Program Manager

Program Manager

About University at Albany:
Established in 1844 and designated a University Center of the State University of New York in 1962, the University at Albany's broad mission of excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research and public service engages a diverse student body of approximately 17,000 students in nine schools and colleges across three campuses.

Located in Albany, New York, New York State's capital, the University is convenient to Boston, New York City and the Adirondacks.

Job Description:
The University at Albany strives to integrate teaching and experiential education through student research, service-learning, education abroad, internship opportunities, and course-based experiences. The Minerva Center for High Impact Learning provides a central hub for many High Impact Practices at UAlbany. Reporting to the Director of Experiential Education, the Program Manager provides critical administrative and programmatic support for experiential and high impact learning initiatives across campus.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Director on the development of new programs and initiatives that support the expansion and enhancement of high impact practices such as undergraduate research, project-based learning, and skills badges.
• Track student participation in undergraduate research, skills badges, project-based learning, and any newly developed Minerva Center offerings.
• Partner with IRPE, the Registrar's Office, academic departments, and others to manage experiential learning course attribute coding and tracking.
• Manage skills badges, including proposal process, building and issuing badges on Credly, maintaining content on Moodle and Brightspace, and providing support for content developers and instructors.
• Work with ITS and OCM to develop and maintain a project-based learning/undergraduate research project portal, which serves students, faculty, and external partners.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to provide undergraduate research and project-based learning resources that support student advising and student-facing programming.
• Work with the director to develop a toolkit of resources for faculty to support best practices for high impact practices.
• Provide resources to faculty and other researchers to support applications for external funding.
• Manage undergraduate research award cycle, including convening a committee of faculty to evaluate award applications, updating application materials based on donor feedback and to create process efficiencies, notifying students of funding decisions, and managing internal administrative processes for award distribution.
• Administer Experiential Education Mini-Grants program, which provides funding to faculty who offer experiential education opportunities to students.
• Coordinate with faculty and staff, students, and experiential learning sites to facilitate affiliation agreement process.
• Serve as primary point of contact with external vendors who help UAlbany deliver project-based learning opportunities.
• Perform marketing and promotional outreach to drive student engagement in experiential and high impact practices, including developing and maintaining website content, writing for publications and other marketing materials, updating social media accounts, tabling at events, and more.
• Collaborate with University Libraries to pilot and maintain an ePortfolio system.
• As appropriate, recruit, hire, and supervise undergraduate and graduate assistants.
• Provide administrative support for the annual University Showcase.
• Some evening and weekend hours may be required.

Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Two or more years of relevant experience.
• Project management experience with a demonstrated ability to develop programs from idea to launch and then to scale.
• Ability to analyze data, extract patterns, and convert these into actionable steps and programmatic suggestions.
• Demonstrated interest and understanding of the current higher education landscape, particularly undergraduate research.
• Willingness and ability to take initiative as appropriate.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Demonstrated experience in addressing issues of diversity and multiculturalism and in building community among different groups in university and/or community settings.
• Ability to be highly organized, to prioritize effectively, and complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Excellent verbal, written and visual communication skills.
• Understanding of program marketing, including ability to use social media, complete basic website updates, etc.
• Ability to analyze data, extract patterns, and convert these into actionable steps and programmatic suggestions.
• Ability to oversee and manage undergraduate and graduate assistants.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to their role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree from an accredited institution.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office, EAB, IAS/PeopleSoft, DARS, JotForm, Brightspace, and other similar applications is preferred.

Additional Information:
Professional Rank and Salary Range: Senior Staff Assistant, SL3; $55,000-57,000.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the University's current campus security policies. The University at Albany's Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link http://police.albany.edu/ASR.shtml

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Please apply online via https://albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=170075

Application Instructions:
Applicants MUST submit the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover letter stating all the required minimum qualifications and any of the applicable preferred qualifications
• Contact information for three professional references

Note: After submitting your resume, the subsequent pages give you instructions for uploading additional documents (i.e. cover letter etc.).

Closing date for receipt of applications: April 7, 2024

About the Company:
University at Albany

Industry:
Education

Salary : $55,000 - $57,000