Associate Director of Academic Programs
4 weeks ago
Job Summary
The University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks a highly skilled and experienced Associate Director of Academic Programs to provide leadership and direction for the Department of Political Science's academic programs. This position is responsible for managing graduate student services, program administration, course planning, and enrollment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides diplomatic problem-solving and leadership in the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of the academic programs.
- Manages graduate student services, including liaising with the Graduate School, university offices, and staff for admissions, milestones, adviser and committee memberships, student defenses, and other activities related to graduate student progress.
- Advises departmental leadership on issues of curriculum creation and revision, including online programming.
- Develops and implements events and programming for graduate students, including recruitment fairs, graduate orientations, and brown-bag lectures and workshops.
- Manages team content generation for the Department's webpages, social media pages, and/or other communication needs.
- Coordinates Department submission to the University catalog management system.
- Creates, tests, and improves data collection systems for scheduling.
- Reviews and analyzes enrollment data for academic programs.
- Produces reports for department leadership related to academic programming.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (preferably in a social science discipline or in business, public administration, or management), and four (4) years of experience in program administration or program coordination, preferably in an academic department in a College or University setting.
- Excellent ability to work both independently and to be part of an effective team with a highly cooperative and collaborative work style.
- Ability to adapt and work effectively as the situation changes.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively and to create and maintain harmonious relationships with a diverse population of staff, faculty, students, and off-campus constituents.
- Excellent supervision and managerial skills, with the ability to support staff and create a harmonious and productive work environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree (preferably in a social science discipline or in business, public administration, or management).
- Experience with social media platforms and Drupal web systems.
- Experience in marketing and/or event development and implementation.
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Occasional night or weekend hours may be required.
This position has the opportunity for a hybrid work schedule, which is defined by the University as an arrangement where an employee's work is regularly performed at a location other than the campus workspace for a portion of the week.
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