EI2 Global Program Manager

About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the well being of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

About The Enterprise Innovation Institute

The Enterprise Innovation Institute is Georgia Tech's economic development arm, comprised of more than a dozen programs. It's the largest and most comprehensive university-based program of its kind in the United States. Its core focus areas include entrepreneurship and startup development, business and industry growth, ecosystem development, and international outreach.

EI2 Global/Innovation Ecosystems unit helps governments, communities, foundations, entrepreneurs, and small businesses foster value creation by applying innovative ideas, technology, and policy to initiatives focused on economic growth. Areas of expertise include business incubation and commercialization, strategic planning, and economic sustainability. EI2 Global/Innovation Ecosystems helps clients make the right decisions to manage growth, create jobs, become more competitive, and increase benefits to the residents they serve. EI2 Global/Innovation Ecosystems advances technology-led economic development practices at local, regional, national, and international levels by providing internal expertise and connections to Georgia Tech and other industry partners. To learn more about EI2 Global visit:

Georgia Tech Extension Professionals are research personnel assigned to fulfill the extension service mission of Georgia Tech to the State of Georgia and beyond. This mission includes, but is not limited to, technology-based economic development, technology commercialization and deployment, entrepreneurship, start-up company incubation, and business/industry outreach. Extension Professionals also provide educational programs for business and industry in support of these missions through facilitating and fostering increased industrial engagement and sponsorship of applied research activities at Georgia Tech.

Location

The primary office location in the Atlanta area. However, incumbent in this position may be expected to travel state-wide and remain flexible to on-site daily service delivery hours (due to client schedules and/or project requirements). Travel can/may consist of local, in-state, and some out-of-state travel.

Job Summary

Serving within the Research Faculty of the Institute, this position directly supports the extension, service, and economic development missions of Georgia Tech to the State of Georgia and beyond. Primarily this position serves within the Global division of the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute (EI2). Program Managers in this role are responsible for initiating, conducting, and reporting on projects that promote local, state, regional, national, and international economic development. This includes, but is not limited to, working with leaders/officials in public and private enterprises, non-profits, governments, and other related economic development organizations. Program Managers are expected to conduct research, perform assessments, and provide technical assistance that helps create an attractive business climate. Incumbents in this role must be able to report measurable outcomes, as needed, through metric reporting systems required by federal, state, municipal, and/or private sponsors.

Responsibilities

• Project initiation, execution, and delivery. In general, this includes, but is not limited to: evaluating client needs, facilitating groups for identifying/solving problems, collaborating with appropriate constituents to meet project objectives/requirements, assigning and/or performing project follow-up activities, and presenting project findings/recommendations.
• Prepare and deliver Evidence-Based Entrepreneurship training programs.
• Develop and pilot programs for entrepreneurs, driven by a curiosity to explore new and impactful initiatives.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with clients and engage stakeholders in areas aligned with Institute research and education initiatives. Promote/facilitate interactions that increase program investments/sponsorships.
• Leverage Institute resources and use knowledge of industry research environments to tailor partnership models that drive a culture of open innovation and enterprise transformation.
• Participate in professional development activities (self-study and/or formal classes).
• Perform organizational administrative tasks, and other related duties, as assigned.
• Travel is required.

Required Qualifications

This position vacancy is an open rank announcement. Final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook.

Final rank will be determined commensurate with education and experience.

Rank in Research Extension Professional I

• A Bachelor's degree in management, economics, economic development, city and regional planning, public policy, public administration, business administration or related/relevant field.

Rank In Research Extension Professional II

• A Master's degree in management, economics, economic development, city and regional planning, public policy, public administration, business administration or related/relevant field and three (3) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
• A Master's degree in management, economics, economic development, city and regional planning, public policy, public administration, business administration or related/relevant field and five (5) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or
• A Doctoral degree management, economics, economic development, city and regional planning, public policy, public administration, business administration or related/relevant field.

Rank In Sr. Extension Professional

• A Master's degree in management, economics, economic development, city and regional planning, public policy, public administration, business administration or related/relevant field and seven (7) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of that degree, or
• A Master's degree in management, economics, economic development, city and regional planning, public policy, public administration, business administration or related/relevant field and nine (9) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree, or
• A Doctoral degree in management, economics, economic development, city and regional planning, public policy, public administration, business administration or related/relevant field and four (4) years of relevant full-time experience after completion of a Bachelor's degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Education: Master's Degree in management, economics, economic development, city and regional planning, public policy, public administration or related/relevant field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Preferred Work Experience: Ten years job-related work experience.
• Preferred Skills: Experience in working with underserved population; Experience with entrepreneurship programs; Proven track record in serving customers successfully; Prefer applicants with multi-lingual abilities.
• Preferred applicant backgrounds include: Experience in consultative service delivery and/or prior experience working in a higher education environment. The ideal candidate for this position is driven by a commitment to egoless meaningful work and a passion for transformative change. They embody a curiosity-driven mindset and demonstrate unwavering persistence in supporting ongoing projects and fostering collaborative engagements.

Contact Information

For more information about this position, please email:

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy and can be found on-line at

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (¿USG¿) and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual¿s race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.

This position does not have any financial responsibilities.

This position will not be required to drive.

This role is not considered a position of trust.

This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).

This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time

This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening.

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