Program Manager

Brief Position Overview

The Indigenous Pathways in Agriculture Program Manager is responsible for overseeing recruitment and retention initiatives to increase the number of Native American students in the college; providing culturally sensitive academic advising; creating a sense of community and belonging; offering academic assistance and referrals to other student services available at MSU and in the Bozeman community; completing and maintaining articulation agreements with Montana Tribal Colleges;

and supervising student interns supporting horticulture activities and programming.

• Collaborate with the CoA Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Assistant Dean for Outreach and Recruitment to help prospective students transition to admitted students.
• Coordinate public relations and special events with Dean’s office staff.
• Collaborate with CoA Office of Academic Programs and Associate Dean for Academic Programs to coordinate Indigenous Pathways in Agriculture recruitment, admission, progression, and graduation activities with CoA policies and procedures.
• Coordinate with Montana Tribal Colleges to provide educational and developmental programs for students and faculty through Seasonal Institute gatherings and similar events.
• Complete, maintain, and periodically review articulation agreements with Montana Tribal Colleges to support student transfer pathways and academic progression.
• Develop and coordinate Indigenous Pathways in Agriculture student success programs including, but not limited to, peer mentoring, tutoring, and scholarship programs.
• Refer current and prospective students to campus resources.
• Coordinate the recruitment, scheduling, student travel, and housing for the one-week Summer Bridge program.
• Coordinate academic advising of Indigenous Pathways in Agriculture students across all of the College of Agriculture departments and provide oversight of pre-entry programs involving reservation students, educators, and parents.
• Provide supervision, training, and scheduling for student interns supporting horticulture activities and programming, including ensuring safe work practices and documenting intern progress.
• State and regional travel as needed to recruitment events at high schools, colleges, and community information sessions.
• Manage the College of Agriculture Indigenous Pathways in Agriculture website.
• Data entry into master Indigenous Pathways in Agriculture databases of prospective and admitted students in Excel.
• Issue and obtain signed copies of annual student contracts, monitor student progress, and assure compliance with grantee obligations.
• Work directly with PI to achieve the objectives and aims of the Indigenous Pathways in Agriculture gift and other grants, knowing the status of grant and gift accounts and being able to integrate all of the funding sources of this program.
• Aid in preparing grant proposals, writing narratives, gathering statistical information, and acting as final review for tenure-track faculty grants.
• Respond to requests for proposals from potential funders including private and public sources.
• Organize grant meetings, prepare agendas, take and post minutes.

• Bachelor degree in field of Agriculture, Education or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience working with diverse communities.
• Computer experience particularly relational database experience.
• Experience with program management with an emphasis in customer relations and retention.

• Knowledge of American Indian cultures, history and contemporary issues, particularly those tribes in Montana.
• Experience with retention and recruitment practices in an educational setting.
• Experience with data management and federal program grant reporting processes.
• Experience in workforce diversification programs.
• Experience advocating for economically disadvantaged and underrepresented students.

• Experience with contemporary technology uses for program management.
• Work effectively with a broad range of constituencies including agricultural faculty, tribal colleges and 2-year colleges, and tribal…