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Job Summary:

Essential Duties:

• Develops, plan, implement, manage and assess specialized, academic, career and leadership development-based mentoring, bridge and summer programs.
• Implements programming and projects; manages data related to initiatives connected to a comprehensive, developmental academic advising program.
• Plans, manages and assesses student career-related programs, events and services.
• Manages ESS operational functions related to budget management/processing. Will perform certain office administrative tasks such as ordering supplies.
• Supervise support staff, student employees, and other related temporary employees.
• Manages and analyzes data using relative software/programs as it relates to assessing/evaluating student co-curricular learning and experiences.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in education, communications, business, or a related field. Three to five years of experience in managing and supporting student success programs and initiatives or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• One to two years of supervisory experience.
• One to three years of budget management and allocation experience.
• Strong communication skills (oral, written, and listening).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree and experience in coordinating services for students in college/university settings
• Three to five years of experience with administering, managing, and accessing STEM-based student success programs, events, and services in a research-intensive university setting.
• Two to four years of experience leading and administering operations (budgets, staff management, procurement processes, office logistics/coordination, etc.) behind student success functions and initiatives.

Special Instructions:

EEO Statement:

UTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. A criminal background check will be conducted on finalists. The UTA is a tobacco free campus.

Open Until Filled: Yes

Location: Arlington

About The University of Texas at Arlington

With annual research expenditures in excess of $100M, the University of Texas at Arlington is a Carnegie Research-1 “highest research activity” institution committed to life-enhancing discovery, innovative instruction, and caring community engagement. A leading institution in the heart of the thriving North Texas region, UTA nurtures minds within an environment that values excellence, ingenuity, and diversity. With a total global enrollment of over 59,000 in AY 2018-19, UTA is one of the largest institutions in the University of Texas System. Guided by its Strategic Plan Bold Solutions | Global Impact, UTA fosters interdisciplinary research and teaching to enable the sustainable megacity of the future within four broad themes: health and the human condition, sustainable urban communities, global environmental impact, and data-driven discovery. UTA was cited by U.S. News & World Report as having the second lowest average student debt among U.S. universities in 2018. U.S. News & World Report also ranks UTA fourth in the nation for undergraduate diversity. The University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is ranked as the top four-year college in Texas for veterans on Military Times’ 2018 Best for Vets list.

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