Education and Engagement Administrator; Program Administrator

Education and Engagement Administrator

Full-time opportunity at the University of Southern California
Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability

Position: Full-time, benefited Education and Engagement Administrator (Academic Program Administrator)

The Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability (WIES) at the University of Southern California (USC) seeks an experienced and organized individual to serve as Education and Engagement Administrator
. This position is located on the USC University Park Campus (UPC) and reports to the Executive Director  successful candidate will help advance the University and Institute's mission of facilitating world-class student education, research, and skills training in environment and sustainability.

Job description: The Education and Engagement Administrator will provide oversight over experiential learning curricular and co-curricular programs within WIES, with significant focus on two elements:
1) advancing undergraduate program goals with the institute's Environmental Studies Program (ENST) and at the Wrigley Marine Science Center (WMSC), and
2) connecting USC students to impactful co-curricular educational experiences including internships, professional development programs, and other projects.

With direction from WIES leadership, the Education and Engagement Administrator will advance, coordinate logistics for, and participate in the execution of appropriate experiential learning activities related to environment and sustainability. The successful candidate will contribute to both for-credit USC courses and co-curricular and extra-curricular enrichment (i.e., WIES Catalina Residential College program, spring break programs, internships and summer awards, student community events, etc.).

The Education and Engagement Administrator is expected to interface closely with WIES leadership, staff, and ENST faculty to interpret learning outcomes for relevant undergraduate groups and contribute to related activities; duties may also include related student advising, program coordination and evaluation, strategic planning, fundraising, and marketing.

While the individual will be based at the UPC campus, the Education and Engagement Administrator is expected to foster close relations with WIES staff at the WMSC campus on Catalina Island, and to develop a strong working knowledge about the institute's dual-campus opportunities. Experiential learning programs may take place on USC's UPC campus, the WMSC campus, and/or at various local, domestic or international field locations.

• Enhances curricular goals in campus and off-campus courses via program support and coordination

• Strategizes course enhancements and co-curricular designs that help faculty advance student learning outcomes.

• Develops and leads WIES and ENST community cohort-building activities.

• Manages the day-to-day administration of relevant programs and activities (e.g. scheduling, meetings, internal communications, logistics, evaluation, stewardship).

• Develops and administers program operating and administrative policies and procedures. Addresses program-related questions and resolves problems.

• Builds relationships with cross-campus and off-campus partners toward development of tangible student opportunities. Represents the institute and its programs to relevant stakeholders.

• Develops and manages program budgets and recommends or makes budgetary and resource allocations. Uses formal processes and tools to manage budgets, risk and program changes. Provides financial status reports as requested.

• Develops strategies to promote programs and ensure sustainability and growth through marketing and/or recruitment. Drafts and/or generates communication items and coordinates the…