Training Manager

Training Manager

The University of Southern Mississippi is currently accepting applications for the position of Training Manager.

Position Details

Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 39406-0001, United States

Division: Spectator Sports Safety and Security

Position Type: Staff

Employment Status: Full Time

Grant Funded: Partial

Pay Grade: E10

Posting Close Date: Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for visa sponsorship. The University will not sponsor applicants for work visas (e.g., H-1B).

Job Summary

Responsible for the day-to-day supervision of instructional and support staff to include evaluations, scheduling, and administrative oversight for the DHS/FEMA sports safety and security training program. Ensures compliance with all grant-related guidelines.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

1. Oversee the course instructor's selection, training, day-to-day assignment, and performance. Establish goals and monitor performance for all assigned staff. Review instructor evaluations on a quarterly basis and provide coaching and/or additional training as needed.
2. Observe and evaluate all instructional staff. Maintain up-to-date instructor training records.
3. Meet all required performance targets: number of course deliveries and participants, and instructor utilization. This includes marketing efforts to ensure the optimal target market is captured.
4. Manage course coordination efforts and course support to ensure the quality of each delivery within the program. This includes preparing training materials, shipping material, coordinating delivery locations, and ensuring all course forms are completed in a timely manner.
5. Keeps informed of and interprets pertinent rules, regulations, policies, and procedures set forth by the University or other governing agencies and adjust plans as required.
6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, sports management, or a related field and at least 5 years of project management experience.

• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organizations.
• Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with a diverse group of people.
• Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Ability to establish goals and objectives.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, sports management, or a related field and at least 8 years of project management experience in sports administration, emergency management, law enforcement, or a related field.

The University of Southern Mississippi has remained dedicated to preparing students for success since our founding in 1910. We deliver programs to more than 13,000 students in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, at teaching and research sites across the Mississippi Gulf Coast, as well as online. We are a community-engaged Carnegie R1 university, earning distinction as one of the nation's leading research institutions.

Southern Miss is known for pioneering work in polymer science, ocean science, spectator sports safety and security, and bringing language to children with communication disorders. We are also a national leader in a broad range of disciplines, including cybersecurity, hydrography, nutrition, aquaculture, kinesiology, and economic development, among others.

We produce graduates ready to enter fields that are leading the way in emerging technologies through programs such as computer engineering, information technology, and ocean engineering. We're developing the next generation of business leaders, while also responding to critical workforce shortages by producing skilled professionals in education and nursing. With a tradition of excellence in the arts, we are one of only 36 public institutions in the nation accredited in four major areas of the arts. Home to the Golden Eagles, our student-athletes compete in 17 NCAA Division I sports. With a culture marked by passion and persistence, Southern Miss is delivering graduates who are ready for life.

The University of Southern Mississippi is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. EOE/VETS/DISABILITY.