for the implementation of new alumni and donor programs or revision and updating of existing programs
• Establish, create, implement, develop, and evaluate plans for program and event strategies; coordinate support needs
• Develop budgets, identify program and operating costs, and monitor expenses
• Establish policies and procedures for the overall management of a specific program or function
• Assist in the development of policies, procedures, and systems
• Participate in University, business, social, and civic groups
• May assume responsibility for office operations, as necessary
• Lead, train, coach, develop, and provide performance evaluation for assigned team

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 12
• Minimum – $76,700.00
• MidPoint – $95,900.00
• Maximum – $115,100.00