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University of Missouri-Kansas City · 3 days ago

Program Area Specialist II, Institute for Human Development, UMKC, 92764, 92763

Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

The University of Missouri-Kansas City is seeking a Program Area Specialist II for its Institute for Human Development, focused on developmental disabilities. This role involves providing support to program teams, developing training resources, and assisting with outreach strategies to enhance the Charting the LifeCourse Nexus.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day support to the program team in completing project activities

Provide training, mentoring, and education to an array of target audiences

Assist with the development and maintenance of training resources and tools for individuals, families, professionals, and organizations

Support program teams in developing and implementing training, communications and outreach strategies

Assist with hosting internal and external meetings to accomplish project and program outcomes

Assist with data collection and other evaluation and reporting activities

Other duties, as assigned to support program outcomes

Qualification

Training developmentProject managementCommunity engagementData collectionTeam collaborationWritten communication

Required

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and 1 year of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

Preferred

Experience and expertise in partnering with professionals, families and community members

Self-driven performance and initiative with strong skills organizing and managing more than one project at a time

Experience with developing training and written materials for broad dissemination and use (such as: reports, publications, curriculum, tools/resources for individuals and families)

Ability to work well independently as well as with a team

Ability to work flexible hours and travel as needed

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision plans

Retirement

Paid time off

Short- and long-term disability

Paid parental leave

Paid caregiver leave

Educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses

Company

University of Missouri-Kansas City

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UMKC, Kansas City’s only R1 public research university, is part of the University of Missouri System.

Founded in 1929

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.umkc.edu/

H1B Sponsorship

University of Missouri-Kansas City has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (32)

2024 (29)

2023 (25)

2022 (23)

2021 (11)

2020 (9)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$3.4M

Key Investors

US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationMissouri Department of Economic DevelopmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology

2023-11-09Grant· $2M

2023-04-20Grant· $0.15M

2022-09-20Grant· $0.5M