Troy University
Academic Program Coordinator
🇺🇸 Troy, AL
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Project Management
🗓️ June 23rd, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Troy University is hiring an Academic Program Coordinator in the College of Health Sciences. The role involves overseeing academic program operations, making independent decisions on faculty support, academic policies, resource allocation, and collaborating closely with the Dean's Office to enhance program efficiency and student success.
Highlights
- Identify and solve operational challenges to align programs with institutional policies and goals.
- Manage faculty appointments, workload distribution, and contractual compliance as directed by the Dean.
- Approve faculty-related requests such as travel, professional development, and research support within budget.
- Supervise departmental secretarial staff and contribute to operational policy decisions within the Dean's leadership team.
- Manage program budgets, approve expenditures, and oversee procurement and contract negotiations.
- Requires independent judgment in resolving faculty and student concerns and enforcing university policies.
- Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a related field or five years of higher education administrative experience.
- Preferred qualifications include experience managing academic programs and proficiency in data analysis and budgeting.
- Work hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, full-time position.
- Reports to the College of Health Sciences; driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility.
Academic Program Coordinator Full Description
Academic Program Coordinator
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Posting Details
Position Information
Posting Number | SF2293P
Position Title | Academic Program Coordinator
Position Type | Professional/Salaried
Department | College of Health Sciences - Troy
Division | College of Health Sciences
Campus | Troy
Work Status | Full-Time (FT)
Temporary | No
Location | Troy - T01
Job Summary | The Academic Program Coordinator serves as a key administrative leader within the College, overseeing critical operational functions and ensuring efficient academic program administration. This role requires independent judgment and discretion in decision-making related to faculty support, academic operations, policy implementation, and resource allocation. The Coordinator works closely with the Dean’s Office and department leadership, making independent decisions that impact academic program efficiency, student success, and faculty effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Program Management & Problem-Solving Identifies operational challenges within academic programs and implements strategic solutions, ensuring alignment with institutional policies and academic goals. Exercises discretion in evaluating and resolving complex issues related to faculty requests, student concerns, curriculum scheduling conflicts, and administrative processes. Interprets and enforces university policies, making authoritative decisions on procedural matters without requiring direct supervision. Develops and implements workflow improvements to enhance administrative and academic operations across multiple departments.
Academic Operations & Faculty Support Manages faculty appointments, workload assignments, and contractual compliance, ensuring adherence to university and accreditation standards as directed by the Dean. Makes critical decisions regarding course scheduling, faculty workload distribution, and resource allocations to optimize academic delivery as directed by the Dean. Analyzes and approves requests related to faculty travel, professional development funding, and research support within allocated budgets. Reviews and determines appropriate responses to faculty and student concerns, providing solutions that align with university policies.
Leadership & Supervision Supervises and evaluates departmental secretarial staff, setting performance expectations, delegating tasks, and making personnel-related decisions, including hiring recommendations and performance management as directed by the Dean. Serves as a key decision-maker on operational policies within the Dean’s leadership team, contributing to high-level planning and academic program administration. Develops and enforces operational guidelines to ensure consistency and efficiency in department procedures.
Financial & Resource Oversight Manages program budgets, approving routine expenditures, ensuring compliance with funding guidelines, and making financial recommendations to the Dean. Oversees procurement and contract negotiations, making decisions on vendor selection, resource distribution, and cost-efficiency strategies.
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or 5 years of administrative experience in higher education Demonstrated experience in independent decision-making and strategic problem-solving Strong understanding of academic policies, budgeting, and faculty operations
Preferred Qualifications | Experience managing academic programs, faculty affairs, or departmental operations in a higher education setting Proficiency in data analysis, budgeting, and reporting to support strategic decision-making
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? | Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility
Work Hours | Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position | N/A
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? | No
Posting Date | 04/07/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Quick Link | https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/43640
Position Title | Academic Program Coordinator
Position Type | Professional/Salaried
Department | College of Health Sciences - Troy
Division | College of Health Sciences
Campus | Troy
Work Status | Full-Time (FT)
Temporary | No
Location | Troy - T01
Job Summary | The Academic Program Coordinator serves as a key administrative leader within the College, overseeing critical operational functions and ensuring efficient academic program administration. This role requires independent judgment and discretion in decision-making related to faculty support, academic operations, policy implementation, and resource allocation. The Coordinator works closely with the Dean’s Office and department leadership, making independent decisions that impact academic program efficiency, student success, and faculty effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Program Management & Problem-Solving Identifies operational challenges within academic programs and implements strategic solutions, ensuring alignment with institutional policies and academic goals. Exercises discretion in evaluating and resolving complex issues related to faculty requests, student concerns, curriculum scheduling conflicts, and administrative processes. Interprets and enforces university policies, making authoritative decisions on procedural matters without requiring direct supervision. Develops and implements workflow improvements to enhance administrative and academic operations across multiple departments.
Academic Operations & Faculty Support Manages faculty appointments, workload assignments, and contractual compliance, ensuring adherence to university and accreditation standards as directed by the Dean. Makes critical decisions regarding course scheduling, faculty workload distribution, and resource allocations to optimize academic delivery as directed by the Dean. Analyzes and approves requests related to faculty travel, professional development funding, and research support within allocated budgets. Reviews and determines appropriate responses to faculty and student concerns, providing solutions that align with university policies.
Leadership & Supervision Supervises and evaluates departmental secretarial staff, setting performance expectations, delegating tasks, and making personnel-related decisions, including hiring recommendations and performance management as directed by the Dean. Serves as a key decision-maker on operational policies within the Dean’s leadership team, contributing to high-level planning and academic program administration. Develops and enforces operational guidelines to ensure consistency and efficiency in department procedures.
Financial & Resource Oversight Manages program budgets, approving routine expenditures, ensuring compliance with funding guidelines, and making financial recommendations to the Dean. Oversees procurement and contract negotiations, making decisions on vendor selection, resource distribution, and cost-efficiency strategies.
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or 5 years of administrative experience in higher education Demonstrated experience in independent decision-making and strategic problem-solving Strong understanding of academic policies, budgeting, and faculty operations
Preferred Qualifications | Experience managing academic programs, faculty affairs, or departmental operations in a higher education setting Proficiency in data analysis, budgeting, and reporting to support strategic decision-making
Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? | Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility
Work Hours | Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position | N/A
Does this position have supervisory responsibility? | No
Posting Date | 04/07/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Quick Link | https://www.troyuniversityjobs.com/postings/43640
Reference Letters
Reference Letters
Solicit References Through the System? | No
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference |
Applicant Special Instructions | Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.
Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference |
Applicant Special Instructions | Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact jobs@troy.edu.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Troy University employment website (www.troyuniversityjobs.com)
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Social Media website
- Indeed
- Other employment website (please specify below)
- Employee Referral (please specify below)
- Local newspaper (please specify below)
- Professional journal (please specify below)
- Other source (please specify below)
- Please specify:
(Open Ended Question) - * Regarding your current employment status, please select one of the following:
- Not a current Troy University employee
- Current part-time Troy employee (including adjunct faculty)
- Current full-time Troy employee - initial appraisal period complete
- Current full-time Troy employee - still within initial appraisal period (six months for new employees and three months for promoted employees)
- * Do you have a Bachelor's degree in a related field, OR five years of related experience?
- Yes
- No
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- List of References
Optional Documents
- Unofficial Transcript 1
- Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- Troy University participates in eVerify.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
- Troy University participates in eVerify.
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