REACH Across Alabama Program Manager - 530879

The University of Alabama • Tuscaloosa, AL

2d • $54,000 - $67,500

About The Position

The REACH Across Alabama Program Manager oversees planning and development of program initiatives and models to prepare for the competitive AmeriCorps Operational Grant application process. The role conducts statewide student assessments, develops individualized success plans, monitors academic progress, and provides coaching to support lasting positive connections and academic achievement. It also provides comprehensive case management and student success services to an assigned caseload of Alabama REACH scholars, promoting academic success, retention, persistence, graduation, and post-graduate success.

The Alabama REACH Program serves students with lived experience in foster care, homelessness, kinship care, and other barriers to higher education. This position supports its expansion through REACH Across Alabama, a statewide planning initiative funded by an AmeriCorps Planning Grant. The Program Manager collaborates with campus and community partners throughout Alabama to develop a sustainable framework that expands educational opportunity, student success, and community engagement across the state.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and four years of student retention or engagement experience, or a master's degree and two years of student retention or engagement experience.
• Valid U.S. driver's license.
• At least 19 years of age at time of hire and an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report in compliance with University policies; applicants under 21 will have some driving restrictions.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong project management, organizational, and analytical skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of case management and student success principles.
• Knowledge of program planning, strategic planning, assessment, and evaluation methodologies.
• Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative data to inform decision-making and program development.
• Ability to build collaborative partnerships, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and work independently while collaborating with campus, community, and state partners.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment background investigation, including information obtained from social media and other internet sources.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Higher Education, Social Work, Counseling, Public Administration, Education, or a related field.
• Three years of progressively responsible professional experience in program administration, strategic planning, higher education, social services, community engagement, or grant-funded initiatives.
• Experience leading grant-funded programs or strategic planning initiatives.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating programs.
• Experience conducting community or statewide needs assessments.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder engagement and building partnerships across higher education, nonprofit organizations, and public agencies.
• Experience supporting underserved populations, including students with lived experience in foster care, homelessness, kinship care, first-generation status, or rural communities.
• Experience providing student success services or case management in higher education.
• Experience preparing competitive grant applications, particularly AmeriCorps grants.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning and development of REACH Across Alabama program initiatives and models in preparation for the AmeriCorps Operational Grant application process.
• Conduct statewide student assessments, develop individualized success plans, monitor academic progress, and provide coaching.
• Provide comprehensive case management and student success services to an assigned caseload of Alabama REACH scholars.
• Promote scholars’ academic success, retention, persistence, graduation, and post-graduate success.
• Collaborate with campus and community partners throughout Alabama to develop a sustainable statewide framework for educational opportunity, student success, and community engagement.
• Use assessment and evaluation methodologies and qualitative and quantitative data to inform decision-making and program development.
• Build collaborative partnerships and facilitate stakeholder engagement.

What This Job Offers

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