Manager, Program

The University of Utah•Salt Lake, UT

12d

About The Position

The Second Language Teaching and Research Center (L2TReC) supports research on Second Language (L2) Acquisition and works with L2 teachers at all levels of instruction. L2TReC serves as the administrative hub for the Utah Bridge Program team. L2TReC is seeking a .5 Program Manager to serve as Bridge Program Spanish Coordinator with a start date of June 1, 2024. The Coordinator will work as team members under the direction of the Bridge Program Manager. Coordinators work across languages as needed in order to support program implementation, including conducting regular high school site instructional coaching visits, coordinating team meetings and curriculum revision, and designing professional learning for high school and university instructors. L2TReC is open to coordination with the Department of Languages and Cultures to create a combined full time position (e.g., .5FTE Coordinator and .5FTE Spanish adjunct faculty teaching Bridge Program courses), which involves a separate application and interview.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field plus two years of related experience or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience).
Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills also required.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

Responsibilities

Attend regular team meetings and collaborate with the state Bridge team, including Bridge director, and L2TReC Director to support the grades10-12 program.
Collaborate, communicate, and attend meetings between Bridge and state DLI teams.
Facilitate and lead university curriculum development teams ensuring input from state universities.
Communicate with diverse stakeholders (e.g. print and email, parent nights).
Contribute to and lead state professional development, (e.g. Summer Bridge Institute and fall and spring PD workshops).
Conduct regular classroom visits; communicate with and support high school and university co-instructors; provide regular updates to state team on visits.
Organizes, directs and controls all aspects of a site, project or program within an academic, research or administrative unit.
Oversees administrative matters regarding the day-to-day operations and procedures of an academic, research or administrative program.
Develops and implements unit specific financial goals and performs strategic and tactical planning for the program by establishing short and long range objectives.
Prepares or assists in preparing grant proposals, audit reports, protocols, publications and articles.
Assesses related training needs and coordinates training programs to meet those needs.
Develops and implements department or program specific policies and procedures.
Serves as department representative in addressing issues and questions related to the programs, which may include representing the department on various committees.
Stays abreast of legal or other related changes impacting the program and makes recommendations for improvement and compliance.
May develop systems and maintain records to support and advance the program.
May supervise subordinate staff.