How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached to the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Job Summary
The University of Michigan Detroit Center is one of the central units reporting to the Office of the Provost. Reporting to the Vice Provost for Engaged Learning, the Detroit Center's mission is to support, facilitate, and enable partnerships and collaborations between the University of Michigan and Detroit communities, centered on education, applied learning, and/or research endeavors. To that end, the Detroit Center organizes activities that promote awareness and seed collaboration opportunities through in-person and hybrid events. In addition, the Center acts as a visible and prominent representative of the University in Detroit.
The UMDC Project Manager will report to the Senior Project Manager at the U-M Detroit Center and is responsible for supporting a variety of strategic activities and projects, primarily focused on education and community engagement within the city of Detroit. Projects, and their focus, are expected to evolve over time. The UMDC Project Manager will also be responsible for managing the Detroit Center's marketing, communications, social media, web pages, and virtual catalogs. They will create promotion and marketing collateral for activities, projects, and initiatives led by the Detroit Center, in alignment with the academic mission of the University of Michigan, and the Office of the Vice Provost for Engaged Learning.
Project/program development cycles will require management from concept through completion, including the creation of detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, status reports, data tracking and analysis, and presentation of project deliverables.
As a member of the Detroit Center team, the UMDC Project Manager should also assist in daily Detroit Center operations, including events, activities, and other center priorities. This position will occasionally be required to work evenings and weekends to accommodate workshops or other events. Work will be hybrid, with a schedule that adapts to the needs of the UMDC offerings.
Responsibilities*
The UMDC Project Manager will work in collaboration with the UMDC Senior Project Manager on a variety of educational and community-focused projects, ranging from supporting and enabling engagements and exchanges in the community space, strengthening UM connections and collaborations in/with the city of Detroit, assisting in the development of education and communication sharing platforms and catalogs, and developing means to present data on the UMDC's impact in the community. While each project will be different, common responsibilities entail developing and maintaining project plans and databases, providing oversight of initiatives and collaborations, enhancing the UMDC digital footprint, and supporting daily operations within the UMDC team.
Key families of endeavors include:
- UM-Detroit collaborative initiatives: assist the UMDC Senior Project Manager in designing and facilitating academically-centered workshops and other events targeting at strengthening the connections between UM scholarship-centered activities and Detroit communities.
- Data gathering, analysis, and presentations, including the development of methods to collect, analyze, and present synthesized data about UMDC activities, engagement, and participation. Identifying existing data sources and developing new data sources, as appropriate, are also part of this effort, with the goal of providing comprehensive snapshots of UMDC engagement.
- Promotion and communication: work with key stakeholders, such as school and college partners, community members and organizations, and other collaborators to develop exciting promotional pieces and social media campaigns for UMDC usage, programs, and events.
- Manage and develop website content, updates and revisions for the UMDC, including, but not limited to, creating new pages, auditing existing content, ensuring functionality, and developing a digital catalog of UMDC events and programs.
Required Qualifications*
- Bachelor's degree required and a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience.
- Experience in working/collaborating with community, government agencies, non-profit, or higher education institutions;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Examples of work products will be requested;
- Highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple projects simultaneously and successfully meet deadlines;
- Demonstrated experience in gathering information, analyzing data, and problem-solving, both independently and as part of a team;
- Experience in preparing communications, documents, materials, and forms for distribution to a range of internal and external audiences;
- Ability to work independently and under general supervision and a track record of completing projects and meeting deadlines;
- Creative problem-solving skills exercised with sound judgment, an ability to anticipate emergent issues and needs, and provide appropriate recommendations.
The ideal candidate understands the value of diversity and the importance of inclusion, as demonstrated through a commitment to apply and incorporate the differences, complexities, and opportunities that diversity brings to an organization.
Work Locations
The University of Michigan Detroit Center is located inside Orchestra Place in Midtown Detroit.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Background Screening
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.