Program Manager, Michigan Center for Innovation in Women's Sports

Job title: Program Manager, Michigan Center for Innovation in Women's Sports

Program Manager, Michigan Center for Innovation in Women's Sports

Job Summary

The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology seeks a highly skilled, high-energy, and self-directed Program Manager to serve as the foundational operational catalyst and systems builder for Game Changers: The Michigan Center for Innovation in Women's Sports. Game Changers is being established as a national hub for the discovery, synthesis, implementation, and advancement of evidence-based solutions that improve the health, performance, economic opportunity, and holistic well-being of female athletes across the lifespan and athletic spectrum.

Reporting to the Professor of Movement Science, you will manage the Center's daily operations and serve as the primary operational contact. This is primarily an onsite position but a hybrid schedule with a remote option up to 2 days/week may be available.

Note: This is a term-limited position, funded for 3 years; the initial appointment may be extended depending on the availability of funding and successful performance.

Responsibilities

• Translate leadership priorities into annual operating plans, project schedules, assignments, milestones, and deliverables.

• Develop and maintain administrative processes, standard operating procedures, project-management tools, calendars, databases, shared files, and recordkeeping systems.

• Provide project management support to track cost, schedule and deliverables of the Center's research, demonstration, and implementation projects.

• Coordinate administrative requirements with appropriate University offices, including human-subjects research, privacy, data-use agreements, contracts, and research administration.

• Develop dashboards and evaluation measures demonstrating the Center's research, educational, operational, and societal impact.

• Serve as an administrative contact for established collaborators and partners such as other U-M units, the Game Changers advisory board, sports organizations, corporations, foundations, and community organizations.

• Coordinate partner and advisory-board meetings, including scheduling, materials, presentations, minutes, action items, and follow-up.

• Work with School finance and research administration staff to monitor operating, grant, and project budgets.

• Prepare financial summaries, forecasts, and budget-to-actual reports for Center leadership.

• Work with the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Marketing and Communications and Development Offices to implement the Center's communications and visibility plan.

• Coordinate the recruitment, onboarding, scheduling, and day-to-day work of student assistants, interns, temporary staff, and project contributors that work directly with the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer.

• Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 3+ years of progressive project management or program operations experience. Prior experience launching programs, building SOPs, or working in dynamic, early-stage units is highly valued.

• Proficiency with modern project management tools, file-sharing architectures, and basic financial tracking tools.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, Google Workspace, Canvas, or similar programs.

• Why Work at Michigan?

• Benefits at the University of Michigan In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

• Generous time off

• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting

• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance

• Life insurance

• Long-term disability coverage

• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses

• Maternity and parental leave

• University commitment to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities

• 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.

• 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 any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

• U-M EEO Statement

• The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

• Job Detail

• Job Opening ID

• 283952

• Working Title

• Program Manager, Michigan Center for Innovation in Women's Sports

• Job Title

• Program Manager

• Work Location

• Ann Arbor Campus

• Ann Arbor, MI

• Modes of Work

• Onsite

• Full/Part Time

• Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary

• Regular

• FLSA Status

• Exempt

• Organizational Group

• School Kinesiology

• Department

• School of Kinesiology

• Posting Begin/End Date

• 10/07/2026 - 10/21/2026

Salary

80,000.00 - 100,000.00

Career Interest

Administration

Research