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Program Manager Residential Academic Programs

Requisition Number:

64814

Location:

Boulder, Colorado

City

Boulder

State

Colorado

Employment Type:

University Staff

Schedule:

Full-Time

Posting Close Date:

12-Jun-2025

Date Posted:

29-May-2025
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Job Summary

The College of Arts & Sciences at CU Boulder is encouraging applications for our Program Manager, Residential Academic Programs position!

This position is responsible for providing administrative support to the Executive Director by providing oversight of processes and operations related to the A&S Residential Academic Programs (RAPs) as a unit and to the six individual RAPs. This position provides professional support to the RAP Executive Director on program development, co-curricular activities, program assessment, budget planning, and faculty appointments. In addition, this position provides leadership and supervision of the three RAP Program Coordinators.
CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The College of Arts and Sciences at CU Boulder is the intellectual core of the university, conducting research, scholarship, creative work and education in more than 60 fields. The college leads nationally in undergraduate and graduate education in the natural sciences, social sciences and arts and humanities, bringing world-class research and scholarship to our students, both in and out of the classroom.

The A&S Residential Academic Programs (RAP) mission is to promote a sense of belonging and community in first year students residing in one of the six halls that house an A&S RAP. The RAPs provide a living-learning environment that helps first-year students develop a sense of intellectual purpose and equips them to become active participants in the life of a major research university. Through small classes, connections with faculty and staff who are experts in undergraduate education, and a rich environment of curricular and co-curricular activity, the A&S RAP supports students in the development of habits of inquiry, critical thinking, and creativity that will prepare them for a lifetime of learning and leadership. A&S RAP students enroll in carefully tailored first-year curriculum offerings that satisfy A&S General Education or major requirements and are taught by dynamic faculty who specialize in the first-year experience.

To learn more about the A&S RAPs, take a look at one of our RAP websites: https://www.colorado.edu/libbyrap/

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Financial Management:
  • Is responsible for the financial operations of the unit and the individual RAPs.
  • Evaluates and forecasts resources available for course offerings and operations.
  • Analyzes business operations in the unit and the individual RAPs for programmatic and fiscal efficacy and proposes improvements to RAP Executive Director.
  • Works with the Executive Director to plan funding for instruction, co-curricular activities, and student events.
  • Provides revenue and expense tracking and analysis for the unit and the individual RAPs.
  • Advises the individual RAP Associate Directors and Program Coordinators throughout the annual budget planning process.
  • Works with the Executive Director to assign faculty salary expense to the individual RAP speedtypes.
Administrative Management:
  • Attends the weekly Associate Director meetings to ensure the overall health of the RAP organization.
  • Creates and maintains a collective procedural and policy resource for the individual RAPs.
  • Reviews general program processes, workflow and operations to establish efficiencies.
  • Promotes collaboration and cross-training for the unit.
  • Acts as the primary contact for Housing & Dining Services, Registration, A&S Faculty Affairs, A&S Staff Affairs, and STSS.
  • Supervises data gathering and assessment of the program to provide guidance on class offerings and student events to the Executive Director and the individual Associate Directors.
  • Offers recommendations on curriculum to the Executive Director based on enrollment histories, student demand, and the College of A&S requirements.
  • Coordinates the RAP website design and implementation with the appointed Program Coordinator.
  • Supervises the course registration processes. Develops and implements efficient procedures for these processes to encourage a universal approach across the six RAPs.
  • Oversees activities carried out during orientation week, family-weekend, and recruiting events.
  • Reviews course offering minimum enrollment and informs the Executive Director for class cancellation decisions.
  • Oversees course scheduling (including class placement) by the Program Coordinators.
  • Coordinates with academic departments to reserve space in labs and courses for RAP courses taught outside of the residential halls.
RAP Faculty Personnel Management:
  • Works with the Executive Director and individual Associate Directors to ensure the faculty teaching pool meets student demand (numbers and material).
  • Ensures that hiring paperwork is complete and correct for new hires and continuing faculty.
  • Reviews the monthly payroll registers for all faculty.
  • Completes guest speaker honoraria and extra pay for RAP faculty.
RAP Staff Personnel Management & Supervision:
  • Manages and supervises the Program Coordinators ensuring all individual and unit RAP operational needs are satisfied.
  • Convenes weekly Program Coordinator team meetings including student employees as needed.
  • Responsible for hiring decisions, training, leave approval, timesheet approval, performance management, evaluations, and disciplinary actions involving Program Coordinators.
  • Ensures that hiring paperwork is complete and correct for new hires and continuing staff.
  • Reviews the monthly payroll registers for staff and faculty.
  • Organizes the daily activities of the work unit by prioritizing and monitoring workflow.
  • Oversees and is aware of the status of projects/tasks that directly relate to the activities of the work unit.
  • Reviews work for accuracy as needed and ensures deadlines are met.
  • Supervises the Program Coordinator(s) that supervises the student hourly workers who assist with general office coverage, student activities, including field trips, and other duties as assigned.

What You Should Know

This position will work on campus Monday through Friday with occasional evening and/or weekend events.

What We Can Offer

The annual salary for this full-time position is $76,600-$79,000.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

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What We Require

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and/or experience may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis.
  • 3 years of professional administrative experience in a university setting.
  • At least 2 years of supervisory experience.

What You Will Need

  • Demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion.
  • Success in working with students from a diverse set of backgrounds and within a multicultural environment.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and faculty at all levels throughout the institution.
  • Commitment to working with first-year students.
  • Ability to work independently as well as a member of a team and within a collaborative environment.
  • Excellent written and oral communication.
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple and complex projects and requests.
  • Outstanding customer service skills.

What We Would Like You to Have

  • Experience in change management.
  • Previous experience with residential academic programming.
  • Familiarity with student success theory.
  • 5 years of professional administrative experience in a university setting.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials: 
  1.  A current resume. 
  2.  A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position. 
 We may request references at a later time.
 
Please apply by 6/12/2025 for consideration.
 
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.

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Posting Contact Information

Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu