Program Director

Texas A&M • College Station, TX

23d

About The Position

We have an opportunity for a Program Director who will lead the Graduate Student Services Center (GSSC) in the College of Education and Human Development, including leading, planning, organizing, staffing, and controlling program activities related to services for graduate programs. If you meet the qualifications stated below and this job description sounds appealing, we invite you to apply to be considered for this great opportunity.
Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire’s experience.
Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume will assist us in our review of your application materials. These can be uploaded on the application under CV/Resume.
Other Requirements and Factors: May require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends. Travel may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ten years of related experience.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to multitask.
• Strong public speaking, organizational, leadership, and supervisory skills.
• Maintains attention to detail and utilizes sound judgment.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Degree.
• Related experience in a university setting.

Responsibilities

• Develops and leads graduate student services program strategic plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Builds effective public relations within the four departments with the GSSC
• Ensures all graduate student services program objectives are met.
• Directs and supervises program staff in relation to the graduate program coordination of activities.
• Evaluates program coordination/advising procedures and develops subsequent performance reports with actions.
• Evaluates program coordination efforts related to services to graduate students
• Leads Project Recruit recruitment and follow-up monitoring of retention activities with the graduate program coordination and graduate advisor team, collaborating with the Program Manager of Assessment and Evaluation, Departmental Program Coordinators, Graduate Associate Department Heads, Department Heads, and College MarCom Director.
• Identifies and secures within the College, graduate student program funding and expansion resources, working with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
• Develops, oversees, and approves program budgets with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and in collaboration with the Associate Director for Graduate Advising.
• Analyzes program statistics for reporting, tracking progress, and adjusting programs in the GSSC
• Develop Graduate Recruitment Plans.
• Ensure that Graduate Program Coordinators and Graduate Advisors are cross-trained while working with the Associate Director of Graduate Advising.
• Analyze the types of duties for which the Program Coordinators and Graduate Advisors are responsible and reorganize per program needs
• Assign duties to the Graduate Assistant Researcher and the Undergraduate Student Assistants per graduate program area served (generic or by department served by the Program Coordinators and Graduate Advisors as deemed appropriate).
• Assists the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs with the Associate Director of Graduate Advising with graduate student and their supervisors (faculty mentors) training.
• Working with all personnel in the GSSC and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, ensure that a commitment of concierge-type service is evident to graduate students and graduate faculty in the College of Education and Human Development
• Assists the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs with the Associate Director of Graduate Advising with graduate student and their supervisors (faculty mentors) training.
• Analyzes program statistics for reporting, tracking progress, and adjusting programs in the GSSC

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training and webinars
• Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

What This Job Offers

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