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Job Description

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

The Program Operations Specialist (POS) will perform professional level program administration and management of the Pathways and Partnerships for Indigenous Studies (PPIS) program, housed in the Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies (CAIIS) at the University of Washington. This position will require the POS to exercise independent judgment, decision making, and substantial responsibilities to ensure program success. The POS will need to utilize in-depth knowledge of the program goals to allocate resources and establish policies, methods, and procedures for the program. The POS will also ensure that the program conforms to institutional and department policies and regulations.

Specifically, the POS will work with wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House at UW to host the Native UW Scholars (NUW) program starting in 2020, build relationships with two-year and tribal colleges in the area, host a Pedagogy Summit twice a year, and create application processes for the various student peer mentorship programs, the American Indian and Indigenous Studies (AIIS) Scholars Program, and the Native Knowledge-in-Residence guest speaker program.

The PPIS program includes six core aspects the POS will be in charge of administrating:

**Native UW Scholars Program (NUW Scholars)** - A cohort-based bridge program for incoming Native students;

**Native Pathways Program** - Partnerships with two-year colleges to create pathways for Native transfer students;

**Research Family Experiences** - An undergraduate-level Indigenous Research Academy and multiple research family opportunities in the Indigenous humanities;

**Summer Institute on Global Indigeneities** - A week-long intensive graduate seminar focused on professionalization in Indigenous studies disciplines;

**American Indian and Indigenous Studies Scholars** - A faculty-graduate student seminar, with the goal of supporting scholars to complete research projects that are key to their professional advancement; and

**Native** **Knowledge-in-Residence** **Program** - Funding to support Indigenous knowledge initiatives across our campuses, creating space for forms of knowing that have long

histories in the lands where the UW exists, but have not been part of extant curricular offerings.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

+ Collaborate with the Director and Co-Director of the CAIIS and collaborate with the Administrator of American Indian Studies on the various aspects of the work related to the PPIS grant.

+ Monitor, control, reconcile, and review budget status and expenditures.

+ Act as point of contact and representative/spokesperson for the program.

+ Create content about the program for the website, publicity, and other communications.

+ Schedule, advertise and manage, events.

+ Coordinate travel and accommodation for visiting participants.

+ Draft reports for submission to the Mellon Foundation.

+ Work with wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House at UW to implement the NUW Scholars program.

+ Administer the partnership between the CAIIS and two-year colleges to implement the Native Pathways Program.

+ Work with undergraduates and UW faculty to create the Research Family Experiences.

+ Coordinate with CAIIS faculty on the planning and implementation of the Summer Institute on Global Indigeneities.

+ Work with UW doctoral students and faculty to plan the AIIS Scholars seminar.

+ Coordinate to bring Native Knowledge-in-Residence participants to campus.

+ Coordinate selection and participation of undergraduate and graduate students in the various programs.

+ Act as point of contact and representative/spokesperson for the program.

+ Other duties as needed.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

+ Bachelor’s degree plus 2 years of experience working in higher education and/or American Indian and Indigenous communities.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

+ Demonstrated experience with budgeting and accounting practices.

+ Demonstrated program- or project-management skills and experience, including logistical support.

+ Project management experience.

+ Excellent organizational skills.

+ Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

+ Excellent interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills.

+ Excellent computer skills, including fluency with the suite of Microsoft Office and Web editing applications.

+ Ability to conduct off-site meetings with institutional partners.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

+ Knowledge of the broad educational goals of two-year colleges and research universities.

+ Knowledge of and relationships with American Indian and Indigenous communities

+ Experience collaborating inter-institutionally and with persons of diverse professional backgrounds and ranks, including faculty and graduate students in the humanities and social sciences.

+ Experience in grant reporting and grant administration.

+ Experience organizing workshops or conferences.

+ Masters’ degree preferred.

Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum:

$78,000.00 annual

Pay Range Maximum:

$90,000.00 annual

Other Compensation:

-

Benefits:

For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

100.00%

About the UW

Working at the University of Washington provides a unique opportunity to change lives – on our campuses, in our state and around the world.

UW employees bring their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world. In return, they enjoy outstanding benefits, opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work in an environment known for its diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

Our Commitment

The University of Washington is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://hr.uw.edu/eoaa/) . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or [email protected] .

Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28B.112.080) .

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.