Center Student Involvement Program Manager

Department: Center for Student Involvement

Salary: $43,

• Manages the day-to-day operations of a small or medium-sized university program or department.
• May supervise staff employees, student workers, programs or processes.
• Plans and develops procedures for administering a small or medium-sized department or program.
• Oversees program expenditures and ensures adherence to budget.
• Provides guidance to subordinate staff and evaluates performance.
• May prepare or participate in the creation of abstracts, research reports, funding proposals, operations and procedure manuals, and other written material and documentation.
• Reviews reports of budgets and activities.
• Prepares ad hoc reports as needed.
• May administer grants and grant-related communications, scholarships and other operations.
• Develops, implements and maintains appropriate policies and procedures.
• May serve as property custodian for the department.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
• Directly coordinate and advise the Student Program Board and the Council for Cultural Activities, a University fee-funded and Sponsored Organization.
• Serve as liaison between the Center for Student Involvement and steering committees, and partners with campus and academic departments.
• Develop, implement and assess creative and innovative programs for the department.
• Oversee the implementation of the nights and weekend initiative, InfraRED.
• Support the development of programs to promote student engagement on campus; coordinate programs such as Level Up Involvement Incentive Program on an ongoing basis.
• Supervise and support professional development of an Instructional Assistant who assists with the advising and functioning of the Student Program Board and department initiatives.
• Coordinate the brand marketing efforts of the department, including social media, digital signage, and other publications.
• Assist with creating a strong marketing plan and process for University Sponsored Organizations to ensure that branding and Division expectations are met for event planning.
• Keep up to date with University contracting procedures and policies to ensure that appropriate steps are taken during the event planning process.
• Demonstrate ongoing commitment to student development, learning and growth through 1:1 advising, coordination of trainings and workshops and assessment efforts.
• Demonstrate problem-solving skills and the ability to work well under pressure within a fast-paced and programming heavy environment.
• Participate in the implementation and staffing of large-scale events requiring the presence of Center for Student Involvement staff such as Weeks of Welcome events, Frontier Fiesta, Homecoming, Move-in Weekend, and Cat’s Back. Frequent nights and weekends required.
• Provide support for the oversight and management of the Student Program Board and Nights and Weekends Program budgets.
• Support the preparation of annual reports and annual budget presentations.
• Serve on University and Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Services standing and ad hoc committees and taskforces.

• Education:
  
  Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4-year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.
• Experience:
  
  No experience required.

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