MGR, Academic Srvcs

Job no: 541022
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Academic Advising/Support, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support, Student Services
Department:  - BA-FIRE BUSINESS OFFICE

MGR, Academic Support Srvcs

Classification

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Perform administrative and coordination tasks for the Finance Professional
• Stay current on business affairs, UF and college regulations regarding event planning, risk mitigation, and approved vendors.
• Using a project management tool, track the progress of program activities for the academic year.
• Manage program's budget by tracking spending across accounts and submitting necessary paperwork, forms, and receipts to process payments and reimbursements.
• Coordinate logistics and schedule for visiting industry professionals and firms. Register visitors and send out itineraries.
• Work with the college's Marketing and Communications Services Office to take professional pictures and videos at FPD events, and prepare collateral highlighting the program.
• In collaboration with Warrington Business Career Services, become knowledgeable about scope of finance jobs, learning their career paths and which firms offer summer and starting analyst roles, while maintaining a database of current junior summer finance internship job opportunities intended to result in full-time placement offers
• Build and manage a robust database of program contacts and help maintain the relationships

• Set up industry engagement and communicate with alumni and recruiters to expand networking opportunities in target finance areas.
• Partner with Warrington Business Career Services to maintain personal relationships with the hiring firms, staying in tune with their hiring needs and calendars, helping identify ideal students
• Attend FPD meetings, events, industry engagements, and trips that are significant to building and maintaining hiring relationships
• Promote participation in the FPD program and collaborate with college stakeholders as needed.

• Negotiate with appropriate vendors and reserve transportation, flights, and lodging for program events.
• Process vendor payments and travel requests, and reimbursements
• Process necessary student waivers and volunteer forms for HR and pertinent information for every FPD leader and participant.
• Order food and supplies for program events.
• Manage event budgets.
• Maintains, develops, and posts to all current and future FPD program social media platforms.
• As students self-select specific industry roles and firms, coordinate with FPD track leaders to determine an effective internship placement strategy for the student, including relevant certifications, student involvements, and technical training.

• Development (FPD) program, including student registration, industry partners management, and budgeting.
• Ensure best practices in office systems, files, and record keeping.
• Update student resources to Canvas and Microsoft Teams.
• Perform and attend College and University meetings as needed.
• Reserve rooms for meetings, FPD sessions, workshops, panels, and other events.
• Process scholarships.
• Supervise student staff
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience creating, planning, organizing, directing, teaching and coordinating a variety of student development as well as relationship building events.
• Experience building and managing relationships with potential hiring firms and alumni.
• Record of placing students in internship and full-time jobs.
• Strong computer skills.

Expected Salary: $70,000-$75,000, Commensurate with experience.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment

Required:

No

Advertised: 19 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 26 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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