Program Manager, School of Engineering

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor budgets and provide analysis for planning.
• Provide monthly budget updates to the Dean.
• Supervise logistics for various events including set up, marketing, and support.
• Manage and analyze data in support of meeting accreditation standards.
• Write content for the promotion of faculty and student achievements in traditional and digital media.
• Oversee facilities, including laboratories, offices, and common areas, as well as managing maintenance and upgrade projects.
• Plan and develop strategies focused on outreach and recruitment programs and major school events.
• Implement new and evaluate existing techniques for the marketing of the School of Engineering to enhance the yield of outreach and recruitment initiatives.
• Communicate with high schools, community colleges and others to promote Widener engineering programs.
• Work as a liaison to the university offices; ensuring compliance with university policies and procedures.
• Cook up and prepare content for email campaigns, website content, blogs, factsheets, flysheets, postcards and social media in conjunction with University Relations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Three (3+) years of experience in program coordination, program marketing, office operations or relevant work experience.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Competency in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher).
• Experience in the use of packages such as Adobe Photoshop, SPSS, Qualtrics, or equivalent.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills including the ability to write external publications and speeches.
• Effective organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Experience supporting professional websites and managing professional social media content.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business, marketing, or related field.
• Expertise with the manipulation of different forms and modes of graphic images, text, and notations.
• Supervision of support staff or those in non-academic roles.
• Work experience in higher education, preferably in program coordination, marketing, technical office support, or other.