Program Director 1 - Bauer Undergraduate Advising and Learning Abroad (Finance)

Department: Student Services Salary: 56,800 - 64,600
Description:

Directs an ongoing university program to ensure that prescribed activities are carried out in accordance with its mission and/or specified objectives. Prepares short- and long-term goals and objectives.

1. Plans, develops and administers methods, strategies and procedures for meeting program objectives; directs and oversees the daily activities of staff members.
2. Prepares and monitors the annual budget and ensures that expenditures are within budget allocation.
3. Directs and coordinates personally, or through subordinate personnel, activities concerned with carrying out the objectives of the program.
4. Directs the preparation of and reviews reports and records of activities to ensure progress is being accomplished toward specified program objectives; modifies or changes methodology as required to redirect activities and attains objectives.
5. Analyzes trends within program areas, maintaining expert awareness of program information and change needs.
6. Formulates, implements, and maintains appropriate policies and procedures concerning program administration.
7. Manages and administers grant for program, including meetings, communication coordination, scholarships and other operations.
8. May prepare or participate in the preparation of proposals to obtain grants from state and federal agencies, and private foundation sponsors.
9. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional Position Information
Description:
This position works in the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs in the C.T. Bauer College of Business and is responsible for providing functional leadership and oversight of an academic advising program and related events, and provide academic advising services for undergraduate business students. The position will provide academic advising for pre-business students and direct learning abroad advising initiatives.

Position includes the following responsibilities but not limited to:
• Provide academic advising services for undergraduate business students.
• Formulates, implements, and maintains appropriate policies and procedures concerning program administration.

Additional info for this area: Learning Abroad
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of business major and minor curriculum changes that may impact learning abroad course selection.
• Collaborates with Bauer College faculty and department chairs regarding pre-approval of learning abroad course credit.
• Directs the documentation and maintenance of relevant data including a record of approved courses for tracking purposes at the College and University level.
• Collaborates with the Office of Global Initiatives within the Bauer College to facilitate new REEP partnerships - provides academic advising to incoming and outgoing students; participates in promotional events; plans and executes a welcome reception for incoming exchange students; provides ongoing advising to current REEP students.
• Directs, plans and executes information sessions and events to promote learning abroad opportunities and scholarships to business students.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of University learning abroad policies and procedures as well as programs and scholarships that may be of particular interest to Bauer College students.
• Collaborates with UH Learning Abroad as needed.

Preferences:
• Academic advising experience.
• International education experience in higher education.

Qualifications: Education will be considered in lieu of experience.

Notes to Applicant: Please include full work history on resume.
Required Attachments: Cover Letter, Resume

MQ: Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Experience: Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.

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