Associate Director for Technology, Law and Security

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Department:

Washington College of Law

Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Regular

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Work Modality:

Hybrid 01 (On Campus 3-4 Days/Week)

Union:

Excluded

Job Description:

Summary:

The Associate Director for the AU Washington College of Law’s Technology, Law & Security Program (TLS), supports the Faculty Director and the Program Director with day-to-day management, oversight, strategic planning and leadership of the full scope of the program’s operations, research initiatives, sponsor fundraising and other activities.  The Associate Director works closely with the WCL tech-law faculty, students, donors, community and technical partners to help build and market this new program. 

 

Essential Functions:

• Manage and oversee ongoing TLS operations and activities.  Coordinate major (and smaller) events including but not limited to significant conferences, colloquia, and workshops related to emerging issues in law and technology.

• Tasks will include managing logistics, expense reimbursements, scheduling, speaker contacts and contracts, travel arrangements, media marketing and publicity, agendas and other aspects of event planning, and more.

• Supervise the TLS Program Coordinator, student research assistants, outside TLS senior fellows, and contract researchers and services.

• Promote the TLS Program, including but not limited to developing and updating the program’s social media presence; developing, updating, and maintaining related webpages; promoting programs and WCL members’ work; and broadly promoting law and technology-related offerings throughout WCL and community; identify, develop and maintain relationships with major tech entities, locally and nationally.

• Develop and grow relationships with appropriate governmental and NGO tech individuals and agencies; assist with the nurturing of the current tech relationships (Google, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, others) and identify new tech trends relevant to TLS research and initiatives.

• Work with and maintain relationships with the Office of Academic Affairs, the Office of Admissions, the Development Office and the WCL Office of Grants and other offices as needed.

• Manage TLS strategic communications, including overseeing student fellows and outside consulting contracts.

• Provide leadership in grant-seeking activity, including compiling and assisting in the writing of proposals, researching grant opportunities and future trends in grant support, monitoring and carrying out post-award compliance working closely with