Program Manager (TUC-COD)

California State University, Northridge•Los Angeles, CA

8d•$70,304 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Program Manager position is with the CSUN Center on Disabilities (COD), a department in the CSUN Division of Student Affairs. The COD is dedicated to fostering an inclusive society where individuals of all abilities can achieve their goals and experience success through training and research. The center sponsors assistive technology training programs and hosts the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference. The Program Manager, reporting to the Managing Director, will provide leadership in content and direction for the COD, including the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, the Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program, and future programs. This role involves building coalitions and developing networks to enhance engagement in the field and maintain the CSUN AT Conference as an industry leader. The Program Manager will identify new talent and attract industry leaders as presenters, determine content trends, recruit presenters for various session formats, and oversee the submission and selection process for approximately 400 educational sessions for the annual conference. Additionally, the role includes identifying new training needs, developing curriculum with content experts, and managing their rollout.

Requirements

Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a job-related field.
Additional experience in a job-related field may be substituted for up to two years of the required education, on a year-to-year basis.
Experience with curriculum development, program design, and working in the disability field a plus.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall programming and content direction for the Center on Disabilities and the CSUN AT Conference and other related activities.
Responsible for the maintenance of the ATACP, including managing all recruitment/marketing, managing 2 faculty instructors, enrollment, curriculum reviews and updates, and online course management.
Develop new training programs or stand-alone workshops.
Provides leadership in determining the content focus for the annual CSUN AT Conference.
Oversee the Call for Submissions, including developing a strategy to target certain markets/industries, recruiting and managing various reviewer committees, serving as final reviewer of the over 700 submissions, and making final recommendations on the selection of approximately 400 submissions for presentation at the CSUN AT Conference.
Oversee the Call for Proposals for Pre-Conference Workshops, recruits, reviews and determines the acceptance of the array of 4-hour or 8-hour workshops.
Serves as the Center on Disabilities representative for all conference Presenters, logistics and delivery for Pre-Conference Workshops, Featured Presentations and participant networking events; coordinating registrations, presenter needs, travel and all logistics associated with these major educational events related to the CSUN AT Conference.
Provides leadership in identifying areas of focus and attracting industry leaders and topics to target in the Accessibility, Assistive Technology and general disability field to determine content direction and identify key leaders/stakeholders that are aligned with the Division of Student Affairs and CSUN values of equity, justice and inclusion.
Engages with professional and industry leaders and organizations.
Engage with academic departments, community agencies and external stakeholders to build an instructor and presenter pool.
Oversees the Journal Track for the annual CSUN AT Conference, which includes the Call for Papers, review and selection of manuscripts for publication.
Manages the submission process, from initial proposal submission to complete manuscript submission.
Manages the authors/presenters on accepted manuscripts, and manages the scientific, copy and accessibility editors.
Performs other duties as assigned.