Assistant Director

Job Posting Title:

Assistant Director - Programs

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Hiring Department:

Moody College of Communication

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2025

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

This position is full-time and contingent on continued receipt of funding. Position is funded through 8/31/2025, and continued funding is anticipated.

Purpose

Provide high-level, day-to-day leadership and oversight of the Center for Health Communication (CHC) portfolio of projects and campaigns.

Responsibilities

* Program Leadership: Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight for the Center's programs across public health topics and populations. Responsible for overseeing all parts of program implementation and evaluation, as well as regular updates to CHC leadership. Ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled with minimal oversight from Director. Serve as central point of contact for funders across all projects.


* Program development: Alongside director and administrative team, build project scopes of work and budgets in response to funder request. Assist in pursuing new partnerships and funding opportunities.


* Cross-functional team collaboration: Serve as team leader directing cross-functional teams toward shared goals and deliverables. Ensure functional collaboration between researchers, faculty affiliates, designers, writers, and other internal stakeholders. Lead the translation of research and data efforts into programmatic and design applications.


* External partnership: Serve as primary point of contact to all external funders related to deliverables, staffing, budgets, and contracts. Provide excellent client service to partners and funders. Maintain functional and effective communication with all external stakeholders.


* Health communication expert: Serve as health communication expert for the Center, including a working knowledge of current literature, theories, and models that inform our health communication campaigns. Practice evidence-based health communication and model data-informed practices in program leadership.


* Supervision + staff development: Supervise and direct workload for 3 to 5 program managers and their direct reports, as well as one creative director and their direct reports. Responsible for new programmatic staff orientation. Alongside the Director, direct staff development such as team skill building, promoting collaboration across projects and teams, and helping institutionalize standardization of processes and products.


* Support CHC's mission to lead the creation of evidence-based health communication scholarship, education, and practice. Related duties as assigned.



Required Qualifications

* Master's degree in public health, communication, advertising, public relations or related field, or equivalent years of experience


* 10 or more years' experience with project management and leadership with progressively complex responsibilities


* 3 or more years supervisory experience with professional staff


* Excellent written communication skills, including ability to write in multiple styles and for various audiences


* Demonstrated ability to lead a team of direct reports and colleagues toward complex programmatic activities and goals


* Ability to manage multiple workflows simultaneously with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including skillful delegation techniques


* Prior experience designing and conducting program evaluation activities, including quantitative and qualitative methods


* Experience successfully translating mix methods research into communication strategies and serving as a strong steward to evidence-based practice throughout the project life cycle


* Previous work with designers, writers, web developers, or other creative professionals involved in materials creation


* Strong health equity orientation in approaches to the work


* Experience working in health communication and public health, and demonstrated commitment to the mission of the Center for Health Communication



Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

* 12 or more years' experience with project management and leadership with progressively complex responsibilities


* 5 or more years supervisory experience with professional staff


* Previous high-level leadership role within similar team or organization


* Subject matter expertise in the areas of public health, health communication, and marketing



Salary Range

$75,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Standard office environment

Required Materials

* Resume/CV


* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor


* Letter of interest



Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.