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As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state, and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills, and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world.
The Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop) has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time (100% FTE) Deputy Director to provide critical leadership, partnership development, communications strategy, as well as project, fiscal, and personnel management for the new Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH).
About the Center for Anti-Racism and Community Health (ARCH)
ARCH’s mission is to serve as a rigorous and community-driven academic hub focused on the critical interrogation and disruption of mechanisms of structural racism and discrimination that threaten the health and well-being of marginalized people, especially Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
About the Department of Health Systems and Population Health (HSPop)
The HSPop Department values and honors equity, diversity, inclusion, anti-racism, and excellence in teaching and mentoring, scholarship, practice, and service to catalyze innovative solutions that overcome complex public health challenges.
The Deputy Director position will have both internal and external responsibilities ranging from strategic planning, fiscal and grant management, administering center operations, human resources, and building and fostering internal and external relationships. They will be responsible for program operations, appropriate resource allocation, and collaborations with the center’s advisory collectives/boards, faculty affiliates, and community partners.
The Deputy Director must be adept at applying anti-racism principles in critical thinking and strategic planning, building organizational culture and personnel management, professional and social media communication, sound fiscal management, and engaging others representing diverse groups and communities with respect, empathy, and cultural humility.
This Deputy Director will manage a complex set of activities to produce deliverables in collaboration with UW stakeholders, research teams, and community partners. Duties include overseeing the Center budgeting process; developing and applying fiscal and HR policies and practices; collaborating with HSPop staff and faculty, and multiple levels of leadership across other UW departments.
This Deputy Director may occasionally work during evenings and weekends when necessary to meet deadlines and oversee programming and events. This position is eligible for a hybrid telework arrangement, which may include an ongoing, regular remote work arrangement in addition to reporting onsite.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work closely with the ARCH Director to develop and maintain the center’s foundational goals and manage and execute the center’s strategic plan.
- Develop and oversee the evaluation of center activities, operations, and partnerships in relation to center goals and objectives.
- Facilitate and run project update meetings, including scheduling calls/meetings and action items tracking.
- Triage emerging challenges through independent and creative problem solving.
- Design and implement standard operating procedures for project-wide activities, operations, and personnel.
- Hire, onboard, and supervise center personnel, ensuring that all parties have the resources and training needed.
- Engage with internal and external partners to identify collaborative opportunities that support the UW SPH, HSPop, and ARCH Center strategic goals.
- Organize and facilitate meetings to obtain community partner input.
- Develop and oversee marketing and communications to inform and excite interest about the center’s efforts.
- Oversee day-to-day fiscal, grants management, administrative, and program operations.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in fields related to work with human populations.
- 5 years of non-profit, government, higher education, administrative management, or related experience.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Knowledge of anti-racism, critical race theory, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Demonstrated commitment to infusing equity, inclusion, and anti-racism principles within tasks and responsibilities.
- Prior experience in the development and implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies.
- Demonstrated experience supervising and/or mentoring staff and teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage priorities, handle multiple projects, and exercise good judgment.