"Director of the Educational Opportunity Program"

Job Details

Position Details

Position Information

Budget Title
Director of Equality Opportunity Program

Campus Title
Director of the Educational Opportunity Program

School/Division
Academic Affairs, Division of

Department
Vice Provost's Office

Staff Sub-Type
Staff & Administration

Salary Level
SL5

Salary Range
$87,500+ depending on experience (DOE)

Position Effort
Full-Time

Position Summary

The Director, EOP has full responsibility for the leadership, management, and supervision of the operation of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) at SUNY Cortland. The Director will define, communicate, and execute a strategic vision for the future by articulating the distinctive needs and opportunities of EOP.

The annual salary for this position is $87,500+ depending on experience (DOE)

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Major Responsibilities

Program Administration:

• Provide leadership, budget, and fiscal management, and supervision of all activities and program development undertaken by EOP, including the summer and orientation programs for students and parents. These activities include curriculum development and design as it pertains to the program’s instructional, tutoring, counseling, mentoring, academic and career advising components.
• Work with faculty and students to achieve program goals, student learning outcomes and EOP performance-based outcomes.
• Collaborate with relevant institutional departments to facilitate student outreach, recruitment, financial aid processing, admission, and enrollment activities.
• Facilitate and encourage professional development opportunities.
• Manage the summer and academic year budgets. Authorize and administer all expenditures made by the program.
• Represent the program positively to the University, relevant government bodies, the public and prospective students.

Program Development/Implementation/Assessment:

• Develop, implement, and assess all program components, e.g. pre-freshman and transfer student programming. Oversee academic support services and tutoring provided to students by EOP.
• Monitor student progress, track student success, and document the collective student achievement of EOP in accordance with campus wide metrics including retention, time to degree, and graduation rate.
• Establish and maintain records on student performance and program effectiveness.
• Ensure records and reports are accurately maintained, prepared and distributed.
• Provide academic support to EOP students as needed to support their academic preparation.
• Teach during the Summer Institute, as needed.
• Provide enrollment statistics and create an expenditure plan to secure and allocate grant funding.

Functional and Supervisory Relationships

Supervise EOP staff by providing training, continuous support, and managing performance through the development of annual goals and timely completion of evaluations.

• Reports to the Assistant Vice Provost for Student Achievement
• Supervises an EOP Counselor, Assistant Director, and an Administrative Assistant
• Works closely with Directors within Student Affairs, Associate Deans of each School, Director of Admissions, Director of Financial Aid

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Experience in higher education working in opportunity or bridge programs, TRIO programs, or student access programs
• Experience working with diverse student populations
• Experience with evidence-based strategies to recruit underrepresented and socio-economically disadvantaged groups and to promote their self-efficacy, persistence, and retention
• Experience in strategic planning and assessment of programs, services, and/or student learning outcomes
• Experience developing and giving oral presentations explaining/informing various individuals about policies and procedures
• Experience in budgetary management
• Experience with student-based databases/systems
• Ability to work occasional weekends and evenings as necessary
• Ability to travel to state or regional meetings. Overnight stay may be required
• Experience assessing program effectiveness
• Experience with recruiting and supervising

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience collaborating across campus divisions (e.g., Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, Facilities, Business and Finance)
• Experience with Ellucian Banner
• Experience with grant-writing and sponsored programs
• Experience working as a liaison with private and public sector businesses and organizations to facilitate experiential learning opportunities for students
• Five (5) years of experience with program development, planning and staff supervision.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Understanding of social justice issues and challenges experienced by students representing marginalized groups and/or underserved communities and advocating for these students
• Knowledge in counseling and retaining students who are disadvantaged and from diverse cultural backgrounds
• Familiarity with college admissions practices and higher education access, pre-college, and/or summer bridge academic programs
• Knowledge of academic advising and financial aid practices
• Knowledge of curriculum development and comprehensive retention systems
• Demonstrated ability to work with faculty in developing learning modules and teaching methods that utilize and reinforce the learning strengths of Educational Opportunity Program students
• Demonstrated ability to establish sustainable relationships with external educational stakeholders
• Strong skills with developing, planning, managing, and assessing co-curricular programs
• Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen, relate and interact professionally with staff, faculty, students, administrators, and external stakeholders/collaborators and the public
• Proven commitment to student-centered educational environments and programing

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

1. Curriculum Vitae or Resume
2. Cover Letter