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Program Coordinator, Professional and Continuing Education
Job Description
Position Number:
102599Title:
Program CoordinatorFunctional Title:
Program Coordinator, Professional and Continuing EducationCategory Status:
33-Exempt RegularApplicant Search Category:
StaffUniversity Authorized FTE:
1.000Unit:
EXST-Extended StudiesCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
Position Focus:
Extended Studies (EXST) is a self-support unit reporting to the Senior Associate Provost. EXST provides administrative services for a broad range of self-support initiatives, including program planning, program management, student and program services, financial management, and marketing management. Programs include Summer, Winter, and Undergraduate Programs (Freshmen Connection, Universities at Shady Grove, Universities at Southern Maryland, and Terp Young Scholars), and Professional and Continuing Education (graduate, post-baccalaureate, continuing and executive education programs, and UMD MOOCs). Developed in partnership with University of Maryland (UMD) units, these credit and non-credit initiatives target a diverse range of pre-college, undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
The Program Coordinator of Continuing Education is an essential team member who manages Continuing Education, Executive Education, Continuing Education Units (CEUs), and UMD MOOCs.
The position is a technical resource for non-credit programs and CEUs offered via Open Learning, edX, and Coursera. Responsibilities include providing technical and administrative support to campus units, supporting the non-credit course lifecycle, consulting with faculty and staff to help identify and achieve instructional goals, collecting and reporting on critical metrics, researching, evaluating, and implementing new technologies in response to pedagogical needs; and serving as a liaison between EXST, campus units, and various non-credit platform providers.
This position offers 50% telework.
Extended Studies (EXST) is a self-support unit reporting to the Senior Associate Provost. EXST provides administrative services for a broad range of self-support initiatives, including program planning, program management, student and program services, financial management, and marketing management. Programs include Summer, Winter, and Undergraduate Programs (Freshmen Connection, Universities at Shady Grove, Universities at Southern Maryland, and Terp Young Scholars), and Professional and Continuing Education (graduate, post-baccalaureate, continuing and executive education programs, and UMD MOOCs). Developed in partnership with University of Maryland (UMD) units, these credit and non-credit initiatives target a diverse range of pre-college, undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
The Program Coordinator of Continuing Education is an essential team member who manages Continuing Education, Executive Education, Continuing Education Units (CEUs), and UMD MOOCs.
The position is a technical resource for non-credit programs and CEUs offered via Open Learning, edX, and Coursera. Responsibilities include providing technical and administrative support to campus units, supporting the non-credit course lifecycle, consulting with faculty and staff to help identify and achieve instructional goals, collecting and reporting on critical metrics, researching, evaluating, and implementing new technologies in response to pedagogical needs; and serving as a liaison between EXST, campus units, and various non-credit platform providers.
This position offers 50% telework.
Benefits Summary
Top Benefits and Perks:Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree.
Experience:
- Minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in program planning and coordination.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated customer service experience.
- Sound decision-making, judgment, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Demonstrated organizational skills with keen attention to detail and the ability to work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
- Proven ability to work independently, adapt to changing priorities, simultaneously manage multiple tasks, and commit to inclusion and working with diverse populations.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office and G Suite.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Experience with UMD systems and noncredit platforms (Canvas, edX. Coursera).
- Experience with UMD campus academic and service units
Additional Information:
*This position does not provide sponsorship for Visas.
This position is 50% telework.
This position is 50% telework.
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This PositionPhysical Demands
Physical Demands of Position:
- Performs sedentary work. May exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
- Ability and willingness to physically maneuver the campus.
- Ability and willingness to work extended hours (including occasional evenings and weekends) as necessary.
Posting Date:
09/12/2023Closing Date:
10/11/2023Open Until Filled
NoDiversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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