Director of the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development

Position Summary

The Vice President for Public Service and Outreach of the University of Georgia (UGA) invites applications and nominations for the position of director of the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development (Fanning Institute).

The director of the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development (Fanning Institute) provides overall leadership and management of the unit, including responsibility for the administrative, budgetary, and programmatic operations of the institute and supervising Fanning Institute faculty and staff. The position reports directly to the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, is a member of PSO’s senior leadership team, and is based on UGA’s main campus in Athens, Georgia.

In addition to providing overall leadership of the Fanning Institute, the director serves as the institute’s representative within the university community and to a broad range of external clients and stakeholders. Applicants should have extensive experience in developing and managing programs that assist communities with their leadership development needs. The successful candidate will have effective communication and interpersonal skills as well as an appreciation for the complexities involved in working on varied issues in a public setting.

This is an administrative, non-tenure track Senior Public Service Associate faculty appointment.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Serves as the Director of the J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, a Public Service and Outreach unit of the flagship, land- and sea-grant University of Georgia.
• Responsible for the overall strategic direction and programmatic operations of the institute in fulfillment of its mission to strengthen communities, organizations, and individuals through leadership development.
• Leads a team of currently 12 interdisciplinary faculty, 13 administrative staff, and multiple graduate and undergraduate students in designing, delivering, and evaluating a variety of leadership programs that focus on community, youth, and non-profit audiences.
• Responsible for developing the institute’s long-term strategic plan consistent with the institutional priorities of Public Service and Outreach and the University of Georgia.
• Responsible for developing and monitoring a multi-million-dollar annual budget ($7.5 million) that is consistent with the institute’s strategic priorities.
• Oversees all hiring decisions and personnel matters.
• Works to expand the institute’s reach to new audiences throughout the state.
• Oversees periodic updates to programming and curriculum to effectively respond to changing needs in Georgia.
• Responsible for all development activities of the institute to attract private and philanthropic investment in the institute’s programs and work.
• Responsible for development of grants to support Fanning’s work in serving communities.
• Maintains strong working relationships with a broad array of clients and constituencies outside the university to include chambers of commerce, community-based organizations, the utility companies, and non-profit associations.
• Represents the institute within the university community and has strong working relationships with other public service and outreach directors, the Fanning Institute Advisory Board, as well as deans and administrators across the university’s 20 schools and colleges.
• Fosters strong relationships with academic faculty at the University of Georgia and other University System of Georgia institutions to advance Fanning’s mission.
• Serves on various university and statewide committees relevant to work of the institute.