Director, Educational Outreach

Texas A&M University System • Laredo, TX

5d • $4,846 • Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Educational Outreach, under general direction, directs the educational outreach programs by providing leadership and developing, supporting, and evaluating programs, services, and personnel to ensure alignment with departmental and institutional missions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Education, Humanities, Social Sciences, Communication, or Public Administration.
• Ten years of related experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Word processing, spreadsheet and database applications.
• Multitask and work cooperatively with others.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong public speaking, organizational, leadership, and supervisory skills.
• Maintains attention to detail and utilizes sound judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in related field (Business, Education, Humanities, Social Sciences, Communication, or Public Administration).
• Experience in K-12 and/or higher education.
• Experience working with grants.
• Experience in working with students, staff, and administrators in K-12
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills to interact and work collaboratively and professionally with internal and external constituents.
• Strong time-management skills and multi-task, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Work independently and with initiative.
• Communicate effectively in English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and implements program marketing strategies and recommendations.
• Oversees budgetary design and fiscal operations. Manages administration functions.
• Serves as workshop presenter or institutional representative at professional conferences, educational outreach meetings, educational institutions, and community activities and events.
• Collaborates in development and management to support outreach, community, and youth programs.
• Interfaces with educational community through collaboration and promotion of programs with key administrators, community leaders, community organizations, and professional teaching programs.
• Initiates growth and development strategies by cultivating and expanding existing education/community relationships and development opportunities through grants and solicitation of funding from private, government, foundation, and civic sources.
• Collaborates with applicable departments in support of undergraduate student recruiting initiatives.
• Promotes and enhances relationships with faculty, graduate students, and external educators to ensure quality of programming.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director