Job Details

Overview

Director of Innovative Programs (4801) at The Fung Institute, University of California, Berkeley. The Director will plan, direct, administer, and ensure excellence in all programmatic and administrative matters related to existing and new programs and activities as assigned by Institute leadership, including admissions, student experience and outcomes, faculty participation, curriculum, online student communities, and financial management.

Application Information

Application details include the First Review Date: 9/19/25; open until filled. Salary range budgeted: $105,000 - $125,000. For information on the comprehensive benefits package, see UC Berkeley Compensation & Benefits. This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check. UC Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Responsibilities

• 45% Program Management: Directs and administers complex programs (degree and non-degree, within various delivery models and audiences), with complete responsibility for administrative and programmatic activities.
• Oversees, plans, and implements all major aspects of program development and administration in partnership with the campus and external partners.
• Responsible for day-to-day program management and execution, including human resources and quality assurance/improvement.
• Makes executive-level recommendations about personnel actions in collaboration with Fung Institute and College of Engineering leadership, including recruitments and creation of new positions.
• Establishes degree and non-degree program policies and practices to optimize coordination and ensure consistency with University policies.
• Manages student admissions process, including facilitation of faculty admission committees, in collaboration with the Institute's Student Services/Affairs and Admissions staff.
• Oversees recruitment and marketing efforts in collaboration with campus and external partners.
• Engages with prospective and current students through presentations and events (information sessions, yield, orientation).
• Serves on committees representing the programs and participates in short- and long-term planning with internal and external stakeholders.
• Performs regular tracking and analysis of enrollments, revenues, and expenditures; provides analytical reports; revises projections as needed.
• Program Assessment and Development: Directs data collection and analysis to assess program effectiveness and implement changes to content, policies, and procedures, including tuition, philanthropy, and executive education.
• Related duties as assigned.

• 30% Curriculum Development and Instructional Management: Create and manage processes for developing new courses with campus and external partners; work with Academic Working Group to facilitate curriculum planning; identify and onboard faculty; oversee curriculum approval and refreshments; ensure quality assurance of course delivery; collaborate to define capstone projects; related duties as assigned.

• 20% Special Projects as assigned

• 5% Professional Development

Required Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of University rules and regulations for graduate-level degree administration, online education, budget, accounting, fund management, and/or personnel management.
• Advanced interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse groups of faculty, staff, students, and external partners; strong multicultural competencies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, active listening, critical thinking, persuasiveness, advising, and counseling.
• Advanced knowledge of administrative operational activities (event planning, fundraising processes, risk management, website design, accounting and payroll, contracts and grants regulations).
• Strong customer service and problem-solving orientation; adaptable to change; advanced program assessment and continuous improvement skills.
• Advanced knowledge of common University computer applications.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Advanced skills in short- and long-term strategic planning, analysis, problem-solving, and customer service.
• Advanced knowledge of financial analysis and reporting techniques, and/or HR policies for staff and academic employees.
• Bachelor2s degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience.

Salary & Benefits

Budgeted salary: $105,000 - $125,000. For information on the compensation package, visit UC Berkeley Compensation & Benefits. UC Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Additional Information

The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check. Misconduct disclosure requirements apply. See policy links for UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy, UC Anti-Discrimination Policy, and Equal Employment Opportunity.

Notes: Seniority level Not Applicable; Employment type Full-time; Job function: Business Development and Sales; Industries: Higher Education.