Yale University
Location
New Haven, CT | United States
Job description
1. Develop strategies and tactics that support international programs and initiatives and advance Yale's reputation. 2. Lead OIA regional specialists to ensure they maintain comprehensive profiles of Yale in each target country, and maintain contacts with universities, governments, and other institution in priority countries, including regular overseas visits.3. Plan, support and often participate in international trips by the president, deans, and others.4. Organize and host foreign guests who are visiting Yale, including VIPs, university officials, and others. Visits can include private meetings, public addresses, or large events in venues such as Woolsey or Sprague Halls and academic symposia. 5.Facilitate the international efforts of individual faculty, academic units, and administrative offices. OIA collaborates with other offices at Yale on efforts to ensure compliance with Yale policies and US and foreign laws. The Senior Associate Provost co-chairs the university's International Operations and Compliance Committee.6. Build awareness and understanding among Yale faculty and staff about international programs to constituents at Yale. Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the work and priorities of Yale faculty, the university's policies, and historical context related to a program or activity. 7. Develop and steward internal and external relationships. Manage complex political relationships and interests. Develop partnerships with internal and external individuals and organizations as needed. 8. Evaluate and assess potential and existing partners to ensure Yale's interests are protected and the partnerships are appropriately mutually beneficial. 9. Remain informed on current events relating to higher education, government, and the healthcare sector and high-profile individuals.10. Advance and protect Yale's reputation worldwide. The OIA promotes Yale's global impact with select world audiences and coordinates stories with the Office of Public Affairs and Communications (OPAC) and other campus communicators. 11. Organize leadership training programs involving Yale faculty. 12. Manage the President's Council on International Activities.13. Manage the university response to international crises. Work with other offices to promote safe travel practices and awareness. 14. Work with Yale federal relations and others to provide input on university lobbying efforts. 15. Support the work of development and admissions functions across the university. 16. Ensure university policies are followed. 17. Represent Yale as needed at global events and with partner institutions, governments, and consortia. The latter includes the International Alliance of Research Universities. 18. Oversee operation and reporting for Yale's Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprises (WFOEs) in China.
Required Skill/ability 1: Excellent interpersonal, management, writing, verbal communication and organizational skills.
Required Skill/ability 2: Develop and steward internal and external relationships. Manage complex political relationships and interests. Develop partnerships with internal and external individuals and organizations as needed.
Required Skill/ability 3: The ability to lead significant and meaningful change in a large, complex organization. Proven skills as a change agent. Demonstrated operational management expertise and knowledge of the research administration offices and related work processes for which she/he will be responsible.
Required Skill/ability 4: An extensive track record of effective budget and financial management in a large and complex higher education research environment. Extensive knowledge of the laws, regulations, and policies related to research compliance such as protection of human participants, animal welfare, conflict of interest, intellectual property, research safety, research.
Preferred Education: JD, MD, PhD or equivalent advanced degree strongly preferred.
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Posting Position Title: Senior Associate Provost, Global Strategy
University Job Title: Senior Associate Provost, Global Strategy
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: JD, MD, PhD or equivalent advanced degree strongly preferred.
Bachelor's degree and 10 or more years of experience in a senior role in global strategy & administration in a major research or university program required.
About Yale University
Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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