Assistant Director, Pre-College & Opportunity Programs

Starkville, MS - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Function:

The Assistant Director for Pre-College & Opportunity Programs is responsible for developing and managing programs and initiatives designed to prepare and support students through skills knowledge and experiences to be successful before they enter college. This individual will play a key role in data management cultivating collaborations with internal and external partners and facilitating curricular and co-curricular activities for pre-college students.

Salary Grade:15

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC these positions are Unclassified and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Oversee and directs the coordination of programmatic and residential life components of pre-college programs which include but is not limited to Pre-College Nights Bulldog for a Day Events LeaderSTATE and Summer Start
2. Coordinate with partner units to plan logistics regarding staffing course offering course locations and instructional materials
3. Develop guidelines facilitate training and ensure compliance with university policies and procedures
4. Participate in pre-college fairs and other external recruiting and promotional events
5. Collaborate with the Office of Admissions and Scholarships to communicate to high school students parents counselors and administrators about pre-college offerings
6. Recruit identify and select student staff
7. Works in collaboration with Marketing and Communications to produce print and digital material as well as maintain website content
8. Serve on divisional university and community committees as assigned or required
9. Performs related duties as required

Supervision
Received: Receives supervision from Director of Pre-College & Opportunity Programs
Given: Coordinator Graduate Assistants and Student (Graduate/Undergraduate) Interns

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters degree and minimum of three years work experience in K-12 programs or higher education. Experience in budgeting and staff selection and training; and must possess strong organizational interpersonal and management skills.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Ability to lead high initiatives from conception to implementation.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
Ability to oversee and direct staff.
Excellent interpersonal communication and advising skills.
Sound judgement.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

No unusual physical requirements. Requires limited lifting of files and records and nearly all work is performed in a comfortable indoor facility.
Frequent- External imposed deadlines; set and revised beyond ones control; interruptions influence priorities; difficulty to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days; meeting of deadlines and coordination of unrelated activities are key to position; involves conflict-resolution or similar interactions involving emotion issues or stress on a regular basis
Ability to work weekends and long hours

Instructions for Applying:

Link to apply: must apply online at by completing the professional application and attaching a resume cover letter and the complete contact information for at least three professional reference letters.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment programs or activities based on race color ethnicity sex pregnancy religion national origin disability age sexual orientation genetic information status as a U.S. veteran or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance 231 Famous Maroon Band Street P.O. 6044 Mississippi State MS 39762 .

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Position Function:The Assistant Director for Pre-College & Opportunity Programs is responsible for developing and managing programs and initiatives designed to prepare and support students through skills knowledge and experiences to be successful before they enter college. This individual will play ...