Program Coordinator

Job Summary

The McNeill Scholars Program at CU Boulder encourages applications for the Program Coordinator position! The McNeill Scholars Program serves 500+ eligible students as part of the pre-college to post-baccalaureate pathway in the Student Academic Success Center (SASC). The Coordinator supports the outreach cycle of recruitment, admissions, and orientation; the retention cycle of coaching, instruction, and enrichment activities; the financial cycle of budget, procurements, and reconciliation (including scholarship disbursement and work-study requests); and the evaluation cycle of data collection, assessment, and reporting. The Coordinator will also hire, train, and supervise student employees in student leadership roles. This position coordinates a high-contact model of student success into a 6-year pathway of academic services that improve recruitment, persistence, graduation, and post-baccalaureate outcomes for eligible participants.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The McNeill Scholars Program is an institutionally funded educational opportunity program that serves 500 eligible students. Its goal is to improve academic achievement in preparation for professional success of our diverse learners. It is part of the pre-college to post-baccalaureate pathway in the Student Academic Success Center (SASC).

SASC is an educational opportunity center in the Office of Undergraduate Education within Academic Affairs. We are a mission-inspired learning community of students, faculty, and staff from backgrounds that are historically underrepresented, under-resourced, or underserved at the University of Colorado Boulder. We have a 50+ year history on our flagship campus.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Program Coordination

• Coordinates daily operations of this educational opportunity program through its annual cycle from high school outreach to alumni relations.
• Works with Director to implement plan of operations, including scholarship disbursement, workshop facilitation, enrichment activities, and collaborative projects with center, campus, and community partners.
• Performs delegated independent duties to ensure delivery of required and permissible services based on logic model.

Academic Coordination

• Mentors a multi-cohort caseload of McNeill Scholars to support a whole-student model of personal, academic, and professional success.
• Coordinates small-group coaching sessions on academic success, financial literacy, and career readiness.
• Develops advocacy, enrichment, and success plans for individual students based on high-need or high-risk factors informed by national practices.
• Assists students in skill-building and goal-planning from matriculation to graduation.

Records Coordination

• Works with Director to design and implement record management for program assessment and budget planning, including formative and summative evaluation of services, staffing, and resources.
• Coordinates and contributes to improvement of all record-keeping systems, caseload files, financial documents, and team member reports.
• Works with Director on collecting, assessing, and applying annual performance data.

Communication Coordination

• Works with program director to implement multimedia communication plan for engagement of participants; training of staff; stewardship of donors; and outreach to alumni.
• Designs and maintains website, newsletter, and social media accounts.
• Works with Director on strategic relations material for internal and external partners as required.

What You Should Know

• This position supports a hybrid work environment with 3 days primarily on-campus and 2 days remote per week. Additional evening or weekend hours as required.
• All University of Colorado Boulder employees are required to follow the campus COVID-19 vaccine requirement . New employees must provide proof of vaccination or receive a medical or religious exemption within 30 days of employment.

What We Can Offer

The salary for this position is $48,500 - $50,000.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits , including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder .

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What We Require

• A Bachelor's degree in Education or a related field. A combination of education and experience may be substituted for the degree on a year for year basis.
• One (1) year of experience administering an educational opportunity program at a 2-year or 4-year institution OR one (1) year of experience teaching, advising, or supervising undergraduate students from TRiO-eligible backgrounds.
• Master's degree in Education or a related field may substitute for the one (1) year of experience listed above.

What You Will Need

• Knowledge of TRiO legislation, regulation, and history or the immediate capacity to develop this expertise.
• Skills in data management and social media marketing.
• Ability to facilitate multi-modality workshops and services for on-campus and on-line participants.

What We Would Like You to Have

• A Bachelors Degree in Educaton or a related field.
• A Master's degree in Education or related field may substitute for the one (1) year of experience listed in "what we require" section.
• Knowledge of mixed-methods research or participatory action research or the ability to gain this expertise through learning.
• TRiO or comparable educational opportunity alumni status may be substituted for the one year of minimum experience.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

1. A current resume.
2. A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.

We may request references at a later time.

Please apply by February 13, 2023 for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs .

Posting Contact Information

Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu