PS Assoc Dir, Ops & Logistics

• Under the oversight of the Director of Community and Stakeholder Engagement, develops, organizes, and supports all aspects of strategic planning and execution of goals, budgets, and timelines for CCET
• Provides administrative, financial, and operational oversight of CCET
• Service Recharge Center
  • Works closely with CCET staff on the daily operations and delivery of patient, community, and other stakeholder engagement services.
  • Provides guidance and direction on individual service projects.
  • Advises on optimal project design to meet investigator needs and on stakeholder recruitment for service fulfillment.
  • Evaluate and improve services, addressing organizational and staff concerns
• Community Partnership Development
  • Engages in networking with community and university stakeholders to build and maintain the broad, diverse connections needed to conduct the work of CCET.
  • Cultivates strong partnerships with community stakeholders to facilitate and accelerate community-engaged research locally and nationally.
  • Serves as primary CCET liaison to the Community Faces of Utah collaborative, facilitating collaborations between CFU and investigators at its monthly meetings and beyond. Support CFU participation in conferences and meetings.
• Staff Oversight & Training
  • Oversees the hiring, training, supervision, and evaluation of CCET staff.
  • Develops, implements, and facilitates professional development trainings and activities for the continuous improvement of the staff, particularly in the areas of service delivery and community engagement methods, including thematic analyses
• Leads reporting of program progress to the Director of the Community & Stakeholder Engagement Core and CTSI leadership. Contributes to the preparation of reports to internal (University leadership) and external stakeholders (NIH/NCATS).
• Participates in the CTSI leadership team, including monthly meetings, quarterly retreats, and the annual external advisory board meeting.
• Participate as assigned on CTSI and University committees.
• Participates in presentations, writing, and revising manuscripts related to the CCET’s work and the research facilitated by the CCET.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required
Nearly Continuously: Office environment.
Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required
Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking.
Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking.
Seldom: Bending, reaching overhead.

• Attainment of a Master’s or PhD degree in a relevant field
• Strong community engagement experience, preferably:
  • In more than one type of setting and/or with more than one type of partner (e.g., grass-roots community organizations, healthcare settings, faith-based organizations, patients, health departments, libraries, etc.)
  • Using more than one type of engagement approach
• Strong qualitative research expertise
• Experience with administrative, financial, and operational oversight of a program/project/unit
• Experience facilitating research collaborations between academic and community research partners
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Previous experience supervising staff
• Broad connections in the non-academic community