Here are sample job postings for Program Manager (Universities & Education) roles:
Director, Summer Sessions and Visiting Student Programs
Columbia University
Reporting to the Executive Director, Non-Degree Programs (ED) and working collaboratively with other members of the School, the Director oversees and manages the execution of programs under the Summer Sessions and Visiting Students umbrellas for SPS. The director provides leadership, direction and expansion of summer sessions courses and programs. The Director is the primary liaison with departments and partner organizations, building relationships with faculty and departmental staff that are critical to the success of the programs. The director establishes networks and fosters relationships and partnerships with internal Columbia schools, colleges, and departments and key external partners.
Applicant MUST meet these minimum qualifications to be considered an applicant:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required, focus in higher education administration preferred. Minimum five years related experience. Advanced degree is preferred.
Experience in academic program administration and student advisement strongly preferred. Working knowledge of SIS as well as other systems, applications and software used by the University and the School is required. Must demonstrate excellent qualitative and quantitative analysis skills and research methods. Must be able to use discretion, maintain confidentiality, exercise sound and independent judgment and perform detailed work with precision. Strong communication and interpersonal skills a must. Ability to work well under pressure with short deadlines and changing priorities is needed.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program management: This position oversees the program’s relationships with the Admissions, Student Services, Finance, External Affairs and Marketing organizations. Additionally, the Director manages the operational planning activities for the Summer Sessions and Visiting Students programs, coordinating with departments within SPS to ensure a high degree of student and faculty satisfaction. The director advises academic departments on course selection and negotiates non-regular faculty salaries with department chairs. (15%)
Marketing and Enrollment Management: Develops the target profiles and provides these profiles to the SPS marketing organization. Plans and implements student-focused market research for Columbia students and visiting students. Works with SPS Marketing teams to develop recruitment materials, analyze effectiveness of promotional campaigns, recommends adjustments to marketing plans and budgets. With admissions, establishes an effective domestic and international student recruitment strategy. With admissions, develops various recruitment events, including fairs, open houses, on-line webinars (domestic & international). With schools and departments, leads and implements a proactive student retention plan to reduce melt. (30%)
Student Services: With the Student Affairs department, defines and implements strategies to effectively manage (e.g. register, advise) and maintain students involved in Columbia’s community. Develop and implement plan to create a welcoming environment for visiting students and enable their access to University services and extra-curricular activities. Follows up as necessary with central university offices ? the Registrar, Residence Halls, University Health Service, Libraries, etc. (15%)
Finance and HR: Participates in the development of financial budgets encompassing revenue and expenses, and shares responsibility for meeting those targets. Direct supervisor of Assistant Director of Summer Sessions & Visiting Student Programs.
Course Planning: Working with the ED and Departments within the Arts & Sciences and other Schools, the Director manages all course planning activities for the 300+ courses facilitated by SPS during the summer term. Course planning activities include, but are not limited to the following: developing projections of the numbers, types, and interests of students taking courses in the summer term; working with Departments to establish the specific courses, projected number of students for each course, and number of sections required to address the demand established; ensuring course planning and student projection activities are in line with established budget for the Summer Sessions. (20%)
Course administration Once the Summer Session course planning is complete, the Director oversees the successful realization of the plan. These administrative activities include collaborating with Faculty Affairs for planning execution of faculty appointments (e.g. collection of required documentation from faculty, finalizing approval from Provost, appointment letter creation/distribution, etc), TA identification and hiring. Plan course information update in all University systems (e.g. SIS, directory of classes), book/course packet orders, and room assignments. Data Analytics- Analyzes and reports on statistical reports on prospects, applicants, registrants and enrollment trends/opportunities. (15%)
Other Duties as required. (5%)
The New School
The New School seeks a full-time on-site Program Manager for the Bachelor’s Program for Adults and Transfer Students (BPATS) in the Schools of Public Engagement. The Program Manager must possess strong organizational and communication skills. They must be flexible, creative, tactful, and able to develop and implement systems, policies and procedures. The Program Manager has to think quickly to resolve challenges as they arise and to coordinate dynamic and growing interdisciplinary programs. This position reports to the Director of Administration in the School of Undergraduate Studies.
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Program Administrator
Reporting to the Director of Finance & Administration, this grant funded position will responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective execution of financial and operational tasks required in managing an active research lab of one of CNI’s key Principal Investigators. This includes managing events, expense reconciliation, proposal preparation, lab purchases, and liaising with partners.
Minimum Qualifications for Grade
Applicant MUST meet these minimum qualifications to be considered an applicant
Education: Bachelor’s degree
Experience: 0-2 years of work experience in a related field.
Skills and Knowledge: Knowledge of Excel and MS Office, excellent writing and communication skills, ability to resolve problems and multi-task in a deadline oriented environment
Preferred: Experience with travel arrangements, event organization, and bookkeeping
Education: Master’s in business or accounting highly desirable.
Experience: 1-2 years of grants and project management experience preferred
Skills and Knowledge: Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel preferred.
