Coordinator, Honors Program

About the role

Under the direction of the Honors Director, the Program Coordinator manages the day-to-day operations, programming, and budget administration of the Honors Program and the Office of National Fellowships & Academic Opportunities. The Coordinator plays a central role in supporting a dynamic, student-centered environment while helping to implement new initiatives, streamline operations, coordinate complex programming, and foster collaboration across university units.

The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State’s flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day administrative operations of the Honors Program and the Office of National Fellowships & Academic Opportunities.
• Oversee and manage Honors Program and National Fellowships budgets, including purchasing, financial transactions, hiring processes, contracts, summer recontracting, account reconciliation, and related financial processes.
• Manage URI Foundation accounts and awards.
• Coordinate office systems, workflows, and operational processes to support efficient and effective program administration.
• Supervise student employees and support staff operations.
• Under the direction of the Honors Director, coordinate administrative and logistical support for the University Honors curriculum.
• Support implementation and ongoing coordination of the evolving interdisciplinary Honors curriculum.
• Coordinate course scheduling, curriculum processes, and part-time faculty contracts.
• Collaborate with academic colleges, departments, faculty, and the Faculty Senate Office to support curriculum implementation and academic programming.
• Provide administrative, operational, and basic technological support to faculty teaching within the Honors Program.