Head of Programme Management

Campus
OSU-Stillwater

Contact Name & Email
Ron Cox, View email address on click.appcast.io

Work Schedule
Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm with occasional evenings and weekends.

Appointment Length
Regular Continuous/Until Further Notice

Hiring Range
$45,000 - $57,000/salary

Priority Application Date
While applications will be accepted until a successful candidate has been hired, interested parties are encouraged to submit their materials by 2026-09-23 to ensure full consideration.

About this Position
The OSU Center for Family Research and Engagement in the Department of Human Development and Family Science at Oklahoma State University seeks a full-time Program Coordinator to administer several grant-funded research projects designed to enhance family functioning and to increase academic performance and reduce unhealthy behaviors among children and youth. The primary focus of the position is on building relationships with families, staff, and the community in English and Spanish, ensuring that all aspects of the programs are implemented according to established protocols, supervising staff, working with the data manager to collect data, and working creatively with the Principal Investigator to make program enhancements. Responsibilities and essential functions of the Program Coordinator position are to understand the basic science behind the major components of the projects to help guide decision making, problem solving, and program enhancements. Create and manage a program timelines including benchmarks and data collection for projects. Manage weekly staff meetings, supervise and train program staff and data collectors, develop and manage budgets, outreach and marketing tools, and community partnerships, as well as track key data points, coordinate data collection efforts, and develop reports. The Program Coordinator must also oversee the maintenance of project records including an inventory of supplies, assist in developing Internal Review Board protocols, grant applications, and manuscripts when needed and conduct quality control checks and compliance reviews. Able to travel across Tulsa to diverse sites for program activities (occasionally to Stillwater), and to attend at least one yearly conference outside of Oklahoma.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's related field
(degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date)

1 year related experience

Skills, Proficiencies, and/or Knowledge:

Ability to speak and write in Spanish and English and to interact efficiently in a bi-cultural environment.

Strong knowledge of working with Excel and Qualtrics software packages.

Strong experience working with budgets and writing reports

Solid organizational and leadership skills; able to successfully plan and execute logistics for medium to large events; attention to detail.

Able to maintain strict confidentiality of extremely sensitive data, records, files, conversations, etc.

Intermediate MS office (e.g., Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint).

A working knowledge of data collection and statistical software (e.g., Qualtrics, SPSS, Stata).

Ability to take the initiative, multitask, problem solve, and work flexibly under pressure.

Able to accept criticism and to provide criticism in a constructive manner.

Excellent interpersonal relationship skills to maintain effective and satisfactory relationships with staff, vendors, clients, community partners, visitors, etc.

Ability to provide prompt corrective actions to ensure project objectives are met.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's

Skills, Proficiencies, and/or Knowledge:

Experience working on Federal and State grants

Experience working with youth and parents

Experience working on research projects

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