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Program Administrator
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Program Administrator for Academic Centers
Position Summary:
Work closely with the Faculty Directors of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy, Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law, and Center for Rights and Justice to set strategy and advance the missions and goals of the Centers. Reports to the Vice Dean and Faculty Director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy.
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About Us:
The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is a leader in legal education, located in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The law school is renowned for its program in intellectual property, which includes the FAME Center for Fashion, Arts, Media and Entertainment Law. Cardozo Law has a long tradition of public advocacy and is the birthplace of the Innocence Project and the home of our Center for Rights and Justice. Cardozo offers a world-class faculty and encourages creative thinking and innovation in the legal profession. Cardozo provides students with a strong foundation in legal theory combined with practical hands-on experience in a variety of areas including criminal law, civil rights law, and business law. The school prides itself on creating a vibrant and warm community for faculty, staff and students.
Mathematics Program Manager – Education
Launch Math Science Centers provide toddlers to tweens with math instruction and STEM-based camps and classes. Launch’s math programs deliver inspiring and effective mathematics instruction by merging innovative curriculum with an engaging learning environment to foster appreciation and generate excitement for math. The Mathematics Program Manager reports to the Manager of Operations and is responsible for the development and implementation of all math curriculum and oversight of associated programs. In addition, the role includes the management of Launch’s One-2-One private instruction program. Through a hands-on approach and an understanding of Launch programs as well as industry trends, the Mathematics Program Manager will work to ensure that Launch remains a leader in education enrichment.
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Academic Program Manager, MIAP
Direct administrative, academic and business operations for the Moving Image Archiving Program to ensure effective and efficient office operations and the delivery of budgetary, financial, administrative and technical services. Manage preparation of financial reports and projects for department; develop budgets; manage and control expenditures. Act as administrative liaison with other school and University offices and external funding and academic resources; interpret and apply University policies to plan and manage moderately complex administrative requirements, referring complex situations to supervisor and school administrative leadership.
Required Education:
Bachelor’s degree
Required Experience:
4 or more years’ increasingly responsible administrative experience (e.g., managing administrative services/processes, budgets, and staff) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience:
Experience in a large, highly selective college or university or in an arts/non-profit organization.
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Excellent problem solving, organizational, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills. Grant writing experience. Knowledge of standard office software. Proficiency with web-based and/or desktop publishing applications, traditional and/or online information databases (e.g. Lexis-Nexus).
Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Archival settings, memory institutions and galleries
Program Coordinator
Reporting to the Director of the Program on Peace-building and Human Rights, the Program Coordinator contributes to the development and management of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights’ (ISHR) peace-building initiatives to foster dialogue between parties to resolve conflict to achieve sustainable peace.
The Program Coordinator is responsible for grants management, which includes accounting and assisting with the preparation of accounts for internal audit and working with the ISHR auditor to prepare for external audits complying with grant-makers requirements. Audits must comply with standard accounting practices. Grant-makers include US government agencies and foreign governments, such as the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The incumbent will interact with donors who provide gifts or make grants to ISHR.
International travel may be required up to 4 times a year to conduct conflict assessments, do strategic planning, and coordinate program activities.
Such travel may include extensive interaction with senior US Government officials, foreign government officials and other stakeholders to the conflict, including persons who are effected by ethnic or religious violence or who have been victims of sexual violence. The Program Coordinator will plan and execute all international visits and programs related to the peace-building initiatives and ISHR’s overall mission.
In conjunction with senior ISHR staff, the incumbent is expected to help create and sustain outreach, documentation, research and other programs; contribute to ISHR information and communication systems and the documentation necessary for the sustainability of the organization; contribute to the design and implementation of research activities; and follow developments in the human rights field.
The incumbent works directly with the Program Director and ISHR staff to establish and maintain collaborative exchanges with organizations and universities concerned with human rights, peace building advocacy, training and capacity building. Interaction is also required with US Government officials, officials from foreign governments, and representatives of multilateral organizations such as the United Nations, and regional organizations such as the European Union.
Duties include organizing trainings, meetings, workshops and events in New York, elsewhere in the United States, and internationally; development of program reports to document the progress of initiatives, including critical analysis of activities and their impact; managing the Institute’s internal and external communications for various stakeholders – including government officials and various local and international media outlets; ensure the functioning and development of the Institute and its programs; develop, organize and fund-raise for research activities; develop new initiatives; and, event planning and other outreach activities.
Applicant MUST meet these minimum qualifications to be considered an applicant
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Master’s degree preferred. A minimum of 0-2 years of related experience required, preferably in international affairs/relations, human rights.
The Program Coordinator should have experience conducting conflict analysis and working on complex international projects. Foreign language skills, such as Arabic, are preferred. A proven capacity for multicultural interaction skills is required.
Knowledge of political and security developments; Excellent research, editing, and writing skills are required.
Experience working with a human rights organization is required. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and inter-cultural skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Excellent organizational and administrative skills with attention to detail. Computer and internet literacy.
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