Virginia Management Fellows Program Manager

About the role

The Virginia Management Fellows (VMF) Program Manager serves as an Administrative and Professional (A/P) faculty member responsible for the academic–administrative leadership, instructional coordination, and strategic support of the Virginia Management Fellows Program.

The VMF is a collaborative initiative between Virginia Tech and the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM), designed to prepare emerging leaders for impactful careers in state government.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary Virginia Tech liaison to DHRM, supporting the co-design, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the fellowship across its lifecycle.
• Ensures alignment with Commonwealth workforce priorities while advancing Virginia Tech’s land-grant mission through applied education, public engagement, and workforce development.
• Occasional evening or early morning commitments for programming and regular engagement with fellows, faculty, agency leaders, and partners.
• Emphasizes hands-on and progressive leadership development, practice-oriented and experiential learning, and meaningful engagement with public service systems and partners.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public administration, public policy, political science, or a closely related field.
• Leadership experience or seasoned professional background in local, regional, or state government, nonprofit organizations, or public agencies.
• Demonstrated ability, or strong potential, to provide high-quality, practice-oriented instruction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching or developing experiential learning, internships, applied projects, or practitioner-focused coursework.
• Experience working with or partnering with government or workforce development entities.
• Experience leading collaborative teams.

Pay

$70,000 - $80,000

Schedule

40 hours per week