Program Director – Pathways Advising & Student Support

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Department

The A&M System strives to maintain a competitive high-quality benefit package to support the health and wellness needs of our workforce. This includes comprehensive health and welfare insurance plans additional health and lifestyle programs and optional retirement savings opportunities. Eligible employees will have access to paid leave programs in addition to 13-15 paid holidays each year. For more information regarding the benefit package go to: West Texas A&M University: Human Resources Benefits

NOTICE - All posted positions are subject to budget approval.

General Summary:

This is a new grant-supported initiative launching with one full-time pathways advisor and part-time auxiliary staff focused on student and family navigation readiness and transition support. The program is designed to expand in its second year with additional full-time advisors serving new collaborative districts and continued regional scaling is anticipated as additional funding is secured. As the initiative grows the Program Directors scope and responsibilities are expected to grow with it.

The Program Director Pathways Advising & Student Success under general direction leads the launch and growth of a new pathways advising and student success initiative designed to strengthen postsecondary access persistence workforce alignment and career-connected learning opportunities across rural and under-resourced its initial year the initiative launches with a focused scope supported by a small advising and student support team providing student and family navigation readiness and transition services and is designed to expand into additional collaborative districts as the program matures. The Program Director shapes program goals operational strategies and partnerships from the ground up supervises advising and support personnel and builds relationships with educational institutions workforce partners employers and community organizations. The position is responsible for program planning implementation evaluation reporting budget oversight and sustainability efforts aligned with institutional and funding priorities.

Salary Range: $4000 - $4585 monthly

Responsibilities:

Program Leadership Planning & Strategic Implementation:

• Develops implements and evaluates program strategic plans goals objectives policies procedures and operational activities associated with the pathways advising and student success initiative.
• Ensures program objectives grant deliverables performance measures and organizational priorities are achieved.
• Assists with long-range planning continuous improvement and sustainability efforts.
• Coordinates implementation activities across participating school districts postsecondary institutions workforce partners and community stakeholders.
• Represents the department and University on committees workgroups advisory bodies and community engagement activities.

Personnel Supervision & Team Development:

• Provides leadership supervision guidance training and evaluation of pathways advising personnel and related student success staff.
• Supports recruitment onboarding professional development performance management and retention efforts.
• Establishes performance expectations and promotes effective communication collaboration and team effectiveness.

Partnership Development & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with school districts education service centers higher education institutions employers workforce partners community organizations and other stakeholders.
• Coordinates partnership activities supporting pathway development student success workforce alignment work-based learning and postsecondary transition objectives.

Student Success Systems & Program Operations:

• Directs implementation and coordination of pathway advising transition support workforce pathway development student engagement career readiness and related student success activities.
• Oversees delivery of services and operational processes supporting achievement of program objectives and participant outcomes.
• Data Analysis Evaluation & Reporting: Analyzes program statistics participation data performance measures (KPIs) and student outcomes.
• Maintains program records and reporting systems and prepares reports related to program implementation organizational effectiveness grant compliance and continuous improvement activities.

Budget Management Resource Development & Sustainability:

• Develops monitors and oversees program budgets and operational expenditures.
• Assists with identifying developing and securing resources partnerships and funding opportunities that support program sustainability and expansion. Ensures responsible stewardship of program resources and compliance with funding requirements.

• Maintains 100% compliance with timely completion of required System University and job-specific online training courses.
• This document represents the major duties responsibilities and authorities of this job and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties as assigned.

Necessary Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ten (10) years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience in program implementation and management education workforce development student success community engagement or related fields.
• Position requires superior interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational leadership supervisory and implementation coordination skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple assignments set priorities track projects and meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail with an ability to exercise discretion and sound judgement utilize problem-solving and critical thinking and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work in a professional fast-paced environment with individuals and groups from a variety of backgrounds and levels of experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Ability to organize information for effective presentation and present to virtual and in-person groups.
• Must be a disciplined and goal-oriented self-starter.
• Exceptional relationship building and management skills.
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently within complex organizational and community-based environments.
• Ability to synthesize data and compile reports.
• Able to travel.
• Some evening and weekend work required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in education communications or behavioral health field.
• Masters degree.
• Experience working with K12 and/or postsecondary education systems preferred.
• Experience supporting rural under-resourced or regional workforce and education initiatives.
• Experience with pathway development student support systems workforce alignment persistence
• initiatives or transition supports preferred.
• Experience navigating cross-sector partnerships and complex organizational structures.
• Experience with grant-funded initiatives reporting implementation and performance tracking preferred.
• Experience working within collaborative environments involving multiple stakeholders and
• partner organizations.
• Knowledge of Salesforce CRM or similar systems.
• Bilingual skills preferred.

Applicant Instructions:

Please include the following with your application:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Three references

Please attach all documents in the attachment box at the bottom of the My Experience page before continuing through the application. Please use the Upload button to add each document individually. All revisions must be made prior to application submission. If you need assistance with uploading documents please contact WTAMU Human Resources at .

Due to budgetary reasons West Texas A&M University will not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term.

Texas law requires all males age 18 through 25 to be properly registered with the Selective Service System.

Equal Opportunity /Veterans/Disability Employer.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.