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Florida International University · 3 months ago

Director, Program Administration - FIU in DC (Washington, D.C.)

Miami, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$100K/yr - $100K/yr

6+ years exp

Florida International University (FIU) is a prominent public research university committed to student success and community engagement. The Director of Program Administration will manage the visitor experience at the FIU in DC briefing center, oversee event programming, and collaborate with academic units to execute seminars and courses in Washington, DC.

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Responsibilities

Acts as the university's experience ambassador for visitors to the FIU in DC briefing center by managing the overall quality of visitor experience, serving as a concierge to internal and external partners who will be hosting programming events at the facility, and ensuring brand consistency and maximum usage of the facility in an effort to increase new opportunities for the university

Responsible in developing and maintaining systems to manage the calendar of events, coordinating customer visits and booking and managing events and leading the tour program of the facility

Manages the curation, development and production of all FIU in DC programming, signature events and activities

Works closely with the Office of University Ceremonies and Events to ensure event standards are met. Collaborate with Washington based staff for proper execution of events and activities

Supports and collaborates with the university reputation efforts by helping to identify and curate high-profile panelists, guest lecturers, guest lists for specific programs; and managing the cultivation and invitation of priority invitees

Positions FIU researchers and faculty on national panels, conferences, symposia and media partnerships, to raise the university's profile

Works with the FIU in DC team to manage the day-to-day operations of the facility. Supervises assigned staff

Coordinates with colleagues for the technical maintenance and upgrades of the facility to keep the experience relevant and up to standards

Responsible for leading a standard process for success metrics and creating dashboards to share functional effectiveness un operations

Collaborates with other internal academic units in the execution of academic seminars and courses in Washington, DC, including, but not limited to: for-credit, semester-long courses; short-term week-long seminars; online and hybrid courses for undergraduate and graduate students; executive education and certificate courses for the local area alumni and Washington, DC based professionals

Works closely with communications colleagues and research partners across the university, to identify and develop updates to reflect new ways to promote and display FIU research products, solutions and services

Serves as the University's credit card holder for departmental transactions. Adheres to University credit card policies and procedures

Qualification

Event logisticsTeam supervisionProject managementContent management systemsGovernment relationsWriting skillsCommunication skillsPresentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related field and eight (8) years of related work experience or Master's degree in a related field and six (6) years of related work experience

Understanding of and proven experience with Washington, D.C. stakeholders and event logistics

Experience in project management

Preferred

Experience with executive briefing centers; or visitor centers and conference exhibition displays

Experience supervising a team and managing programs

International relations and/or government relations a plus

Experience with content management systems and database management tools such as Salesforce.com, etc

Experience in a communications, public relations/public affairs, government relations or marketing role in a corporation, agency or government environment

Strong writing skills and communication/presentation skills

Company

Florida International University

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FIU is Miami's public research university. Offering bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, both on campus and fully online.

Founded in 2016

Miami, Florida, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://startup.fiu.edu/

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