Program Manager - Advising and Retention
About The Position
In this position, you will be part of a collaborative team supporting the College’s recruitment and retention efforts. Responsibilities include coordinating and participating in recruitment events on and off campus, traveling to engage with prospective students and their families. This position will coordinate summer orientation efforts. Other responsibilities include advising and coordinating transfer partnership agreements with other community colleges. Essential Functions: Assist in the planning, coordination, execution, and evaluation of Red Raider Orientation programming for incoming engineering students. Collaborate with campus and college partners to ensure accurate and student centered messaging during orientation sessions. Develop and present workshops focused on success in engineering, including academic strategies, resource utilization, time management, and transition support Partner with academic and student support areas to deliver targeted programming for foundational and at-risk student populations Advise foundational engineering students on academic planning, course progression, and university resources. Advise students exploring transfer pathways out of the college, ensuring informed and student-centered transition planning. Provide proactive advising support for students on academic probation, including academic recovery planning and resource referrals Assist in advising prospective students participating in community college partnerships and transfer agreements Support recruitment initiatives through presentations, resource fairs, campus visits, and off-site recruiting events. Represent the college at recruiting events and engage with prospective students and families. Partner with advising, recruitment, student success, and academic departments to support holistic student success. Other duties as assigned by the Associate Director of Advising and Retention and the Sr. Director of Academics, Recruitment, and Retention.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and four years of experience developing or managing programs or projects
- Additional job related experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis
Responsibilities
- Identify funding opportunities
- Conduct program assessments
- Prepare program reports
- Oversee and manage program marketing and communications
- Manage program databases
- Supervise program staff
- Plan research activities
- Coordinate program events
- Participate in strategic planning
- Manage program files
- Establish program standards and objectives
- Direct logistical activities to promote the success of programs
- Develop and implement project timelines and ensures deadlines are met
- Oversee program budget
- Ensure goals and objectives of grants are met
- Assist in proposal writing
- Comply and analyze program statistics
- Coordinate and participate in recruitment events on and off campus
- Travel to engage with prospective students and their families
- Coordinate summer orientation efforts
- Advise and coordinate transfer partnership agreements with other community colleges
- Assist in the planning, coordination, execution, and evaluation of Red Raider Orientation programming for incoming engineering students
- Collaborate with campus and college partners to ensure accurate and student centered messaging during orientation sessions
- Develop and present workshops focused on success in engineering, including academic strategies, resource utilization, time management, and transition support
- Partner with academic and student support areas to deliver targeted programming for foundational and at-risk student populations
- Advise foundational engineering students on academic planning, course progression, and university resources
- Advise students exploring transfer pathways out of the college, ensuring informed and student-centered transition planning
- Provide proactive advising support for students on academic probation, including academic recovery planning and resource referrals
- Assist in advising prospective students participating in community college partnerships and transfer agreements
- Support recruitment initiatives through presentations, resource fairs, campus visits, and off-site recruiting events
- Represent the college at recruiting events and engage with prospective students and families
- Partner with advising, recruitment, student success, and academic departments to support holistic student success
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
