Director of Leadership Support
Duke Careers
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Durham • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $62,694 - $107,633 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Direct a complex grant initiative that includes multiple cohorts of grantees at every stage including recruitment, adjudication, advising services, gatherings and report analysis.
- Collaborate with colleagues who direct operations to ensure consistency with departmental policies and provide seamless experience for grant applicants.
- Develop and recommend requests for proposals based on desired impact.
- Write and consult in subject area of reflective leadership practices and their role in organizational leadership.
- Recruit, train and supervise consultants with specific expertise to provide support for grantees in individual and group settings.
- Engage, train and supervise contractors who will facilitate events, adjudicate proposals and evaluate reports.
- Identify, monitor and minimize conflicts of interest between contractors and applicants or grantees.
- Evaluate quality of contractors’ work and make recommendations about future opportunities for growth and work.
- Analyze data gathered from applications for trends.
- Compare the trends with available research.
- Report themes and make recommendations based on findings.
- Assist in the preparation of grant proposals to include compilation of data and preparation of budget projections; monitor and verify expenditures
- Collaborate with the department’s director of communications in formulating and implementing marketing and communications plans to advance grant program objectives
- Serve as departmental liaison with select peer organizations that provide grants and support services to Lilly Endowment grantees in order to provide peer support and collaboration on select projects
- Ensure compliance with University and sponsoring agency policies and procedures.
- Prepare administrative reports for submission to sponsoring agency
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
Requirements
- Work requires a general business background, generally equivalent to a bachelor's degree in a business-related field.
- Work requires 4 years of relevant experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience in organizational capacity building and business models OR ANY OTHER EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
- Strong preference for applicants that have completed M Div or equivalent.
- Strong preference for applicants with experience with lay or clergy leadership in congregations.
- Strong preference for applicants with supervision of staff and contractors.
- Microsoft Outlook - Intermediate; Microsoft Excel - Intermediate; Microsoft Access - Intermediate; Microsoft Powerpoint - Intermediate; Microsoft Word - Advanced; Other Database Software (Airtable) - Intermediate; SAP R/3 – Intermediate.
Benefits
- comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
- generous retirement benefits
- a wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
grant managementdata analysisbudget preparationproposal writingorganizational capacity buildingleadership practicesconflict resolutionreport evaluationtrend analysissupervision
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationtrainingadvisingorganizational leadershipproblem-solvingconsultationevaluationrecommendationliaison
Certifications
M Div