JOB OPENING: INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM MANAGER
The Institute for Quality Communities in the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture and the University of Oklahoma seeks applications for a Program Manager, Job Number 250621. This full-time position is located onsite at the Norman campus. Targeted salary $72,500 based on experience. Benefits included. For full consideration, please apply by May 30, 2025. Detailed information can be found here.
Job Description
Support the management, coordination, and direction of community engagement at the Gibbs College of Architecture in the Institute for Quality Communities, including program development, grant writing and management of internal and external partnerships.
About the Institute
The Institute for Quality Communities was established in 2008 by the University of Oklahoma to enhance the quality of communities throughout Oklahoma and around the world. The IQC collaborates with faculty and students across Gibbs College’s Divisions of Architecture; Construction Science; Interior Design; and Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design. As the Gibbs College community outreach arm, the IQC is a leading source of community engagement, placemaking, and urban design expertise in the region. In addition to the work, it performs in communities across the state, the IQC hosts the nationally recognized biennial Placemaking Conference and its approximately 700 attendees on the Norman campus. The IQC has completed 112 projects while involving over 825 students by partnering with communities and non-profit organizations across 60 counties and securing external funding to support our work. For more information, visit http://iqc.ou.edu.
Job duties to include but not limited to:
- Develop and coordinate projects to advance community engagement efforts of the IQC and Gibbs College of Architecture
- Assist in establishing strategic vision and goals for IQC projects and initiatives
- Identify external funding sources, prepare successful grant applications, and assist with their management
- Develop relationships and coordinate partnerships with (a) external community partners and (b) internal faculty/staff partners in support of engaged teaching and research
- Support engaged teaching by working with faculty to implement public engagement methods in IQC class-based projects
- Develop conferences, workshops, training, and other programs
- Supervise and mentor interdisciplinary teams of graduate assistants
- Coordinate IQC communications across various platforms, including Constant Contact, the IQC website, LinkedIn, and Instagram pages
- Performing other related duties as assigned