Executive Director of UC Eco-Resilience Initiative

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

1d•$115,000 - $145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is for an Executive Director role of a UC wide initiative. The Eco-Anxiety Initiative is an psychoeducational and community building project for UC students and faculty that takes place at all 10 UC campuses, in person, as well as unites campuses through virtual events and occasional in person retreats or summer institutes. The Initiative involves delivering for credit educational classes to undergraduates as well as research projects evaluating the impact of the class on student and faculty skills and mental healht. Applies wide-ranging experience to manage and lead this complex and unprecedented project that impacts the UCSF campus, all UC campuses, and makes bridges with community partnerships. Leads projects with no campus or University of California Office of the President precedent where strong leadership in coaltion building across all levels of UC, departments and centers, UC campus undergraduate education leadership roles is required, as well as analysis of situations and data that requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. The incumbent for this leadership role is a subject matter expert in the topic of personal and social resilience to the polycrisis and specifically the ecological crisis, and helps with curriculum building and optimization. The incumbent works with teaching teams and administration leaders at each campus, as well as helps disseminate the curriculum to other universities. The incumbent works with the Eco-Resilience team leaders at UCSF, UC Davis, and UC San Diego to plan related projects to serve the initiative, such as a year long set of meetings for the undergraduates to build psychoeducational training among a group of new Eco-Resilience Fellows. The incumbent will influence and guide the project management methods and processes used across all projects. Projects may be passed off to the Leadership Team and staff to implement and maintain. Requires level of expertise in project management of educational and health initiatives, as well as experience working with the Eco-Resilience Initiative.

Requirements

Wide-ranging experience to manage and lead complex projects.
Strong leadership in coalition building across all levels of UC, departments, and centers.
Expertise in UC campus undergraduate education leadership roles.
Ability to analyze situations and data requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
Subject matter expertise in personal and social resilience to the polycrisis and ecological crisis.
Experience with curriculum building and optimization.
Experience working with teaching teams and administration leaders at each campus.
Experience disseminating curriculum to other universities.
Experience planning related projects with initiative team leaders.
Expertise in project management of educational and health initiatives.
Experience working with the Eco-Resilience Initiative.

Responsibilities

Manage and lead a complex and unprecedented project impacting the UCSF campus, all UC campuses, and community partnerships.
Build coalitions across all levels of UC, departments, and centers.
Provide leadership in UC campus undergraduate education.
Analyze situations and data requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
Serve as a subject matter expert in personal and social resilience to the polycrisis and ecological crisis.
Assist with curriculum building and optimization.
Collaborate with teaching teams and administration leaders at each campus.
Disseminate the curriculum to other universities.
Plan related projects with Eco-Resilience team leaders at UCSF, UC Davis, and UC San Diego.
Guide project management methods and processes used across all projects.