Jacobs Academy Director (Program Management Specialist)

Job ID: 319694

Department

JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC (BL-MUS-IUBLA)

Job
Summary

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Oversees current music and dance programs and adult workshops,
  including budget development, marketing, personnel hiring, space management, and enrollment.
• Develops new and innovative programs to
  serve expanding needs.
• Coordinates community engagement activities in Jacobs to work collectively through the Jacobs Academy
  office.
• Maintains and develops relationships with program faculty and community partners.
• Partners with various areas of the
  Jacobs School to support programs (finance, communications, scheduling, etc).
• Manages office staff to support
  programs.
• Serves as a Jacobs representative in campus and community engagement organizations.
• Interacts with and supports
  applicants, participants and their families.
• Develops business plans and provides data regarding programs to
  administration.
• Supports and develops grant applications.
• Monitors PIC (Programs Involving Children) compliance in Jacobs
  Academy programs.

General Responsibilities

• Plans, directs and implements programs or events, including the
  creation of materials to support these events.
• Provides staff communications and serves as liaison to program participants,
  collaborators in other units, community partners, vendors and the public. Approves staff purchase requests; arranges staff travel,
  accommodations, and research activities.
• Provides mechanisms, training, and advice on a variety of issues such as budget management
  software and advanced strategies for timely spending of grant funds. May be responsible for meeting revenue targets.
• Recruits,
  trains, directs, schedules, and evaluates faculty and staff partners, students and volunteers. Mentors, serves as a resource and provides
  guidance to team staff members as needed.
• Researches available grants and works closely with managers to identify funding needs and
  potential sources, creates grant proposals that further advance support of the program and program participants. May be responsible for
  meeting revenue targets.
• Constructs and administers program budgets and approves spending. Tracks progress on deliverables, analyzes
  data on projected spending and prepares reports for higher management and funding sources.
• Keeps abreast of best practices to
  recommend policies and procedures that deliver a quality program experience.

Qualifications

Combinations of
related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work
experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor’s degree (perferablly in music, arts, or arts administration.)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years in related field.

Preferred

• Experience in
  music/ballet arts administration.

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication
  skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting
  skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic
  environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high
  level of accuracy, even under pressure.

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to
effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as
well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential
functions with or without an accommodation.

Work Location

Indiana University Bloomington campus.

This is an
in-person position.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of
benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU
  contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by
  IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment
  insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan
  options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each
  year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance
  program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Job
Classification

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: General Administration

Job Family: Program
Management

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal
opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of
Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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Telephone: 812-856-1234

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