Common Calendar Administrator

• Own the day-to-day operation of the DU common calendar, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency of event listings across all units
• Review, approve, and curate events according to established governance standards, with particular attention to high-visibility and featured events
• Conduct regular quality-control audits to identify incomplete, inaccurate, or non-compliant entries and follow up with contributors to resolve issues
• Serve as the central point of contact for calendar-related questions, troubleshooting, and support
• Maintain and manage standardized event submission templates and approval workflows
• Help set and enforce calendar governance policies, standards, and procedures
• Ensure consistent application of calendar rules across schools, colleges, and administrative units to reduce confusion and political tension around prioritization
• Monitor adoption and compliance trends and surface risks or gaps to UR leadership
• Support periodic reviews of calendar governance and operational effectiveness
• Coordinate and support mandatory onboarding for new calendar contributors in coordination with UR leadership
• Maintain a centralized calendar resource hub, including documentation, guidelines, FAQs, and training materials
• Partner with IT Change Management resources to reinforce workflows and promote consistent usage
• Contribute to communications and outreach efforts that encourage adoption and proper use of the calendar
• Track and report on key operational indicators such as adoption, data quality, and contributor compliance
• Participate in feedback loops with contributors and end users to identify opportunities for improvement
• Recommend refinements to workflows, standards, and staffing assumptions based on operational experience
• Support periodic audits and evaluations of calendar effectiveness, including preparation for the end-of-term staffing reassessment
• Provide limited support on related University Relations initiatives where expertise is relevant
• Assist with discrete, time-bound projects as capacity allows, without detracting from core calendar responsibilities
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
• Demonstrated experience in operations, program administration, or content governance.

• Experience administering enterprise systems, platforms, or shared institutional tools
• Familiarity with higher education environments and cross-campus collaboration
• Experience with calendars, content management systems, or event management platforms, to include event request intake, evaluation, promotional consideration, and visibility
• Exposure to program management or business analysis functions (as distinct from formal project management)
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage high volumes of information with accuracy
• Strong organizational skills and ability to enforce standards diplomatically across stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfort working within established governance frameworks and operational processes.

The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees.