Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The American Indian College Fund is a national organization that invests in Native students and tribal colleges and universities to transform lives and communities. The Program Officer—Faculty Development will expand faculty programming, manage professional development grants and scholarship initiatives, provide support and coaching to faculty, evaluate program impact, and cultivate relationships with tribal colleges, funders, and other stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Manage the faculty professional development (PD) grant program across 34 TCUs
- Create and facilitate 1-3 faculty communities of practice
- Help develop and implement courses and workshops for faculty
- Identify faculty who need PD support and connect them with mentors and other resources
- Be knowledgeable about the unique professional development needs of TCU faculty and propose programs and activities to meet those needs
- Plan and host virtual writing retreats each semester
- Create and oversee a writing and publishing mentorship program
- Help design the faculty conference agenda and provide support on planning and logistics
- Co-administer the fellowship program with the program coordinator
- Identify or create additional opportunities for faculty to share their research and knowledge
- Gather and analyze data and information on our programs, projects, and activities to understand our impact
- Help write grant proposals and progress reports to ensure continued funding
- Document and communicate program achievements and challenges internally and with funders
- Continuously seek to understand faculty members’ needs through surveys, program evaluations, small group discussions, and conversations
- Write reports, briefs, web copy, press releases, blogs, and more
- Maintain highly accurate and up-to-date records, files, and tracking spreadsheets
- Contribute content for faculty newsletter and support its dissemination
- Serve as point person to ensure faculty web pages are up to date
- Travel to tribal colleges and present at conferences to meet faculty and to disseminate our work
- Help monitor budgets and grant deliverables to ensure each program’s objectives are met
- Work with public education team to highlight faculty achievements and faculty development programming
- Maintain strong relationships with co-workers, external stakeholders, funders, and other organizations involved in faculty development programming
Skills
- * Bachelor's degree
- * At least five years of professional work experience
- * At least two years of experience working in a higher education setting as a faculty member, adjunct instructor, or staff member, or in a role collaborating with faculty
- * Demonstrated ability to design, plan, and implement programs and activities that support faculty (or other professionals) and meet strategic goals
- * Strong program and time management skills to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- * Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- This position reports to the Director of TCU Faculty Development and is expected to travel 3-4 times per year
- This position can be based in our Denver, Colorado office or remote from select states
- * Master's degree
- * Personal and/or professional lived experience in American Indian/Alaska Native communities and/or with tribal colleges
- * Experience managing grant budgets, timelines, and deliverables
- * Understanding of program evaluation to demonstrate program impact and outcomes
- * Experience writing for a professional or academic audience
Benefits
- The College Fund prioritizes its team members’ professional growth and well-being.
- This position can be based in our Denver, Colorado office or remote from select states.
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