Senior Program Manager

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February 24, 2026 (11 days left to apply) job requisition :
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- ** Job Description
**** UW Continuum College** (Continuum) expands the reach of the University of Washington with programs like UW Professional & Continuing Education, International & English Language Programs, Youth & Teen Programs, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the UW that meet the needs of various learners at all phases of their lives. We are focused on removing obstacles to relevant educational opportunities by addressing geographic, financial, length of commitment and time constraints, increasing access to knowledge for more people.

As a diverse community that values inclusivity and collaboration, we foster a respectful, supportive workplace where innovation comes to life. By looking ahead and experimenting with new approaches, we’re creating new educational opportunities to help people thrive in a world of change.
** UW Continuum College has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Program Manager to join the Academic Programs (AP) team!
**** About the position:
** A Senior Program Manager manages, implements, maintains, expands, delivers, evaluates, and revises a portfolio of high-quality, university-level non-credit educational programs (see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).  A Senior Program Manager manages all aspects of their portfolio programs: from recruiting and working with advisory boards to ensure program curricula and format are closely aligned to market demand, to hiring and supervising program instructional teams, to ensuring the program meets academic quality targets, to full program budget management and oversight.

This work entails close collaboration with external subject matter experts and internal partners including instructional design, marketing, operations, HR, and IT.
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* About you:

** You thrive in a collaborative, dynamic work environment. You share a passion for Continuum’s values: diversity and respect for all, equity and inclusivity, a never-ending pursuit of excellence, integrity, and trust & openness. You model identifying new program opportunities and develop new offerings. You have strong project management skills that are needed to develop new programs and oversee curriculum revision projects, both of which involve a variety of stakeholders and many moving parts.

You have an opportunity to work in a high-impact organization that operates primarily from funds generated by user fees; emphasizing both high-quality educational experiences and fiscal sustainability.
** FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
** Program Planning & Implementation:
* Plans, manages, executes, evaluates, and revises a portfolio of high-quality non-credit educational programs in a variety of formats including classroom, blended, and online
* Determines optimum program type (certificate, course, short course, conference, etc.) that best serves learning objectives and maximizes enrollment
* Updates program learning objectives in response to changing market needs and conducts regular strategic program planning for the next 1-3 years in collaboration with advisory boards, instructors, and internal staff
* Researches data, examines the environment, surveys students and instructors to understand issues, and proposes solutions for programs that are struggling
* Taken together, the portfolio is comprised of approximately 500 to 750 enrollments and some programs are offered in more than one format

Supervision:
* Recruits, hires, trains, manages, evaluates, and retained approximately 15-30 contracted instructors, developers, and other instructional team members for portfolio of certificates and courses
* Uses existing training materials to onboard and coach instructional team members and work closely with UWC² Learning Experience Instructor Development team to ensure instructors receive ongoing training and support for all program formats
* Occasionally tailors existing training materials to meet unique needs of portfolio programs

Financial Management:
* Sets, oversees, and manages program budgets and…