CIE Program Manager

About the role

Established in 2002, the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE) supports scholars financially, academically, and socially while fostering an inclusive environment for research and scholarship. Under the direction of the Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, the CIE Program Manager develops, implements, manages, and evaluates initiatives to enhance retention and professional development of scholars who have faced significant challenges in pursuing their education.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute evidence‑based initiatives, interventions, and high‑visibility events.
• Oversee all CIE alumni engagement activities, serving as primary liaison to the Alumni Board and SBU Advancement.
• Provide top‑level service to constituents and support writing, implementation, and submission of grant proposals.
• Document program results in publications, annual reports, and other evaluation tools.
• Manage associated business transactions, budget, and supervision of student personnel.
• Program Management: day‑to‑day management of CIE initiatives (e.g., Community of Student Mentors, CIE SBU Scholars); oversee alumni engagement; coordinate fundraising, strategic outreach, and alumni‑student mentoring pipelines; program development and operations; documentation of results; planning/execution of high visibility activities; participation in on‑ and off‑campus meetings; collection and analysis of relevant data; report writing; associated business transactions; budget management; student advisement; supervision of student personnel; monitor event attendance; seek opportunities to improve measurable outcomes.
• Student Support: provide informal academic and professional guidance to graduate students, especially domestic and international doctoral‑level students; support academic, research, and career development; serve as resource for navigating institutional policies and connecting to campus/external support services; address challenges faced by diverse populations; advocate for CIE students as needed.
• Organize CIE Activities: design and implement activities fostering a diverse scholarly community (research cafes, alumni talks, community‑building events, seminars, workshops, conferences, book clubs); implement high‑visibility activities annually; collect and log information; assist with minority recruitment; participate in occasional evening events beyond regular office hours.
• Public Relations: develop dynamic PR materials (newsletters, annual/anniversary publications, educational posters, scholarly/philanthropic presentations); maintain up‑to‑date websites and social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn); assist with fundraising efforts.
• Grants Development Support: provide technical, research, administrative, and writing assistance on CIE grant proposals and help academic departments with diversity sections of their proposals.
• Data/Information Management and Administrative Duties: set up and oversee processes to collect data on students, alumni, fiscal issues, personnel; ensure accuracy; create tables and tools for decision‑making, reporting, proposal writing; develop, augment, and maintain a library (hard copy and virtual) of scholarly sources/citations; perform general administrative office duties (phones, visitor traffic, supplies, repairs, procurement, equipment); undertake other duties or projects as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher).
• Four (4) years of directly related full‑time administrative experience