Program Manager for Community Success Initiatives

Job Title

Program Manager for Community Success Initiatives

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Residence Life And Housing

Proposed Minimum Salary

$5,416.67 monthly

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents and lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

Who Are We

The Department of Residence Life is housed within the Division of Student Affairs. It is comprised of 60 full-time staff and over 400 total staff members. We offer a fast paced, student centric and academically focused environment where each staff member has the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of residential students. Click here to learn more about our department and work.

What We Want

We’re looking for a driven and thoughtful professional who thrives in collaborative environments and is passionate about student success. The ideal candidate brings a strong work ethic, initiative, and a strategic mindset to lead academic support and wellbeing initiatives for our residential community. They will be energized by the opportunity to build meaningful partnerships with faculty and staff, mentor student leaders, and create dynamic, high-impact programs that support holistic wellness and academic achievement. If you’re someone who can juggle complex projects, navigate the needs of various stakeholders, and bring creativity and care to everything you do—we want to meet you.

What You Need To Know

Salary: $65,000.00 (commensurate on hire’s education and experience)

Cover Letter and Resume: Your cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. These can be uploaded under the CV/Resume section.

Position Details: Will require occasional evening and weekend work.

Responsibilities

Community Learning Center Management:

• Oversees daily operations of multiple Community Learning Centers across campus. Hires, trains, and supervises up to 60 student employees and a graduate assistant. Coordinates staff scheduling, performance management, and professional development. Maintains CLC facilities, technology, and resources while promoting their services to on-campus residents.
  
  
  

Wellness Initiative Management:

• Leads departmental wellness initiatives for students and staff. Recruits, hires, and trains Wellbeing Ambassadors and coordinates their programming. Serves on departmental and divisional committees, analyzes wellness data, and partners on wellness-focused programs, including serving as course instructor for the Wellness Living Learning Community.
  
  
  

Student Success Initiatives:

• Develops and assesses programs that promote student success, wellness, and community engagement. Builds partnerships with campus offices to deliver tutoring, workshops, and success events in residential spaces. Evaluates and manages learning and study areas, coordinates scheduling, and supports fundraising or development of academic support spaces.
  
  
  

Departmental Collaboration:

• Collaborates with Residence Life units and leadership on large-scale initiatives such as move-in, summer operations, and recruitment events. Serves on committees, assists in hiring processes, and presents departmental updates. Supports programs that enhance student engagement and departmental goals, occasionally working evenings and weekends.
  
  
  

Management & Strategic Planning:

• Contributes to strategic planning and assessment for student success and wellness programs. Develops metrics, evaluates outcomes, and recommends improvements to increase student retention and engagement. Manages budgets, ensures compliance with university policies, and oversees risk assessment for program operations.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Five years of program management experience including some supervisory experience.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of coordination and/or management experience in Student Affairs or Higher Education, public service, demonstrating a progressive growth in responsibilities.
• Experience collaborating with faculty and staff stakeholders from multiple units/departments/divisions/colleges.
• Assessment of programs and student learning experience.
• Experience with first year student collegiate experiences and high impact learning practices. Experience in handling complex administrative functions and managing detailed projects which require multitasking and being accountable to the needs and requests of multiple stakeholders. Experience facilitating a first-year experience class.
• Experience facilitating wellness initiatives for students and staff, with a focus on holistic wellness. Experience supervising full-time staff and live-in learning community.
• Academic and student learning event and program planning skills.
• Academic support program development, implementation, assessment, and research skills including development of student learning outcomes and measure of defined learning outcomes.
  
  
  

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to use word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs proficiently.
• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others.
• Ability to compile information from assessment and provide recommendations and changes to practices, processes, and procedures to best serve student learning needs.
• Experience hiring, training, scheduling, supervising, and evaluating undergraduate or graduate student employees.
• Experience facilitating co-curricular learning opportunities.
• Ability to collaborate with academic and campus partners.
• Ability to work independently in various geographic areas on campus, but with direction and guidance as needed.
• Experience facilitating wellness initiatives.
  
  
  

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes. 

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees
  
  
  

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume’ or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

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.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.