Program Director

Job Title

Program Director

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Dean Of Education

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

What we want 

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ten years of related experience.

  

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Degree.

• Related experience in a university setting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work cooperatively with others.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.

• Ability to multitask.

• Strong public speaking, organizational, leadership, and supervisory skills.

• Maintains attention to detail and utilizes sound judgment.

   

Essential Duties/Tasks

Program Management and Leadership

• Develops and leads graduate student services program strategic plans, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.

• Builds effective public relations within the four departments with the GSSC

• Ensures all graduate student services program objectives are met.

• Directs and supervises program staff in relation to the graduate program coordination of activities.

• Evaluates program coordination/advising procedures and develops subsequent performance reports with actions.

• Evaluates program coordination efforts related to services to graduate students

• Leads Project Recruit recruitment and follow-up monitoring of retention activities with the graduate program coordination and graduate advisor team, collaborating with the Program Manager of Assessment and Evaluation, Departmental Program Coordinators, Graduate Associate Department Heads, Department Heads, and College MarCom Director.

 

Budget and Resource Management

• Identifies and secures within the College, graduate student program funding and expansion resources, working with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

• Develops, oversees, and approves program budgets with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and in collaboration with the Associate Director for Graduate Advising.

• Analyzes program statistics for reporting, tracking progress, and adjusting programs in the GSSC

 

Strategic Planning and Development

• Develop Graduate Recruitment Plans.

• Ensure that Graduate Program Coordinators and Graduate Advisors are cross-trained while working with the Associate Director of Graduate Advising.

• Analyze the types of duties for which the Program Coordinators and Graduate Advisors are responsible and reorganize per program needs

• Assign duties to the Graduate Assistant Researcher and the Undergraduate Student Assistants per graduate program area served (generic or by department served by the Program Coordinators and Graduate Advisors as deemed appropriate).

• Assists the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs with the Associate Director of Graduate Advising with graduate student and their supervisors (faculty mentors) training.

• Working with all personnel in the GSSC and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, ensure that a commitment of concierge-type service is evident to graduate students and graduate faculty in the College of Education and Human Development

• Assists the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs with the Associate Director of Graduate Advising with graduate student and their supervisors (faculty mentors) training.

 

Program Monitoring and Reporting

• Analyzes program statistics for reporting, tracking progress, and adjusting programs in the GSSC

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Who we are

The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at Texas A&M University has been transforming lives for 50 years. Now the 4th largest college at Texas A&M University with over 6,000 enrolled students, we are not just a school for teachers. We are a school for leaders in not just in education, but also business, sport, health, and government. To learn more, visit us at: https://education.tamu.edu/about/

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.   

• Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums  

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays   

• Eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month  

• Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas   

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time  

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training and webinars 

• Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time  for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee  

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Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences.  Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service. 

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.