Director - Upward Bound Programs

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh • Green Bay, WI

33d • Hybrid

About The Position

Provides strategic direction, programming leadership, operational oversight, and evaluation for pre-college programming in support of preparing individuals to be successful in their higher education endeavors. Develops and fosters relationships with constituents in support of the program and community partners. The Director of Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math & Science is responsible for supervising programs, managing staff and resources, and coordinating the activity of the Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math & Science grants. The Director provides strategic direction, operational oversight, leadership and evaluation for UW-Green Bay's two Upward Bound programs that support preparing high school students to be successful in their higher education endeavors. This position works closely with the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Student Access and Success to advise institutional and divisional leadership on Upward Bound and for expanding UW-Green Bay's mission to provide equitable access to higher education. With a passion for equity and access, the Director serves as an advocate to promote college going culture and success for K-12 students. The Director of Upward Bound Programs is the supervisor of Upward Bound Advisors and program support staff and is responsible for evaluating staffing needs, hiring of new staff, and evaluation of team members. This position reports to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Access and Success with strong connections to other university departments.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Education, Counseling or a related field
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in K-12 schools or other educational organizations
• Extensive knowledge and experience working with educational equity programs serving diverse student populations.
• Demonstrated experience designing, managing or implementing a collaborative multi-organizational project
• Demonstrated computer proficiency with the ability to use database, spreadsheet and word processing software/applications.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Supervisory experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a higher education setting
• Knowledge of TRiO/Precollege Programs
• Experience writing or working on grant-related projects that serve underrepresented students in higher education
• Proficiency in speaking and reading a second language, preferably Spanish, Hmong, Somali, or Oneida

Responsibilities

• Directs strategic planning initiatives and establishes pre-college program objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources and alignment with the strategic plan
• Works with Upward Bound Programs staff to collect student academic data and prepare it for Annual Performance Report to Department of Education
• Plans and implements hybrid 6-week summer program for participants, including being on-call roll for 3 weeks while students are in person, and chaperoning a one week out of state trip.
• Develops operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and pre-college program unit objectives
• Develops and oversees the program budget
• Advises institutional or divisional leadership on pre-college program services and student needs
• Serves as the unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups, including the Office of Grants and Research, the Department of Education program officer, and partner school staff to ensure compliance with federal, state, institutional and sponsor requirements.
• Identifies, promotes, and maintains internal and external partnerships
• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of 5.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

Benefits

• The Universities of Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package to meet the diverse needs of its employees. For benefits eligible positions, this includes several health insurance options, with annual deductibles as low as $250/individual and $500/family. Our benefits package also includes dental, vision, several life insurance options, AD&D and Accident insurance and Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts. We participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), where employer contributions begin immediately, and employees are fully vested after 5 years of service. The Universities of Wisconsin also provides supplemental retirement savings programs including a 403(b) and Deferred Compensation.
• In addition, eligible employees receive several types of paid leave benefits, which are prorated for employees working less than 100%. This includes 9 legal holidays, 36 hours of personal holiday and between 96-130 hours of sick leave annually and paid parental leave. Eligible employees earn 13-27 days of vacation each year, depending on years of service and employment type.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees