Program Specialist, Curricular Extension

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Program Specialist, Curricular Extension

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The Program Specialist of Curricular Extensions plays a central operational leadership role in supporting Wharton's undergraduate and graduate leadership education. Reporting to the Director of Undergraduate Leadership Development, this position independently oversees key operational workflows that connect Wharton's foundational leadership courses with high-impact co-curricular programming.

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Job Description

The Program Specialist of Curricular Extensions plays a central operational leadership role in supporting Wharton's undergraduate and graduate leadership education. Reporting to the Director of Undergraduate Leadership Development, this position independently oversees key operational workflows that connect Wharton's foundational leadership courses with high-impact co-curricular programming.

The Program Specialist serves as the end-to-end operational owner for Gateway P3:
Purpose, Passion, Principles-designing and refining program workflows, managing registration systems and communications templates, coordinating vendor and partner engagement, and serving as the primary logistical point of contact for students, facilitators, staff, and external partners. The Program Specialist also acts as the operational liaison to Penn Athletics for PAWLA, coordinating support structures, communications sequences, and program materials to ensure alignment with leadership development goals.

In addition, the Program Specialist serves as the operations lead for core operational functions for Wharton's foundational leadership courses-MGMT 6100, WH1010, and MGMT 4020-including overseeing logistical planning, client-engagement workflows, TA onboarding processes, systems documentation, and coordination with Wharton Operations, IT/AV, program offices, and administrative units. The Program Specialist trains and supervises temporary staff, graduate…