Program Manager, CVI Leadership Academy

Department
 

UL Crime Ed Lab Program Management

About the Department
 

In cities across the country, people face high rates of gun violence, under-resourced schools, and social harms associated with the criminal justice system -- all of which disproportionately impact people of color. These inequalities have profound consequences on public safety and opportunity. As a society we have failed to address these challenges, in part, because of our lack of understanding of the most effective and cost-effective solutions that can have a real impact on people’s lives. We believe that rigorous research can help.

The University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab partner with cities and communities to use data and rigorous research to design, test, and scale programs and policies that enhance public safety, improve educational outcomes, and advance justice. Our mission is to combine world-class data science and research, in partnership with government agencies, to substantially improve the effectiveness of the public sector and achieve impact at scale.

To learn more about the Crime Lab and Education Lab, visit https://urbanlabs.uchicago.edu/labs/crime.

Job Summary
 

The University of Chicago Crime Lab is seeking a Program Manager to support the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA)! The Program Manager has a unique opportunity to support and collaborate with diverse stakeholders across the field of community violence intervention by identifying and connecting CVILA students to capacity development resources and technical assistance opportunities. The Program Manager is responsible for overseeing capstone projects, student advising, interactive online events, and the development of technical assistance tools and materials. They ensure project deliverables related to capstone and technical assistance are timely completed by developing and executing project plans, identifying and mitigating project risks, facilitating communication, and assisting with administrative and logistical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Serves as primary point of contact for students, alumni and other stakeholders on matters related to capstones.

• Recruits, contracts, onboards, and manages capstone advisors.

• Maintains the capstone curriculum, including developing assignments, developing scoring rubrics, and presenting assignments to students.

• Reviews capstone assignments and provides written and verbal feedback to students.

• Identifies and develops technical assistance resources for students.

• Manages a repository of field support resources and coordinates interactive online events for students, alumni, and other CVI audiences.

• Participants in internal and external working groups.

• Defines project milestones, establishes timelines, monitors and tracks project progress, and escalates risks and issues to management as needed.

• Creates and maintains comprehensive program documentation including detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.

• Supports development of policies, procedures, and workflows capstones and technical assistance.

• Ensures that projects progress in accordance with contractual obligations, complies with donor regulations and internal organizational policies.

• Plans, manages, and reports on tasks and deliverables and serves as primary contact for capstone and graduation week vendors and contractors.

• Collaborates academic and administrative divisions across campus to support procurement, contracting, and payments.

• Drafts and publishes communications content through authorized channels, such as website and email, to ensure content is up-to-date and accessible to key stakeholders.

• Gathers and analyzes data from multiple sources across campus to inform decision-making.

• Plan, coordinate, manage events and meetings; research logistics, assist with preparing presentations, event outreach, and post-event write ups.

• Develops and communicates program priorities and performance standards and assesses operations using these criteria. Plans and conducts quality assurance reviews and recommends changes as appropriate.

• Uses in-depth knowledge and experience to administer the delivery of services to program participants and/or beneficiaries such as communicating with programs sponsors and academic advising for undergraduate students.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements