Program Specialist (Extended Ed Specialist I), College of Extended and Global Education

Program Specialist (Extended Ed Specialist I), College of Extended and Global Education
California State University, San Bernardino


Job No: 514760
Work type: Staff
Categories: Unit 4 - APC - Academic Professionals of California, Probationary, Full Time, Student Services




About CSUSB

California State University, San Bernardino is a preeminent center of intellectual and cultural activity in Inland Southern California. Opened in 1965 and set at the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, the university serves more than 20,000 students each year and graduates about 4,000 students annually. CSUSB reflects the dynamic diversity of the region and has the most diverse student population of any university in the Inland Empire. Seventy percent of those who graduate are the first in their families to do so.

At CSUSB, you can:

• Build your future
• Work with the best
• Be your authentic self
• Focus on you
• Make a lasting impact
• Work for a purpose that is greater than your own
• Bring everything you are, become everything you want

Department Summary

The Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) department resides in the College of Extended and Global Education. PaCE extends university resources to accommodate the educational and professional development needs of today's workforce in a variety of program formats and settings.

Job Summary

The position serves the Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) department by planning, developing, and providing learning opportunities offered through Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) such as special sessions, and other educational programs concerned the with delivery of higher education for professional updating and mid-career training.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Administer and oversee a programs portfolio as assigned.
• Conduct research in identifying new program development opportunities to meet the needs of the surrounding communities and Inland Empire.
• Seek new partnerships and nurture partner relationships by attending networking and maintaining relationships on and off-campus.
• Develop and maintain financial reports, year-end financial summaries, and financial distributions to campus partners and within CEGE. Provide recommendations about financial and operational efficiency of all programs administered.
• Identify challenged programs and create plans for recovery, or for pausing or sunsetting, depending on the outcome of basic analysis.
• Develop road maps and course offerings for the successful completion of programs. Serve as a CEGE representative and present at university events to promote programs.
• Collaborate with CEGE marketing team to develop promotional materials, and to target and advertise to audiences in the Inland Empire and beyond.
• Develop and implement marketing strategies to ensure programs sustainability, including updating program webpages using a content management system. Collaborate with marketing staff to develop promotional materials.

Employment Status: Full-time, Exempt, Probationary with the possibility of converting to permanent.

Application Review Deadline: This position will remain open until filled. Applications will be reviewed beginning July 7, 2022.


Work Schedule

Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, weekends and evenings may be required. Summer hours Monday through Thursday 7:00 am to 5:30 pm.



Key Qualifications

• Ability to plan and develop content and format of educational offerings in assigned program areas usually related to the same or related disciplines, promote community participation (marketing), direct operational aspects of programs, make arrangements for faculty and sites, and prepare budgets for offerings.
• Knowledge of the procedures and practices in educational program and curriculum planning; resources of the campus and the surrounding community; and the processes required to plan and construct academic programs and course outlines.
• Ability to determine needs for new or revised programs; plan course hours and credit; locate instructors and assist them in understanding and completing contract arrangements; develop budgets and analyze costs; write promotional materials and develop a variety of promotional techniques; represent the CSU system to the community and develop working relationships; manage logistics of providing classes, and maintain cost information and records.

Education and Experience

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university, preferably with courses in adult education and curriculum planning.
• Equivalent to two years of experience in planning classes or programs in a specialized field or area, preferably in higher, extended, or adult education. Experience developing resources, budgets, and marketing plans for educational programs and acting as a liaison with the community is desirable. Teaching experience in higher or extended education may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• A master's degree in a related field and three years of related experience.

Salary

Anticipated Hiring Range $4,493 - $4,550 per month

Classification Salary Range $4,493 - $6,395 per month

Statement of Commitment to Diversity

In our commitment to the furthering of knowledge and fulfilling our educational mission, California State University, San Bernardino seeks a campus climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the entire variety of human experience. In our commitment to diversity, we welcome people from all backgrounds, and we seek to include knowledge and values from many cultures in the curriculum and extra-curricular life of the campus community. Our commitment to work toward an environment that values diversity requires that we create, promote, and maintain activities and programs which further our understanding of individual and group diversity. We will also develop and communicate policies and promote values which discourage intolerance and discrimination.

The concept and dimensions of diversity are to be advanced and incorporated into every aspect of university activity, including student life, the curriculum, teaching, programs, staffing, personnel training practices, research, community services, events, and all other areas of university endeavor.

Dimensions of diversity shall include, but are not limited to, the following: race, ethnicity, religious belief, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, gender expression, ability, socioeconomic status, cultural orientation, national origin, and age.

The implementation of the Commitment to Diversity will rest with the university as a whole. The president, in addition to a personal commitment and involvement, may use the University Diversity Committee, campus administrators, faculty, staff, and students as well as other members of the campus community to effectively implement the philosophy and intent of this statement.

Supplemental Information

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

The person holding this position is considered a `mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

California State University, San Bernardino is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status.

This position may be "Designated" under California State University's Conflict of Interest Code. This would require the filing of a Statement of Economic Interest on an annual basis and the completion of training within 6 months of assuming office and every 2 years thereafter. Visit the Human Resources Conflict of Interest webpage link for additional information: http://hrd.csusb.edu/conflictInterest.html

This position adheres to CSU policies against Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Violence, including Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking. This requires completion of Sexual Violence Prevention Training within 6 months of assuming employment and on a two-year basis thereafter. (Executive Order 1096)


To view full description and to apply, visit: https://www.csusb.edu


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