Program Manager (Director of Early College Program)T

Title: Program Manager (Director of Early College Program)

Position Number:T

Hiring Unit: UH AT WEST OAHU UH AT WEST OAHU UH AT WEST OAHU

Location: UH West Oahu

Date Posted: 09/30/2025

Closing Date: 10/15/2025

Band: B

Salary :salary schedules and placement information

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Duties and Responsibilities

The Early College Program Director provides strategic leadership administrative oversight and external partnership management to align Early College initiatives with the mission and operational goals of the University of Hawaii-West Oahu. This includes advancing Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander student success fostering HIDOE - UH partnerships ensuring program compliance and institutionalizing pathways that prepare secondary students for higher education and workforce success. As the liaison for creation of Early College courses the Program Director will develop and assess educational learning experiences and support services for Early College participants through comprehensive strategies programs and services that strengthen student access preparation and transition to higher education. The Program Director will provide recommendations implementation and evaluation assistance and interventions to support student engagement with secondary and post-secondary education to positively impact their continued matriculation and success academically and interpersonally.

This position reports to the Chancellor with functional collaboration with the leadership teams for both Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.

Duties and Responsibilities (*denotes essential functions):

• *Design implement evaluate and refine comprehensive Early College (EC) strategies programs and services that support student access preparation and transition to higher education.
• *Build and maintain partnerships with HIDOE community organizations and higher education institutions to strengthen EC pathways.
• *Collaborate with HIDOE principals counselors and teachers to ensure academic alignment effective program delivery and shared accountability for outcomes. Work with UHWO Division Chairs for staffing of all EC classes.
• *Promote EC initiatives across the campus and community to build awareness support and sustainability.
• *Maintain adherence to project timelines deliverables and performance measures in accordance with institutional HIDOE and federal reporting requirements. Remain current with USDOE HIDOE and UHWO policies and procedures to ensure full compliance.
• *Oversee budget management for Early College Initiatives.
• *Supervise peer mentors staff and/or faculty assigned to Early College programs.
• *Ensure compliance with institutional data standards external reporting and accreditation requirements. Prepare statistical narrative and other reports for institutional and external stakeholders.
• Oversee data collection analysis and reporting to measure student participation progress and outcomes. Conduct research to inform policy program design and continuous improvement.
• Assist in annual performance reports of grants offering college and college readiness programs at UHWO. Coordinate with UHWO leadership to institutionalize EC programs and practices beyond the federal funding period.
• Support faculty staff and HIDOE instructors in integrating Hawaiian Culture-Based Education (HCBE) strategies into EC courses and activities.
• Facilitate training workshops and mentorship opportunities for staff peer mentors and instructors involved in EC delivery.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree in education higher education administration or a related field and four (4) years of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for higher education program management or student services; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education knowledge skills and abilities as indicated.
2. Considerable working knowledge of principles practices and techniques in the area of college access advising student support services and/or student affairs as demonstrated by the broad knowledge of the full range of pertinent standard and evolving concepts principles and methodologies.
3. Considerable working knowledge and understanding of applicable federal and state laws rules regulations and theories and systems associated with college access advising student support services and/or student affairs.
4. Demonstrated ability to resolve wide range complex problems through the use of creative reasoning and logic to accurately determine the cause of the problems and the resolution of the problems in an effective innovative and timely manner.
5. Demonstrated ability to interpret and present information and ideas clearly and accurately in writing verbally and by preparation of reports and other materials.
6. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations groups team members and individuals.
7. Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing software.
8. For supervisory work demonstrated ability to lead subordinates manage work priorities and projects and manage employee relations.

Supplemental Minimum Qualifications:

1. Ability to simultaneously plan organize and lead administrative and organizational processes as applied to the management strategic visioning and analysis of programs policies services and operations while managing multiple tasks.
2. Demonstrated ability to facilitate others in a collaborative team-based environment.
3. Demonstrated ability in program development skills especially in the areas of needs assessment program design and program implementation.
4. Demonstrated ability to assess and evaluate student needs as well as design and deliver a responsive program or service.
5. Ability to interpret and apply legal and policy provisions to situations consistently.
6. Ability to travel and work outside normally scheduled business hours including evenings weekends and/or holidays as necessitated by program requirements.
7. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multicultural populations especially those who are at-risk urban minority youth of secondary school age.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Masters degree in education higher education leadership or related field and the equivalent of four years of progressively responsible professional experience in providing educational services or assistance to students involving program management higher education or student services with a Hawaiian or other related Pacific Island cultural focus and including at least two years of supervisory experience.
2. Extensive knowledge of community secondary and post-secondary educational systems.
3. Experience in providing direct services to communities in West Oahu.
4. Working familiarity with Native Hawaiian communities agencies and organizations.
5. Skilled in working with various student populations that include at-risk socioeconomically disadvantaged underrepresented and/or non-traditional students.

To Apply:

Click on the Apply button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents. Applicant must submit the following:

1. Cover Letter indicating how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications of the position.
2. Resume.
3. The names and contact information (telephone number and email addresses) of at least three professional references.
4. Official Educational Transcripts (copies acceptable; however official transcripts sent directly from the degree granting institution required upon hire) CONFIDENTIAL DATA (i.e. social security number birth date etc.) NEED TO BE REDACTED.

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