Statewide Impact Manager - Utah Women & Leadership Project - Urgent

We are looking for a resourceful Statewide Impact Manager - Utah Women & Leadership Project to join our vibrant team at Utah State University in Logan, UT.
Growing your career as a Full Time Statewide Impact Manager - Utah Women & Leadership Project is an amazing opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in problem-solving, communication and have the right drive for the job, then apply for the position of Statewide Impact Manager - Utah Women & Leadership Project at Utah State University today!

The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) is hiring a new addition to the team in the form of an Impact Manager (Program Coordinator III) who will expand the awareness and impact of the UWLP and “A Bolder Way Forward.” This includes setting goals, implementing strategy, developing and maintaining relationships around the state, tracking outcomes, and sharing progress.

 

Competitive benefit package available. This position is telework eligible within the state of Utah. 

• Focus on societal change efforts and initiatives related to women and girls.
• Work with the UWLP Founding Director to liaise with A Bolder Way Forward leaders, affiliates, participants, and working groups.
• Cultivate and maintain meaningful relationships and partnerships with a wide portfolio of community stakeholders around the state.
• Identify potential stakeholders and engage in tailored one-on-one meetings.
• Work with UWLP colleagues, partners, collaborators, and other stakeholders to develop tactical plans, measurable goals, and sustainable solutions to our state’s most pressing challenges.
• Utilize data and evidence-based practices to influence decision making and develop program initiatives.
• Work with the UWLP Team to innovatively share data in ways that tell stories, illustrate outcomes, and help audiences understand the implications and next steps.
• Attend select gatherings, representing the UWLP to broaden our reach and strengthen our visibility as a trusted, knowledgeable community partner and advocate.
• In conjunction with the UWLP Communications Manager, share progress internally and externally on goals, strategies, and outcomes.
• Support efforts to secure funding for strategic priorities and initiatives.
• Manage projects with a high level of timeliness and efficiency.
• Supervise student employees, volunteers, and working groups.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in change management, organizational behavior, business, social science, women’s studies, or other related field; and two or more years of professional experience in a related field.
• Proven project management experience.
• Established connections within Utah.
• Experience in change management, societal change, or organization development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in change management, organizational behavior, business, social science, women’s studies, or other related field
• Deep network of individual and organizational connections within Utah.
• Knowledge of and involvement in women’s efforts and groups in Utah.
• Knowledge of research around women’s challenges in Utah and beyond.
• Work remotely along the Wasatch Front with ability to travel around the state, as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to manage high stakes relationships with a diverse group of volunteers and partners and engage constructively with the other members of the UWLP team.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Capacity to handle and thrive with ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• Motivated when working in contexts with evolving initiatives, programs, and opportunities.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously, meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and work independently and with a team.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Focuses on results – Meets qualitative and quantitative goals in a thoughtful and timely manner.
• Embraces diversity and inclusion – Creates an atmosphere that respects and embraces engagement of all people, ideas and backgrounds and aligns with the UWLP’s values.
• Engages in learning – Able and willing to learn new skills and knowledge and accept new challenges.

Along with the online application, please attach:

1. Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”
2. At least one sample of your writing skills. You can either provide a file at the beginning of your application in the candidate profile under 'Documents 1-10' or links to online content you have produced
3. Contact Information for Professional References
4. Cover Letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application 

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Commensurate with experience with excellent benefits

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. T he employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

We believe that the best leaders dream big, prepare, take risks, create value, and give back. The Huntsman School provides unique learning experiences that develop these characteristics, preparing students to become leaders who leave the world better than they found it.

 

We started as the first business school in the West and have a proud legacy, but we’re not done yet. We strive each year to “Dare Mighty Things,” to honor the Huntsman name by putting our students first and developing programs that align with values such as ethical leadership and entrepreneurial spirit. We see successful outcomes of this approach in the lives of our students and alumni every day. We invite you to become a part of our aspirational journey.

Utah State University (USU) was founded in 1888 and is Utah’s land-grant and space-grant university. USU is one of only 146 research institutions in the U.S. classified as R1 “very high research activity” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. As one of the two premier research institutions in Utah, USU provides a high-quality education at an affordable price. With its main campus in Logan, the university serves approximately 27,500 students, including 24,255 undergraduates and 3,171 graduate students. USU Online has served students from all 50 states and 55 countries for 25 years.

 

USU’s statewide system features three residential campuses, 30 total campus locations, and 23 Extension education centers. The university employs 903 full-time faculty members, 124 executive administrators, and 1,649 full-time support staff. USU offers 115 undergraduate majors, as well as 91 master’s and 42 doctoral degrees. Learn more about USU.

 

A core characteristic of USU is engagement with communities and people in economic development, improvements to quality of life, and human capital. Through the practical application of knowledge, the University and its faculty engage and share expertise with the state, nation, and world, preserving the historical land-grant tradition of partnering with communities to address critical societal issues in the interest of the public good.

 

The USU main campus is located in beautiful  Logan, Utah , a city of about 50,000 situated in a picturesque mountain valley about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. Outstanding recreational opportunities abound in the nearby mountains and proximate region.

 

USU is sensitive to the needs of dual career couples and provides a  Dual Career Assistance program to support careers for partners who are also seeking employment.

 

USU endeavors to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access in all aspects of employment to qualified persons with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the university’s ADA Coordinator in the Human Resource office at Show phone number or submit a request at View email address on careers-usu.icims.com .

 

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In its programs and activities, including in admissions and employment, Utah State University does not discriminate or tolerate discrimination, including harassment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy, Title IX, or any other federal, state, or local law.

The following individuals have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations and/or USU’s non-discrimination policies:

 

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Mailing address: 5100 Old Main Hill, Logan, Ut 84322

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*updated 11/2022

Benefits of working as a Statewide Impact Manager - Utah Women & Leadership Project in Logan, UT:

● Excellent benefits
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Advantageous package