Executive Director
Career Family: Executive Professional Level: Executive Executive Director
Career Family Job Summary: Jobs in this career family provide strategic leadership, decision-making, and operational oversight to ensure alignment with the institution's goals. These positions require exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to drive growth and innovation. Executive roles collaborate with school, college and unit-level leaders, shared governance and other stakeholders to develop and implement effective strategies.
Professional Level Job Summary: Executive Directors are directly responsible to an officer and oversee multiple Directors. Executive Directors are 1) responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of stand alone institutes, centers or affiliates which have independent advisory boards and sources of funding but remain entities of the University, or 2) responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of a major academic support, administrative or student services department which provides University system-wide or campus-wide services.
Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor's degree, master's or terminal degree may somtimes be required based on the position
7 years
Preferred Qualifications: Master's or terminal degree
Strong, demonstrated commitment and accomplishment in building diversity and inclusion
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Thought leadership focused on implementing CU Denver's Strategic Plan and its resulting strategic initiatives. Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally. Strong, demonstrated commitment and accomplishment in building diversity and inclusion. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution. Outstanding customer service skills.
Supervision Exercised: Yes
FLSA Status: Exempt