Program Administrator Yoga Studies

Program Overview

Provide day to day oversight of the Master of Arts in Yoga Studies program. This includes the development, administration, and supervision of LMU's Yoga Studies programs, including supervision of the elective certificate programs. Oversee the application and enrollment process; disbursement of financial aid; and academic advising of graduate students. Also manage communications for the program and act as the central outreach person for foundation and government grants, national and international.

• Advise Yoga Studies graduate students on the certificate program, matching needs with certificates (20%).
• Direct internal and external communications strategy, initiatives, projects, processes, and procedures for the Yoga Studies Program; conceive, write, edit and produce advertising and marketing strategies, including social media outreach and website oversight (15%).
• Serve as liaison with the Graduate Admissions, Registrar, and Financial Aid Offices on all matters relevant to application, enrollment, and current standing of students; resolve non‑routine issues (15%).
• Conceptualize and oversee Yoga Studies activities for students and community members, including yoga day, lectures, conferences, retreats, concerts, and spring dinner (15%).
• Communicate with donors, foundations, and government agencies; represent Yoga Studies at foundation retreats and pursue research grants for students and faculty (15%).
• Oversee the work of four Yoga Studies graduate assistants and supervise their support of faculty research, special events, and lecture archiving (5%).
• Represent Yoga Studies programs at professional organizations and association meetings; travel to conferences for recruitment purposes (5%).
• Perform ongoing assessment of Yoga Studies programs following university requirements, collect data, evaluate results, and make recommendations (5%).
• Manage budgets in collaboration with the Program Director and the Yoga Studies administrative assistant, including monitoring grant‑funded programs (5%).
• Perform other tasks as required.

• Typical bachelor’s degree in liberal arts, health‑related fields, or business; master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum four years of progressively responsible experience in higher education program coordination and student advisement or equivalent.
• Preferred experience and knowledge of classical and/or modern Yoga.
• Demonstrated knowledge of academic guidelines, admission, recruitment, and retention practices for graduate programs.
• Experience in advertising and marketing.
• Exemplary communication skills (written and oral) demonstrated by preparing comprehensive reports and executive summaries.
• Skilled in proofreading and editing practices.
• Highly developed organizational and analytical skills.
• Proficient computer competency, advanced knowledge of word processing for high‑level research publications, database management, and qualitative research software.

Staff Regular Salary range $78,600.00 – $. Salary commensurate with education and experience.

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