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Position Title:
Upward Bound Program Director
Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Pre-College Services Manager
Job Duties:
The Director of TRIO Upward Bound provides strategic leadership and oversight for the federally funded Upward Bound program, ensuring alignment with U.S. Department of Education TRIO grant guidelines, institutional goals, and student success priorities. Upward Bound serves eligible high school students by providing academic enrichment, college readiness programming, advising, and support services designed to promote postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion.
The Director is responsible for short- and long-range planning, program implementation, compliance, federal reporting, budget oversight, curriculum development, and staff supervision. The Director ensures that all grant objectives, regulatory requirements, and performance measures are met.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Oversees design, drafting, and scheduling of program specific materials and resources for an educational pre-college program
Promotes and maintains internal and external partnerships
Manages operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and pre-college program unit objectives
Develops, facilitates, and evaluates educational pre-college program content and materials
Advises institutional or divisional leadership on pre-college program services and student needs
May monitor pre-college program budget
Department: Strategic Enrollment Management and Student Success
The Division of Strategic Enrollment Management & Student Success (SEMSS) is responsible for advancing UWM’s student enrollment, persistence, and completion goals across the full student lifecycle—from recruitment and admission through financial aid, advising, retention, career readiness, and degree completion. Guided by a shared set of divisional core values , SEMSS serves as both an operational hub and strategic partner to academic units and central administration in shaping institutional enrollment and student success outcomes. SEMSS encompasses 11 departments , 160 full-time employees, and 350 student employees.
Compensation: $55,000 - $65,000
Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree in education, counseling, liberal arts, or a related field (conferred at time of application).
At least three (3) years of professional experience with program coordination or management in education, counseling/advising, pre-college programming, and/or student support services.
Experience working with low-income, first-generation, underrepresented, and/or academically disadvantaged students.
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated experience with federal grant writing, including development and submission of competitive proposals (e.g., TRIO or similar programs).
Experience with budget development, fiscal oversight, and financial reporting.
Experience with program administration and supervision of professional and/or student staff.
Experience with program evaluation, data collection, curriculum development, and reporting systems.
Experience with K–12 school districts and community-based organizations, outreach, recruitment, and partnership development.
Education: Master’s degree in education, counseling, liberal arts, or a related field (conferred at time of application).
How to Apply:
Please note: Applicants who applied for the previous posting must re-apply in order to be considered for this employment opportunity.
Interested applicants are required to apply online and provide:
1. Cover letter
2. Resume/CV that addresses your professional level work experience as it relates to all required and preferred qualifications.
Finalist candidate(s) being considered for hire will be required to provide three professional/supervisor references through an external…