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Central Washington University · 5 hours ago

Director, McNair Scholars Program

Ellensburg, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$59K/yr - $86K/yr

3+ years exp

Central Washington University is recruiting a Director for the McNair Scholars Program to enhance the vision for the University. This role involves providing leadership for the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program, including planning, implementing, and evaluating the program to increase participant numbers and ensure compliance with federal objectives.

Higher Education

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Administer, implement and evaluate program goals and objectives in accordance with federal goals and objectives to enable scholars to apply and be admitted to graduate programs successfully

Recruit and select students in conjunction with the Advisory Committee

Work with the faculty coordinator and other university administrators to supervise tracking of scholars' academic progress, develop curriculum, and implement McNair academic courses with existing university programs and services

Develop and implement scholarly activities that include acting as a liaison with graduate schools and coordinating travel to graduate schools and professional conferences

Represent the McNair Program to the university community and in required conferences as stipulated in the grant, typically one national conference per year

Supervise the maintenance of all program files and records (following federal regulations), computer operations (including McNair Scholar and scholarship database), student computers, and student resource library

Communicate with federal program officials regarding grant negotiations, program changes, reports, and site visits

Manage McNair public relations, including a website, scholarly journal, newsletter, brochures, flyers, and other promotional material

Coordinate communication with the McNair Advisory Committee

Recruit and train faculty as research and teaching mentors for McNair Scholars

Prepare annual and final performance reports as required by the U.S. Department of Education

Oversee, monitor, independently track the development and execution of program budgets in accordance with federal, state and university policies

Makes appropriate fiscal decisions in accordance with grant objectives and state, federal and University guidelines

Develops and implements systems and practices to ensure optimal operations and integration of budget records from MyCWU, FMS, Grants Budget Analyst and Financial Aid Office

Assists with writing and preparing grant applications to continue program services (grant preparation duty will be completed under state funding)

Ensures compliance with all grant partner expectations

Monitors student participation, ensuring compliance with eligibility criteria and accomplishment of objectives

Actively engage in recruitment and hiring new employees

Clearly define performance expectations, ensure accountability, and provide ongoing informal feedback, coaching, and mentoring. Conduct formal performance evaluations

Ensure employees have necessary resources

Oversee and direct the work of staff; serve as mentor, coach, and leader, and resolve complaints or issues

Promote professional development opportunities

Develop and foster supportive working relationships, motivation and engagement

Communicate information to staff on an ongoing basis to influence staff engagement and to be a part of a larger community

Take corrective action in a timely manner

Recognize and reward employees for good performance

Schedule employee work hours/shifts; monitor hours worked; approve payable time and absence requests

Adjust leadership style as needed to achieve result

Recognize value of and promote a workplace culture of belonging, creativity, and teamwork

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Program leadershipGrant writingBudget managementHigher education experienceProgram evaluationCommunication skillsDependabilityCommitment to belongingTeamworkAdaptability

Required

Master's degree or higher AND three years of experience in a student-centered, higher education program

Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships with campus officials, faculty, staff, parents, students and/or co-workers from a wide range of abilities, backgrounds and experiences

Strong written and oral communication to include organizational and administrative skills

Experience in program development and evaluation for academic support programs

Experience with administrative skills, including budgeting, personnel management, and/or experience writing grant proposals and reports

Excellent time management and record-keeping skills

Computer skills that demonstrate the ability to use software applications to produce written correspondence, create and maintain spreadsheets, and manage databases

Demonstrated ability and/or experience fostering a supportive and effective workplace while working with students and/or colleagues to uphold institutional excellence

OR applicable combination of education and/or experience which demonstrates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position

Preferred

Earned doctorate from an accredited university

Experience writing, preparing, and administering Department of Education (DOE) grants

Research experience

Experience designing and/or implementing high-impact educational programs

Demonstrated participation in programs designed to promote student success

Demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for students through various activities

Benefits

Medical, dental, life and disability insurance

Retirement and optional savings plans

Tuition assistance for you and your dependents

Discounts across town

An employee assistance program for individualized counseling

A wellness incentive program

Comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, life and disability insurance, along with vacation and sick leave plans depending on employment classification.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program if the employee has student loans.

Company

Central Washington University

Central Washington University, or CWU, is a publicly assisted university in Ellensburg, Washington in the United States

Founded in 1891

Ellensburg, Washington, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.cwu.edu/

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