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Assistant Director of Programs
Emory University. Support graduate student success, recruitment, and engagement initiatives for the Laney Graduate School .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in program management, event planning, and student support, with a strong focus on developing and implementing effective communications and outreach strategies. Proven ability to coordinate with diverse stakeholders and manage program data, budgets, and personnel effectively.
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Program ManagementEvent PlanningCommunications DevelopmentStudent SupportBudget Administration
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Hard Skills
Program DevelopmentData ManagementEvent CoordinationDigital EngagementMarketing Outreach
Soft Skills
CoachingSupervisionCommunicationCollaborationProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
Email CampaignsSocial MediaVirtual ProgrammingDocumentation Management
Industry Keywords
Graduate Student SuccessStrategic PlanningContinuous ImprovementStakeholder CoordinationResource Navigation
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support graduate student success, recruitment, and engagement initiatives for the Laney Graduate School
- Assist with strategic planning, development, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement of programs
- Execute Learning about Laney, LGS-SOAR, Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, and other assigned events and initiatives
- Develop agendas and materials; secure presenters and participants; manage communications; prepare event spaces and technology
- Coordinate with faculty, academic programs, university offices, external partners, vendors, and volunteers
- Manage program data, records, timelines, approved expenditures, travel and financial documentation
- Direct on-site implementation, resolve routine issues, complete follow-up, and represent Laney-AERO at assigned activities
- Manage the full annual cycles of Learning about Laney and LGS-SOAR
- Manage Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society application, selection, onboarding, engagement, recognition, reporting, alumni, and recordkeeping processes
- Develop communications, marketing, outreach, digital engagement, websites, email campaigns, newsletters, social media, virtual programming, and participant resources
- Implement scholar belonging, engagement, persistence, retention, professional development, and degree-attainment activities
- Provide developmental advising, coaching, program guidance, resource navigation, referrals, and follow-up to prospective and current scholars
- Maintain documentation and escalate sensitive, complex, urgent, or high-risk concerns
- Recruit, train, assign, supervise, coach, and evaluate initiative personnel
- Monitor objectives and deadlines, participate in budget administration, conduct research, prepare reports, maintain records, and support special projects
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in a field related to the program(s) and five years of program related experience, OR equivalent combination of experience, education, and training
- Experience in program management, event planning, communications, outreach, and student support as reflected in the role duties
- Ability to develop, implement, assess, and continuously improve programs
- Ability to coordinate with faculty, students, alumni, campus partners, external partners, vendors, and volunteers
- Ability to manage program data, records, timelines, budgets, and expenditures
- Ability to develop communications, marketing, outreach, and digital-engagement materials
- Ability to provide developmental advising, coaching, resource navigation, referrals, and follow-up
- Ability to recruit, train, assign, supervise, coach, and evaluate fellows, liaisons, ambassadors, delegates, and other initiative personnel
Benefits
Comp & perks- Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion
- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request