Presidential Strategic Leadership Fellow

About the role

The Office of the President is seeking a Presidential Strategic Leadership Fellow to join its strategic analysis team. This is a high-impact, two-year limited-term opportunity for recent UVA graduate or professional degree recipients with demonstrated experience in analytics, project management, problem identification, data visualization, artificial intelligence tools, and workflow design.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning and Analysis Support
• Develop and evaluate UVA's institutional strategic plan
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to support executive-level decision-making
• Analyze stakeholder feedback gathered through engagement efforts
• Review progress related to major strategic initiatives and other institutional priorities
• Translate complex findings into clear insights, recommendations, briefing materials, and executive-level presentations
• Project and Initiative Management
• Provide project management, research, coordination, and analytical support to the strategic planning committee
• Support strategic planning work groups and other strategic initiative teams chartered by the Office of the President
• Track strategic initiatives and prepare milestone and progress reports
• Manage multiple complex projects in a collaborative and evolving environment
• Data, Dashboards, and Technology
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools to measure the progress, impact, and return on investment of strategic initiatives
• Collect, organize, analyze, and visualize data for University leaders and strategic work groups
• Pilot and deploy generative AI tools to support data synthesis, research, and administrative workflows
• Executive and Institutional Support
• Provide research, documents, presentations, and planning support for the President and presidential priorities
• Prepare executive briefings, decision-support materials, and strategic recommendations
• Collaborate with senior advisors, project leaders, executive sponsors, and University leadership
• Support additional strategic projects and institutional priorities as identified by the President and senior leadership

Qualifications

• Education: Master’s degree required
• Experience: Five or more years of relevant experience required
• Recent graduate-level experience at the University of Virginia or demonstrated recent knowledge of UVA’s institutional environment
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis, institutional research, strategic planning, project management, management consulting, business intelligence, or a related field
• Demonstrated ability to identify and structure complex or ambiguous problems
• Experience analyzing quantitative and qualitative information and developing actionable recommendations
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
• Experience with data visualization, dashboards, reporting, or executive-level presentations
• Demonstrated ability to use emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence tools, to improve research, analysis, or workflows
• Ability to handle sensitive issues while maintaining complete confidentiality; strong integrity and sound judgment about highly sensitive information and issues in a variety of settings, including ability to exercise appropriate discretion with highly confidential engagements
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, cross-functional, and matrixed environment
• Demonstrated discretion, sound judgment, and the ability to handle sensitive or confidential information