Job Title: Senior Program Manager for EPICS and VIP, Indianapolis

Req Id: 43650 | FLSA: Exempt | Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period

About the role

The Senior Program Manager provides operational leadership for Indianapolis EPICS and VIP, advancing student success, experiential learning, assessment, community and industry engagement, and program sustainability. The position coordinates across directors, faculty, students, academic and business offices, communications and technical staff, community organizations, industry partners, sponsors, and alumni.

Responsibilities

• Manage program operations, course scheduling, student recruitment and registration for Indianapolis EPICS and VIP Programs.
• Assist students with course registration in coordination with academic advisors.
• Identify, recruit, develop, and steward community and industry partners/sponsors.
• Manage partner relationships and agreements.
• Serve as co-instructor/mentor for one EPICS and one VIP team and meet with students as needed outside of lab.
• Collect, organize, analyze, and report program metrics and ABET-related assessment data.
• Maintain tracking systems and use findings to strengthen student services, partner engagement, project delivery, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in management, student affairs, engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• Four (4) years of experience in advising, administration, student services, such as academic advisor, schedule deputy, program management and support.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to interact in a professional manner with a diverse group of people at all levels, including faculty, staff, students, and external partners.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, with strong attention to detail and proof-reading and editing skills.
• Excellent organizational and (verbal and written) communication skills.
• Excellent self-motivation, analytical, and problem-solving skills; ability to work autonomously with little supervision; acting independently to prioritize and manage workload.
• Ability to balance interruptions and multiple varied tasks; work well both independently and in a team environment.

Nice to Have

• Proficiency with schedule and registration systems.

About Us

The College of Engineering at Purdue University is among the best and largest Engineering schools in the world. With nearly 16,000 engineering students and more than 500 tenure track faculty in the college, this position has ample opportunity to have an impact at one of the world’s most influential universities.

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• College of Engineering, Purdue University
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Benefits

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Pay

Professional 3 Pay Band S075. Link to Purdue University's Compensation Guidelines.