General Statement of Job

The Upward Bound Director plans, directs, and implements all project activities and serves as an academic skills resource and mentor to students. This position oversees all aspects of the Upward Bound Program and ensures that all aspects of the program are efficient and effective.

*This is a grant funded position.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

Researches and writes grant proposal for refunding.

Oversees recruiting and selecting of students for the Project.

Visits target schools and participants on a weekly basis.

Administers diagnostic tools and examines test data to determine individual service needs.

Develops programs and services to meet the needs of Project participants and assists with planning and designing curriculum.

Coordinates the professional job-shadowing program.

Directs the Project's Summer College Simulat ion Experience. Coordinates the Summer Bridge Program.

Manages the Upward Bound budget.

Assists in writing an Individual Plan of Action for each participant and charts each participant's progress toward graduation.

Oversees the tracking of Upward Bound graduates.

Oversees Project evaluation and reports on Project accomplishments. Coordinates professional development for Upward Bound staff.

Ensures compliance with Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and other federal regulations.

Acts as a liaison between the Project and the US Department of Education. Coordinates with the Director of Project STAY in supervising a shared Secretary.

Oversees responsibilities including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Performs other related duties as required.

Education, Experience, and Licenses

Master's degree from an accredited four-year college or university is required. Preferred field of study is Educational Administration, Counseling, Educational leadership or a related field. Doctorate degree preferred.

Minimum two years experience and/ or training in program management or administration, education, counseling, supervision, and budget management ls required. Experience working with students from diverse backgrounds is required .

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/ or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with internal and external constituencies.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, including ability to draft correspondence.
• Strong analytical skills including ability to assess and solve complex problems while ensuring compliance to state, federal and university policies.
• High level of organization and attention to detail, including the ability to anticipate needs, plan well in advance and a commitment to high standards of professional work.
• Excellence in project management overseeing large, cross-functional organization-wide projects or initiatives
• Personal qualities of integrity, professionalism, good judgment, appropriate discretion, a strong work ethic and a commitment to service and treating others with respect.
• Commitment to positively contributing to a campus climate that supports success for students, faculty and staff.
• Ability and willingness to work in a high-paced environment and to simultaneously assume responsibility for numerous and diverse tasks and projects—from the routine and arduous, to the unique and interesting.
• Attendance of university and external meetings and events, sometimes during evenings or weekends and occasionally requiring travel.
• Requires the ability to manage or administer grant funds and make recommendations that impact the budget.

Physical Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, feel or use a computer keyboard; and talk or hear including the use of a telephone. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop or kneel. The employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this Job includes close vision, distance vision , color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

The noise level in the office work environment is usually moderate with frequent occasions of multiple conversations in process.

NOTICE: The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. All employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact Human Resources to review and discuss the essential and nonessential functions of the job. An employee with a disability can evaluate the Job in greater detail to determine if she/ he can safely perform the essential function of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.