Program Manager , Student Learning Center

Program Manager (5145C), Student Learning Center, #89695

At the University of California, Berkeley , we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom, and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty, and staff, who are among the most talented and accomplished anywhere, including Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Mac Arthur Fellows. Since our founding in 1868, we have been an engine for innovation - driving intellectual, economic, and social progress that benefits California, the U.S., and beyond.

Together, we change the world.

At Berkeley, the best careers are built on a foundation of continuous learning and growth . We actively support professional development by providing all full-time staff employees with at least 80 hours of paid time per year and provide space for supportive colleague communities via numerous employee resource groups.

The Student Learning Center serves a global community of learners as they navigate the cultural expectations and academic rigor of UC Berkeley. Through service models that honor their diverse starting points and meet them where they are, we aim to empower all students to reach their full academic potential.

• Deliver service with integrity
• Approach learning as a process, not a product
• Create innovative pedagogy and practices that optimize student learning
• Operate from a student-centered framework
• Respect diverse ways of knowing and learning

• Founded in 1973, serves as the primary academic support unit for UC Berkeley
• Serves 12,000 undergraduates annually, approximately 30% of undergraduate
• student population, in 12 academic and co-curricular programs
• Employs 18 professional staff with disciplinary expertise, 300+ trained undergraduate tutors, and 20 graduate student instructors
• Serves as the liaison between Berkeley administration and the DeCal program
• a partnership that adds over 300 additional courses to the university's curriculum

This position manages the academic, developmental, and day-to-day operations of the Yardi Scholars Program, including student support, program development and delivery, cohort programming, assessment, and coordination with faculty and campus partners.

The First Review Date for this job is: 11/11/2026

• Develops, coordinates, implements, and assesses Yardi Scholars academic and co-curricular programming, including cohort learning experiences, retreats, speaker salons, workshops, community-building activities, mentorship opportunities, and other programming aligned with program goals.
• Provides direct academic, developmental, and programmatic support to Yardi Scholars through individual meetings, coaching, advising, mentoring, referrals, and other student-support formats. Supports scholars in navigating academic challenges, educational transitions, Discovery experiences, and connections among their academic, experiential, and longer-term goals.
• Supports and collaborates with the Yardi Scholars Faculty Director, SLC Leadership, faculty, academic departments, advising units, and campus partners to coordinate curricular requirements, experiential learning opportunities, scholar support, and overall program delivery.
• Applies and implements academic support, student development, experiential learning, and cohort-based educational models to enhance scholar learning, intellectual development, belonging, reflection, and engagement. Designs and pilots new programming as scholar and program needs evolve.
• Develops and implements approaches for assessing scholar experiences, engagement, learning, and program effectiveness. Collects and analyzes qualitative and quantitative information and recommends improvements to program content, services, policies, and practices.
• Supports the Yardi Scholars application review and selection process in collaboration with the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships and other relevant campus partners, including reviewing application materials, participating in selection activities, and helping ensure alignment with established program criteria and cohort goals.
• Coordinates program communications, records, reports, briefings, program documentation, and administrative processes. Works with appropriate campus partners on program expenditures, scholarship-related processes, Discovery support, and other operational needs.
• Keeps abreast of research, emerging practices, curricular developments,…