Global Customized Programs Team Lead

Job Posting Title:

Global Customized Programs Team Lead

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Hiring Department:

Global Engagement

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) is one of the largest public universities in the United States and is the flagship of The University of Texas System. UT Austin enrolls more than 52,000 students studying in almost 120 bachelor’s degree programs and more than 220 graduate programs across 18 colleges and schools. UT Austin is steadfastly committed to global engagement and is home to more than 5,600 international students and 1,500 international scholars from more than 130 countries, with more than 530,000 living alumni in 176 counties around the world.

Texas Global  advances UT Austin’s academic mission by leading, supporting, and coordinating the university’s international engagement efforts, fostering strategic partnerships on campus and abroad, welcoming a cadre of impressive international students and scholars to campus, and creating opportunities for students and faculty to engage with peers and institutions around the world. Texas Global is comprised of nine units, home to over 140 staff members, and continued growth of the organization is expected.

Your skills will make a difference. You’ll be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of faculty and staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you’re the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you’ll like working in our department and for UT Austin.

UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:

• Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)

• Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options

• Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays

• Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 7.75% employer matching funds

• Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)

• Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses

• Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities

• Tuition assistance

• Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets

• Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card

• Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card

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Purpose

The team lead on the Global Customized Program (GCP) team is tasked to provide coordination over a portfolio of grant and custom programs.  Working closely with Global Programs and Innovation (GPI) leadership, the team lead proactively ensures effective project management and communication to successfully develop and implement programs. 

Responsibilities

Team Coordination, Communication, and Support

• Coordinate project management across the GCP team for a portfolio of prospective, pending, and active programs, including supporting GPI leadership in the aggregation and management of all information (i.e. budgets, housing, transportation, etc.)
• Meet weekly with GPI leadership to provide project management updates on all proposed and current programs, communicating workflow updates and highlighting issues that need to be elevated for review/decisions.
• Monitor requirements for program deliverables to ensure they are met by stated deadlines.
• Determine resources needed to successfully administer GCP grant and contracted programs; make resource recommendations to Global Program and Innovation (GPI) leadership as needed.
• Serve as a resource/mentor to GCP team members in proposal processes and in program administration, including but not limited to identifying resources, program development and budgets.
• Develop agenda for weekly GPI team meetings in coordination with GPI leadership, follow-up on any actionable items for GCP as identified.

• Serve as GCP liaison to Texas Global accounting team to finalize budgets after approval from GPI leadership.
• Serve as GPI liaison to housing partners, managing the procurement of lodging for all programs.
• Support GPI leadership in the hiring process and oversee the training and onboarding of