Senior Program Coordinator, Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship

University of Nevada Reno • Reno, NV

12h

About The Position

The Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Nevada, Reno is accepting applications for a Senior Program Coordinator. This position leads and manages comprehensive entrepreneurship program operations, providing strategic oversight of administrative functions, budget management, and program development while ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance requirements. They independently develop and implement program policies, procedures, and best practices, while serving as a key point of contact for high-level stakeholders and managing complex relationships with internal departments and external partners. The Senior Coordinator reports to Director of the Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship and helps design and execute strategic outreach initiatives, coordinates events, oversees recruitment and marketing efforts, and directs program activities while mentoring junior staff and coordinating cross-functional teams to achieve program objectives. They spearhead program assessment and evaluation efforts, analyzing complex data sets, preparing comprehensive reports for leadership, and making strategic recommendations to enhance program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement. Additionally, the Senior Coordinator manages special projects and events, oversees budget planning and monitoring, assists with funding proposals, and provides guidance to resolve escalated issues while serving as a subject matter expert in their program area. This position may also be expected to teach courses in Entrepreneurship.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and three years of related work experience; OR a Master’s Degree and two years of related work experience
• Experience creating, managing, and evaluating academic, entrepreneurial, or community-based programs; includes coordinating activities, tracking outcomes, developing reports, and implementing program improvements.
• Business management, entrepreneurial experience, business consultation, or other related experience
• Driver’s License

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages comprehensive entrepreneurship program operations.
• Provides strategic oversight of administrative functions, budget management, and program development.
• Ensures alignment with organizational goals and compliance requirements.
• Develops and implements program policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Serves as a key point of contact for high-level stakeholders.
• Manages complex relationships with internal departments and external partners.
• Helps design and execute strategic outreach initiatives.
• Coordinates events.
• Oversees recruitment and marketing efforts.
• Directs program activities.
• Mentors junior staff and coordinates cross-functional teams to achieve program objectives.
• Spearheads program assessment and evaluation efforts.
• Analyzes complex data sets.
• Prepares comprehensive reports for leadership.
• Makes strategic recommendations to enhance program effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Manages special projects and events.
• Oversees budget planning and monitoring.
• Assists with funding proposals.
• Provides guidance to resolve escalated issues.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in their program area.
• Teaches courses in Entrepreneurship (potentially).

Benefits

• Health insurance options including dental and vision
• Generous annual, sick leave, long term disability and life insurance
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments.
• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty.
• No state income tax!
• Grants-in-Aid for Faculty Employees
• Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

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