Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (OCCoE) Program Manager

Department Summary

​​The Computer Science Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon offers BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Computer Science. Instruction is provided by 18 tenure track faculty, 3 emeritus faculty, and 5 teaching faculty. The department serves approximately 600 undergraduate and 90 graduate majors, as well as offering several general education classes in the discipline. The primary research foci of the tenure track faculty are high-performance computing, machine learning / artificial intelligence / natural language processing, networking, and distributed systems with cross-cutting concerns on security and privacy.

​The University of Oregon (UO) co-leads the state-funded Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (OCCoE) along with Oregon State (OSU) and Portland State (PSU) universities, and contributes to a range of OCCoE activities including workforce development, training and outreach related to Cybersecurity. These activities involve close collaborations with partners and stakeholders across the state and are supported by internal and external grants.

Position Summary

The OCCoE Program Manager will work closely with the OCCoE leadership team at UO to manage all activities of the Center, including managing all budgetary and fiscal issues related to the Center, collaborating with relevant staff members in the Computer Science department and Financial Services at UO. The manager will ensure compliance is met with federal, state, university, and funding agency policies, throughout the funding lifecycle. This position will develop and maintain relationships with partners, collaborators and stakeholders across the state. In addition, the OCCoE Program Manager will assist UO OCCoE leadership team in planning, development, and implementation of programs and projects including conceptualization and writing of proposals for external funding, and ongoing implementation for small to large scale projects and programs.

This position requires the exercise of independent judgement, the recognition of and response to new opportunities, familiarity with cybersecurity concepts, and knowledge about community engagement and communication strategy. The Program Manager will advise the leadership team on policy interpretation for the coordination of staffing, budget, communication, equipment, resources, and computing needs. This position will direct the production of required reports and act as liaison between the center leadership team at UO and all support services needed for each project, both internal and external to UO. The OCCoE Program Manager will also closely monitor project timelines and deliverables to ensure continuity with OCCoE operations and project deliverables. In addition, this position will supervise all undergraduate and graduate employees in OCCoE, and other center staff members. The manager will be responsible for managing unit-level human resources tasks including employee searches, hiring, training, onboarding, payroll, travel (via Concur), and terminations. This position works independently in a team-supported environment and reports to the OCCoE's associate director at UO.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in the field of STEM, Business Administration, or related field.
• Two (2) years of experience providing project management, project coordination, and / or advanced administrative support.