Director, OEDI/PSP (College of Medicine - Phoenix)

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• Directs Pipeline Program efforts for students underrepresented in medicine.
• Leads and supports the development of both long-term and short-term strategic goals.
• Prepares PSP quarterly and annual reports for Curriculum Committee, Strategic Planning, and Development.
• In conjunction with the Sr. Associate Dean, OEDI, Co-directs the Intro to Medical Studies block for incoming cohort members.
• Manages Pipeline development and ensures access to necessary resources.
• Develops, maintains, and implements department policies and procedures.
• Serves as a representative of the department and/or University at state, regional and national organizations, boards, councils, and committees as assigned.
• Serve as primary liaison strategically coordinating between the community, students, faculty, and staff to facilitate the successful delivery of university programs.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates department programs and projects.
• Management of program and initiative data collection for reporting purposes including LCME reports, college reports.
• Build relationships with multiple departments across both the college, university, and hospital partners to facilitate strategic goal achievement.
• Create and manage a budget for OEDI/PSP planned activities, programs, and initiatives for each fiscal year and ensure compliance with University finance standards in collaboration with Sr. Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Primary financial representative for the program, managing contracts, reimbursements, and large purchases for the program.
• Supervises the preparation of financial and administrative reports; Predicts resource needs and develops long range plans through analyzing and interpreting statistics, financial data, and management planning data.
• Oversees and facilitates planning, developing, and administering department budget, including preparing annual budget.
• Oversee the collaboration with the Financial Aid department to ensure funding is applied to student accounts and deadlines/tasks are communicated to the cohort.
• Initiate grant applications as available.
• Assists in the development of grant submissions for pipeline programs or other special initiatives requiring extramural funding.
• Directs and supervises major events such as: HealthWeek, Inclusive Excellence Speaker Series, regional conferences
• Prepare annual report demonstrating the accomplishments of OEDI efforts.
• Lead Black Men in White Coat Youth Summit work-group.
• Direct marketing and communications strategy for OEDI and PSP including dissemination of monthly newsletter, website management and other communications that are broadcast in the COM-P news.
• Oversees Fellowship and Mentoring (FAM) program for students.
• Direct and guide the execution of a regular college diversity engagement survey, ensuring timely and effective implementation.
• Manage staff completion of the required QPR Suicide Prevention and Mental Health First Aid Trainings.
• Schedule and conduct regular OEDI staff meetings.
• Hire, onboard, manage, evaluate, support, and encourage the PSP and OEDI direct reports.
• Develops relationships for Clinical Practicum preceptorships and oversee scheduling of opportunities for students.
• Lead and manage the communication between the University Graduate College and key stakeholders, overseeing the GradPath and GradApp processes for both current and incoming students.
• Collaborates with UA Graduate College to ensure the program is meeting requirements as set by the Graduate College.
• Develops objectives, and activities based on department goals.
• Attend meetings, events and activities in place of the Sr. Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion in their absence as needed.
• Manage and operate the AMP admissions platform in collaboration with the Office of Admissions.
• Manage staff escalations of concerns or needs.
• Oversee recruitment cycle and big-picture curriculum delivery.
• Direct outreach, recruitment, and retention strategies to increase diversity of students, staff, residents, postdocs and faculty.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including listening, collaboration and team building that facilitates creative thinking, cooperation and rapport building with various levels of faculty, staff and students.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating with constituents across a diversity of identity dimensions with both courage and humility; strong organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to establish rapport and work cooperatively.
• A broad understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion and demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse constituents.
• Strong financial, communication and presentation skills.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Five (5) years of related work experience, including two (2) years of managerial experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

College of Medicine-Phoenix, Office of Human Resources

HR-PHX@arizona.edu

Application: The online application should be completed in its entirety. Blank or missed information may be considered an incomplete submission.

Letter of Interest: Should clearly indicate how your skills and professional employment experience meet the Minimum and the Preferred qualifications (if applicable).