PEOPLE Milwaukee Precollege Program Manager

Universities of Wisconsin • Milwaukee, WI

8d • $57,795

About The Position

The Precollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) is a premier college readiness and college success program sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The PEOPLE Program is seeking an individual for the role of Milwaukee Precollege Program Manager. The Program Manager for PEOPLE Milwaukee provides guidance for program planning, implementation, and evaluation, and supervises PEOPLE Milwaukee Precollege Advisors. The Program Manager monitors budget and funding for programming. The Program Manager promotes stable and productive relationships between the university and the community. The Program Manager strives to expand and ensure access to programs, facilities, and educational services to diverse audiences in Wisconsin, specifically in the Milwaukee area. This position reports to Milwaukee Precollege Associate Director.

Requirements

• Must be able to work some evenings and weekends
• Some supervisory/professional leadership experience
• At least one year of work experience supporting students in their educational goals
• At least one year of work experience with a college access program and/or precollege students that provide college readiness services
• Bachelor’s Degree

Nice To Haves

• Work experience with targeted PEOPLE demographics (Low Income, First Generation) preferred
• Current driver’s license; with a clean driving record
• Experience developing, facilitating, and evaluating educational pre-college program content and materials

Responsibilities

• May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
• Advises institutional or divisional leadership on pre-college program services and student needs
• Oversees design, drafting, and scheduling of program specific materials and resources for an educational pre-college program
• Promotes and maintains internal and external partnerships
• Manages operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and pre-college program unit objectives
• May monitor pre-college program budget
• Develops, facilitates, and evaluates educational pre-college program content and materials

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance
• Tax-advantaged savings accounts
• Participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund

What This Job Offers

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