Program & Operations Manager; Ignite

Job

Location:

Atlanta, Georgia

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship.

Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security.

Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

• 1. Students are our top priority.
• 2. We strive for excellence.
• 3. We thrive on diversity.
• 4. We celebrate collaboration.
• 5. We champion innovation.
• 6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
• 7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
• 8. We act ethically.
• 9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Under the leadership of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success, the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success (OUESS) enriches undergraduate education and empowers students to succeed as leaders in progress and service. We engage in collaborative development and delivery of transformative learning experiences, and we continuously pursue initiatives to foster success for all students. To learn more, visit the Office of Undergraduate Education & Student Success website.

The Office of Student Achievement (OSA), a unit of the Office of Undergraduate Education and Student Success (OUESS), leads the development of programs, tools, research, and strategies that support the success of transfer, second-year, and continuing students. By fostering academic achievement, connection, mentoring, and purpose beyond the first year, OSA ensures students thrive throughout their entire undergraduate experience. In strong collaboration with campus partners, OSA helps students navigate key academic transitions, deepen their connection to Georgia Tech, and reach their educational goals.

Grounded in research, innovation, and data-informed practices, OSA empowers students to succeed during college and beyond. To learn more, visit the achievement.

This position reports to the Assistant Director, Ignite Summer Launch Program.

This position must be available to work standard GT business hours M-F, 8-5 (or 7-4 or 9-6), as well as some evenings as weekends based on student programs and with advanced notice. We are looking for hardworking professionals who are dedicated to undergraduate education and make students the top priority to join our organization of talented, energetic, and creative team members.

Provide promotional, administrative, performance assessment, and financial/accounting services in support of assigned program(s) within a research center, academic unit, or other campus units of a school. These functions may encompass a variety of activities related to program success including coordination of program marketing, program administration, program operations, and program development. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: research, academic and administrative management and staff with a school or center and across campus, vendors and sponsors.

This position typically will advise and counsel: research,…