Program Manager - Literacy Partnership

Job Title

Program Manager (Literacy Partnership)

Agency

Texas A&M International University

Department

Literacy Partnership

Proposed Minimum Salary

$4,446.00 monthly

Job Location

Laredo, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Job Summary

The Program Manager, under direction, plans, organizes, directs, and manages day-to-day activities, developing and implementing procedures for the administration of the program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the day-to-day operations of the LBV Literacy Partnership, planning, organizing, and coordinating program activities, schedules, resources, materials, and operational procedures to support effective implementation across participating sites.
• Serves as the primary liaison for the LBV Literacy Partnership, building and maintaining productive relationships with participating school districts, campuses, University personnel, and community partners. Coordinates regular communication, partnership meetings, shared expectations, and implementation priorities to support program goals.
• Coordinates program delivery across participating literacy centers, working with district and campus personnel, tutors, coaches, and support staff to ensure consistent implementation of the approved literacy model, instructional materials, student grouping, and intervention schedules.
• Coordinates and supervises program personnel, including the recruitment, onboarding, assignment, scheduling, supervision, and evaluation of tutors, student assistants, and program support staff, in collaboration with appropriate University and district offices.
• Manages the administrative and fiscal operations of the LBV Literacy Partnership, including budget monitoring, purchasing, Workday transactions, contracts, expenditures, compliance requirements, and required documentation. Coordinates with University accounting, administrative personnel, and funding partners to ensure timely and accurate program administration.

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.

Minimum Requirements

• Education – Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field.
• Experience – Five years of related experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.

Ability to:

• Verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Attentive to detail and utilizes sound judgment.
• Multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Elementary education, literacy intervention, or high-impact tutoring practices preferred.

Ability to:

•  Build and maintain productive working relationships across school districts, University departments, community partners, and multiple levels of responsibility.
• Coordinate multiple program sites, schedules, personnel, resources, and partnership requirements simultaneously.
• Develop and monitor program performance measures, interpret implementation and learner assessment data, and prepare reports to support accountability, operational decision-making, and continuous improvement.
• Identify operational and partnership challenges, coordinate solutions with relevant stakeholders, and follow through on agreed actions to achieve program goals.

License/Professional Certification – None.

Physical Requirements – General office environment.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervision of Others  

• This position may supervise employees.

Other Requirements

• Evening and/or weekend hours may be required.
• Position requires on-campus, face-to-face interactions.
• Position requires maintaining a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace.

Salary: $53,352.00/annual

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT: During the application process you have only one opportunity to enter the requested information, upload documents and Submit the application. You will not be able to make changes or add additional documents once you “Submit” the application materials.  The software does not allow you to “Save” your application and return to complete the process at a later time.  The page "My Experience" has an area provided under Resume/CV to drop or upload files. Be sure to include:

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• 3 professional references and their full contact information
• Unofficial transcripts (if required)

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.