Academic Program Manager

Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm. Some evenings and weekends may be required with notice. VP Area VP Area Academic Affairs Department Department 00158 - Coll of Architect & Plan-Dean Location Location Campus City City Salt Lake City, UT Type of Recruitment Type of Recruitment External Posting Pay Rate Range Pay Rate Range $55,000 - $67,000 Close Date Close Date 09/07/2026 Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) 08/31/2026 Job Summary The Academic Program Manager supports college-wide academic initiatives, student success, scholarships, and strategic programming within the College of Architecture + Planning (CA+P). Working collaboratively with academic departments, college leadership, faculty, and campus partners, this position provides operational leadership for student support services, helps manage key college events and scholarship processes, and advances strategic initiatives that enhance the student experience. This position will report to the Associate Director of Student Services. Responsibilities Academic Program and Student Support Collaborate with academic leadership, faculty, and staff to strengthen student support services across the College of Architecture + Planning Coordinate regular meetings of Academic Program Managers to foster collaboration, share best practices, and develop consistent graduate student tracking and administrative processes Engage with students through surveys, focus groups, and other assessment methods to identify trends, recommend improvements, and enhance the student experience Assist departments with permission code tracking, particularly for Design Foundations courses Support academic processes including admissions, petitions, exceptions, withdrawals, and approvals Manage the College’s semiannual scholarship cycles using Scholarship Universe Serve as the primary liaison with the Scholarship Universe team, representing CA+P and ensuring timely completion of application and award processes Collaborate with the College budget team to monitor scholarship expenditures and ensure timely distribution of funds Maintain scholarship records and work with college leadership to establish consistent processes for creating, implementing, and managing scholarship funds Honors Program Support Supervise the College Honors Graduate Teaching Assistant Partner with Department Honors Liaisons and the Honors College to support student retention, academic success, and graduation Coordinate Honors student engagement activities and events Events and Student Engagement Under the supervision of the Associate Director of Student Services, plan, coordinate, and manage college-wide events in collaboration with campus and college partners, including: Annual Career Expo in partnership with U Career Success End-of-year student showcases for CA+P departments Graduation and convocation ceremonies Admissions events such as Life at the U and Choose the U Strategic Initiatives and College Collaboration Support implementation of the College’s Activate strategic initiatives focused on student access, engagement, belonging, and academic excellence Serve as a liaison among department chairs, academic program staff, faculty, and college leadership to advance holistic student success Monitor and assess Activate-related initiatives by tracking outcomes, developing performance metrics, and preparing reports for college leadership Develop and implement college-wide practices that align graduate student support and administrative processes with Activate priorities Participate in Activate planning meetings with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Director of Student Services, and other college leaders as appropriate Other tasks as assigned This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. Work Environment and Level of Frequency typically required Nearly Continuously: Office environment. Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required Nearly Continuously: Sitting, hearing, listening, talking. Often: Repetitive hand motion (such as typing), walking. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, or related area plus three years of experience in budget, grant and program management or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) required. Develops and implements program ideas into successful academic and research programs; demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills also required. Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description. Preferences Master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, Business Administration, or related field. 2+ years of Academic Advising experience 2+ years of experience working at a university/college Type Special Instructions Summary Additional Information The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. 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