"MSUAASF Range C - TRIO Upward Bound Program Coordinator"

Job Description

Metro State University, Minnesota’s public, urban university, and four-time recipient of the Insight Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award is seeking to hire a Program Coordinator. This is a full-time position within the Student Success Department.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Director to coordinate and implement the day-to-day operation of aspects and conditions of the Upward Bound grant proposals, ensuring compliance with U.S. Department of Education and project grant award guidelines.
• Work with school personnel to enroll eligible participants into the program.
• Maintain student records and document services as required by the grant.
• Maintains and expends funds in accordance with federal and state guidelines and within the established budget scope as established by the director.
• Develop evaluation strategies to measure program and delivery of services effectiveness to enhance the quality of the program.
• Perform other duties as assigned to ensure the smooth functioning of the department and maintain the reputation of the organization as a viable business partner.

NOTE: This position is grant funded and is dependent on the continuation of this funding.

Salary Range:

This is a Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty (MSUAASF) Range C position with a salary range of $46,372 (minimum) to $93,342 (maximum). Salary is commensurate with education and experience and is determined by the collective bargaining agreement between Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (Minnesota State) and the MSUAASF organization. Employment for this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement for the MSUAASF which can be found: https://www.msuaasf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Final-2023-2025-MSUAASF-Contract.pdf

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field, any Education area, Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, or Public/Non-profit Administration.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working directly with underrepresented youth populations and/or experience in student services, human services, and educational services in a university, high school, or community agency setting. At least one of the years must be experience in program coordinating or management.
• Demonstrated knowledge or experience in working with high school students who are students of color, recent immigrants, first-generation college-bound students, and students coming from limited-income families.
• Meet required criminal background checks to work within the school system.

Preferred Qualification:

• Master’s Degree.
• Previous experience with TRIO programs or related federal programs from the U.S Department of Education.
• Strong organizational skills and proven ability to multi-task and implement programming and activities.
• Knowledge of experience using Student Access or relevant software applications for communication, record-keeping and documenting program and student activities.
• Understanding and experience with STEM education and programs.

Physical Requirements of the Job:

Transport heavy equipment across building, move through building to monitor students, maintain a stationary position for long periods of time, communicate effectively with customers/stakeholders.

Qualified applicants are required to attach the following documents to their online application:

• Cover letter of interest addressing how your qualifications align with the requirements of this position.
• Current resume.
• Names of four (4) references with addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers.
• Transcripts - Valid unofficial copies of your transcript showing conferred/awarded date, your name and the academic institution’s name/logo are required. We do not accept copy/paste word documents with a list of courses/grades or DARS reports. If selected for hire, official original transcripts will be required.

*To comply with privacy and data practices requirements, please refrain from including personal information or photographs in your application materials.

Open Until Filled. Priority Applications must be received by 12:01 AM on December 22nd, 2025.

If you have other questions related to this position announcement, please contact Human Resources, at 651.793.1275 or email at hrrecruiting@metrostate.edu.

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work):

8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.