VIP Program Specialist

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POSITION SPECIFICS

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowship Mentoring is hiring a VIP Program Specialist for a new initiative: Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP). The program specialist will provide management administrative coordination communication assessment and outreach to support the growth quality and sustainability of VIP at Penn State. As this is a newly created role the incumbent will build the structures needed to establish grow and sustain these projects over time. VIP is a university-identified priority: multi-year faculty-led curricularly integrated projects that support student growth as they work in teams to contribute to project objectives across multiple semesters frequently in collaboration with external stakeholders.

Responsibilities Include:

• Identifies infrastructure needs and cultivates resources data collection software collaborators to support VIP project development across Penn State while serving as point of contact for faculty leaders and student teams
• Works with the Oversight Committee Faculty Champion(s) and faculty leaders to define VIP elements ensure VIP consortium compliance and build faculty trainings and communities of practice
• Conducts outreach to raise VIP awareness among students faculty departments and other stakeholders and builds structures that promote equitable access to VIP opportunities
• Collaborates with faculty VIP leaders to create and manage the VIP website and related communication and access structures
• Creates and manages data collection from VIP projects and faculty mentors to assess outcomes tracking enrollment completion and satisfaction metrics
• Represents Penn State at internal and external meetings supports special projects recommends process improvements and may directly supervise part-time student or temporary employees

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree
• Strong written and oral communication skills: Ability to produce written materials for internal and external stakeholders manage web content and communicate program value to prospective faculty and students
• Able to build structures and processes from scratch for a newly created program manage multiple concurrent responsibilities (outreach reporting faculty relations) and keep initiatives moving
• Comfortable cultivating and maintaining relationships across very different audiences: faculty leaders students university committees external community/industry/government partners
• Basic competency in designing data collection processes tracking metrics (enrollment completion satisfaction) and using that data to inform program improvements

MINIMUM EDUCATION WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelors Degree 1 years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience accepted Required Certifications: None

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SALARY & BENEFITS

The salary range for this position including all possible grades is $54060.00 - $78444.00.

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