University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

Institutional Innovation Program Director

Notre Dame, IN, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specified$60k-$742kDetected 19 hours ago
Project ManagementLogisticsProcess ImprovementResearchLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingAdaptability

About the role

  • Rooted in a tradition of excellence and inspired by our Catholic character, Notre Dame is committed to fostering an environment of care that nurtures the whole person-mind, body, and spirit.
  • Here, you will find a deep sense of belonging, a culture that prioritizes well-being, and the opportunity to grow your career while being a force for good in the world.

Responsibilities

  • Lead complex, cross-functional engagements from scoping through sustainable implementation, often serving as the primary point of contact for senior campus partners and executive sponsors
  • Design and facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, and design sessions that surface root causes, generate options, and build consensus around solutions
  • Develop clear deliverables (assessment reports, business cases, implementation plans, and communications materials) tailored to diverse audiences
  • Apply change management principles to build buy-in, mitigate resistance, and sustain adoption of new processes, structures, or systems
  • Manage scope, timeline, and risk across concurrent engagements, escalating issues and trade-offs as needed
  • Coach and mentor project team members and campus partners in problem-solving, facilitation, and process improvement methods
  • The role regularly partners with executive officers, deans, vice presidents, and staff and faculty leaders across Notre Dame's colleges, schools, and divisions, and coordinates closely with the other teams within Institutional Research, Innovation, and Strategy - Institutional Research and Institutional Strategy - to ensure aligned, mission-driven support for the University.
  • The University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration.

Requirements

  • Strong facilitation skills, with the ability to guide diverse groups toward shared solutions
  • Ability to improve processes and steward University resources thoughtfully while elevating service quality
  • Genuine interest in, and growing knowledge of, the University's academic and administrative functions
  • Required Documents for Full Consideration: Resume and Cover Letter

Nice to have

  • Bachelors Degree required plus 5-6 years of experience
  • Masters Degree preferred

Skills

  • The University of Notre Dame is more than a workplace!
  • How the Work Gets Done

Compensation

  • $60k-$742k

Benefits

  • Provide ongoing support to maintain change, including documentation and solution health checks

Company info

  • The Program Director reports to the Executive Director of Institutional Innovation & Institutional Strategy and works alongside other Institutional Innovation Program Directors as part of a collaborative team.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or age in employment.
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