University of San Francisco · 1 day ago
MSEI Program Director
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$95K/yr - $110K/yr
5+ years expThe University of San Francisco is a vibrant academic community located in the heart of San Francisco, and they are seeking a MSEI Program Director. The Program Director will lead all aspects of the Masters of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation program, ensuring program excellence and a high-quality student experience while working closely with faculty and administration.
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Responsibilities
Develops and maintains professional relationships with companies throughout the Bay Area to identify and directly place MSEI students in curriculum-based internships and curriculum-based projects with those firms. While the internships and projects take place in the spring semester, this process requires year-round commitment. This is the most important and exclusive duty of the MSEI PD
Leads, inspires, and directs MSEI students in all aspects of Program and their professional development
Develops and implements marketing and enrollment strategies for the MSEI program, while closely working with the Graduate Admissions and Recruiting Unit staff
Conducts regular meetings with a part-time faculty, MSEI Academic Committee and other MSEI teaching faculty to discuss programmatic topics and share MSEI updates
Consults and collaborates with the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs on all aspects of the program
Ensures the flow of critical information between graduate student affairs, recruitment and admissions, program faculty, associate deans and the dean
Solicits and submits program budget requests to the Dean's Office
Liaises between the program and other campus and community constituencies
Recruits new students and communicates and meets with prospective students
Reviews new MSEI student applications, interviews them whenever necessary, and proposes admissions and scholarship decisions to MSEI faculty
Works on materials and processes that promote recruitment and retention of graduate students in conjunction with the Dean's Office
Ensures the currency of all promotional literature, program website, catalog copy and degree checklists
Represents the program at informational meetings, new student orientations and other events as needed
Communicates and meets with alumni
Teaches and manages the MSEI Practicum course (once a year, two sections), which involves recruiting 30+ companies and ensuring high-quality and relevant internships and projects, matching, documenting, and facilitating the relationships of student internships
Works with the MSEI Academic Committee and other MSEI teaching faculty for the development and review of the program curriculum including program learning objectives
Develops the MSEI course schedule
Aligns program goals and learning outcomes with those of SOM
Maintains an active and current knowledge of trends in the field and guides the program accordingly
Conducts and reports on assurance of learning, program review and accreditation in conjunction with the Dean's Office
Advises students on all aspects of the MSEI program and professional responsibilities
Maintains current company partnerships and develops new partnerships with the San Francisco Bay Area's innovative companies that can provide exclusive internships and projects to MSEI students
Collects, organizes, and securely maintains files of student internships and all necessary documentation pertaining to 30-40 external organization clients, where students work during the program. This includes all necessary paperwork (e.g., Curricular Practical Training documentation) and company offers
Provides direct support (including workshops) for the entrepreneurial ventures that students develop and launch as part of the MSEI program each year
Organizes and facilitates company visits, follows up with clients, prepares the materials for the visits, and conducts the post-visit follow-ups
Develops and executes New MSEI Student Orientation and other MSEI student events including the yearly MSEI Internship Fair in October, working with the Office of Graduate Student Success and Engagement
Designs, fundraises for, and implements the MSEI student venture fund whenever necessary to support new student ventures, coordinating with the school's development personnel
Coordinates MSEI faculty, the Associate Dean for Faculty, Research, and Impact, and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs to ensure that courses are taught by highly-qualified, well-prepared faculty who are motivated to contribute to program success in and out of the classroom
Works with the Office of Academic Affairs to recruit MSEI adjunct faculty
Assists the MSEI teaching faculty with their instructional needs
Qualification
Required
Superior work ethic, strong leadership capacity, optimistic attitude, highest integrity
A bachelor's degree in business, humanities, or sciences
Five years or more of prior working experience in high performance organizations with high-performing teams
The ability to be a responsible self-starter with excellent written and oral communication skills to work with a diverse group of faculty, students, alumni, and organizations
Strong organizational skills, excellent customer relation skills, and an excellent attention to detail
The ability to multitask, meet deadlines, and work effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced environment
The ability to work flexible hours on some occasions, including evenings and weekends
A total dedication to the MSEI program with a deep commitment to excellence in student education
The openness to new projects and to support tasks evolved in the program
Applicants must have a strong equity lens, cultural humility, and a proven record of embracing differences and creating a safe inclusive space and working environments that would support USF's Jesuit mission
Preferred
A master's degree is preferred
Company
University of San Francisco
University of San Francisco is a private Jesuit university that offers higher education programs and courses.
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