Big Ideas Policies & Systems Manager (7399U) - BLUM About Berkeley

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are committed to creating a community that fosters equity of experience and opportunity, and ensures that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel safe, welcome and included. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty and staff.

The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world's leading institutions of higher education, distinguished by its combination of internationally recognized academic and research excellence; the transformative opportunity it provides to a large and diverse student body; its public mission and commitment to equity and social justice; and its roots in the California experience, animated by such values as innovation, questioning the status quo, and respect for the environment and nature. Since its founding in 1868, Berkeley has fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United States and the world.

We are looking for equity-minded applicants who represent the full diversity of California and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. When you join the team at Berkeley, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice that requires broad collaboration among faculty, staff, students and community partners.  In deciding whether to apply for a position at Berkeley, you are strongly encouraged to consider whether your values align with our Guiding Values and Principles, our Principles of Community, and our Strategic Plan.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is:  3/4/20

Departmental Overview

Big Ideas is an annual contest aimed at providing funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of students who have “big ideas.” Since its founding in 2006, Big Ideas has inspired innovative and high-impact student-led projects aimed at solving problems that matter to this generation. By encouraging novel proposals and then supporting concrete next steps, Big Ideas is helping contest winners make an impact all over the world.

The Policies and Programs Manager will play a central role in the implementation, administration and delivery of key programs aimed at supporting the Big Ideas student entrepreneurial ecosystem. The candidate will be responsible for planning and executing best practices for programs, policies, outreach, evaluations and services of the Big Ideas and associated educational activities, aligning Big Ideas activities with other Blum Center and campus activities. This person will build networks of judges, mentors and other key partners. They will serve as central contributor for analysis and knowledge-sharing among student-led innovation systems, including IdeaLabs, and will support the integration of student offerings across the Blum Center portfolio.

Responsibilities

50%

• Leads and directs a wide variety of projects and follows through with all levels of staff and individuals inside and outside the organization.
• Responsible for managing all aspects of the day-to-day projects and activities of Big Ideas.  These include, but are not limited to:
• Developing timelines, educational resources, and communications programs
• Serving as the primary point-of-contact for operational questions for faculty, staff, students.
• Leading workshops, information sessions, and other programs designed to further the
• student entrepreneurial ecosystem
• Leading recruitment for judges and mentors, and matching with student entrepreneurs
• Representing Big Ideas at events to build awareness of Big Ideas and strategizing about policies to increase awareness.

20%  

• Develops and advocates solutions to system issues, including developing and administering new systems, policies, processes, or programs.
• Continually assesses activities, documents lessons learned, develops best practices for supporting student innovators and early-stage university-based innovations.
• Provides recommendations on programmatic adjustments.
• Develops, deploys and analyzes biannual alumni survey to track Big Ideas participants.
• Plans a standardized process of analyzing metrics, and providing feedback and ideas for new systems.
• Leads Monitoring & Evaluation efforts.

10%  

• Provides highly complex analyses across a broad spectrum of programs, policies and initiatives or provides in-depth, complex analyses as a specialist in one policy field.
• Understands and benchmarks program against other leading programs.

10%  

• Provides analyses for complex budget, financial, academic, data, systems and resource projects working directly with all levels of managers.
• Leads the analysis and planning of Big Ideas educational activities, to further align and integrate with opportunities in the Blum Center ecosystem and the campus ecosystem.

10%  

• May lead a team of lower level analytical and administrative staff.

 

Required Qualifications

• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of faculty, staff and students to influence, both verbally and in writing.
• Project management skills.
• Strong understanding of the entrepreneurial and innovation landscape
• Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of campus processes, protocols and procedures.
• Knowledge of common campus-specific computer applications.
• Bachelors degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Masters degree preferred.
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial setting or working in a system that supports entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs.

Salary & Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:

http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

*Salary commensurate with experience.

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities.  Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities.  The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant see: http://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf
For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct



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