What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Administrator, Students & Community position at MIT?
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- Job Number: 26031
- Functional Area: Administration
- Department: Sloan School of Management
- School Area: Sloan School of Management
- Pay Range Minimum: $79,050
- Pay Range Maximum: $106,420
- Employment Type: Part-time Temporary (Hybrid)
- Employment Category: Exempt
- Visa Sponsorship Available: No
- Schedule:
- Pay Grade: 8
Posting Description
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, STUDENTS & COMMUNITY, Sloan School of Management, lead, manage, and support the organization’s relationships with key institutional community and student facing partners, coordinating joint programming, communications, and day-to-day relationship management; support the setup and launch of new programs, managing them from concept through full operation; serve as the programmatic and administrative lead for student-facing graduate and undergraduate courses, the Independent Activities Period (IAP) Dual-Use Ventures offering, and the Defense and Dual-Use Ventures Action Learning Lab coordinating emails and communications to class stakeholders, teaching assistants and the teaching team, classroom booking and reservations, session scheduling, and general class operations; manages student and community programs from conception through to completion, or until fully operational; oversees the allocation of program and personnel resources, including UROP participants, teaching assistants, mentors, and event support; presents reports to senior leadership analyzing key metrics and trends including enrollment, participation, membership, and engagement and outlining recommended actions.
The full job description is available at https://web.mit.edu/sloan-hr/jobs/ProgramAdministratorStudents&Community.pdf
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of three years of administrative, operations, and/or project/program management experience; academic or educational-program operations experience; relevant experience in event planning, community or ecosystem engagement, and multi-stakeholder coordination; and experience managing student programs and university/community operations. PREFERRED: Advanced degree such as a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Administration (MPA), or a master’s in education or higher-education administration.
This is a two-year term appointment with full benefits.
9/11/2026
Benefits:
Health Insurance, Vacation & Paid Time Off, 401K PlanSalary : $79,050 - $106,420