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Lecturer & Executive Director of the Better East Texas Center for Financial Literacy and Investment

Texas A&M Texarkana

Texarkana, TX | Full Time

$107k-143k (estimate)

10 Months Ago

Lecturer & Executive Director of the Better East Texas Center for Financial Literacy and Investment

Texas A&M Texarkana Texarkana, TX

$107k-143k (estimate)

Full Time 10 Months Ago

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Texas A&M Texarkana is Hiring a Lecturer & Executive Director of the Better East Texas Center for Financial Literacy and Investment Near Texarkana, TX

Job Title

Lecturer & Executive Director of the Better East Texas Center for Financial Literacy and Investment

Agency

Texas A&M University - Texarkana

Department

College Of Business, Engineering & Technology

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Texarkana, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Texas A&M University-Texarkana is launching the Better East Texas (BET) initiative, an educational campaign to address the needs of this historically underserved region. Funding from the 86th Texas Legislature enables us to hire an Executive Director responsible for the development and implementation of the Center for Financial Literacy and Investment, an initiative that will include the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program; a program that will provide tax support to low-income community members and a student-involved investment fund, among other initiatives.

The Lecturer/Executive Director will oversee the relevant day-to-day activities of the Center within the College of Business Engineering, and Technology (CBET), as well as support and coordinate partnerships among students, staff, and faculty. In addition, the successful candidate will help build relationships with business and government leaders in the Tri-state region and play an important coordinating role in marketing BET’s objectives to local government leaders, business partners and other community-based organizations. The Executive Director will also perform related duties as assigned by the Dean of the College. The Executive Director will teach one course in the Spring semester and one course in the Fall semester.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Build and promote relationships with faculty, staff and students to ensure that the Center for Financial Literacy and Investment objectives are met.
Research and identify appropriate mutually beneficial partnerships with community partners.
Facilitate meetings and workshops to meet the needs within the College as well as the community for the purpose of identifying issues, making recommendations, and initiating programming.
Provide relevant training and support for faculty, staff, students, and the community.
Ensure effective planning, implementation, and evaluation of program activities.
Oversee the Financial Literacy and Investment Center operational activities.
This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Minimum Qualifications

Effective resource management experience including human and capital resources, budgeting, and monitoring.
Ability to understand, train financial, and related business policies and practices.
Ability to conduct outreach, raising awareness and understanding of the Center for Financial Literacy and Investment center objectives to the public and other important stakeholders.
MBA, MS in Finance, or closely related degree from an accredited institution

Preferred Qualifications

A doctoral degree in Finance or closely related field
Professional certifications such as CFA, CPA, or CFP
Experience working with individuals on financial issues, i.e., banking and investing.
Significant coursework in a variety of business-related disciplines
Familiarity with accreditation processes (e.g., SACSCOC, AACSB) and assessment, including data collection, organization, and analysis.
Expertise in networking, business research and development, incubating, marketing and community outreach.
Ability to work with individuals from various socio-economic backgrounds.
Excellent organizational and presentation skills
Knowledge of Bloomberg terminals and business databases for consulting and research

Other Requirements

Ability to travel and work beyond normal office hours.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.

SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL:

This position may supervise employees.

OPEN UNTIL FILLED. To receive full consideration, you must have your application in by 05/29/2023.

To apply: Upload your cover letter, resume/CV, 3 professional references with contact information and with one reference being a supervisor/manager and copies of your transcripts in the questionnaire section of your application.

Please remember once you submit your application you will not be able to “revise” or upload any documents. If you have any questions about uploading or a revision to your application, you may contact

HR@tamut.edu

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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