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Old Dominion University

Director of Upward Bound

🇺🇸 Norfolk, VA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Other

🗓️ August 5th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Old Dominion University is hiring a Director of Upward Bound. The Director leads and manages the federally funded TRIO Upward Bound program, ensuring compliance with federal and university regulations, overseeing program implementation, staff supervision, fiscal management, and strategic planning. They coordinate academic and enrichment services for eligible high school students, engage institutional and community partners, and act as the primary liaison among stakeholders.

Highlights
  • Provide daily leadership and operational management of all Upward Bound activities.
  • Ensure program compliance with U.S. Department of Education regulations (EDGAR, TRIO) and university policies.
  • Manage the annual federal budget and oversee financial documentation and expenditures.
  • Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate program staff including classified, hourly, and instructional personnel.
  • Oversee recruitment, retention, and academic support for 77 eligible participants from Norfolk and Portsmouth high schools.
  • Coordinate academic instruction, tutoring, mentoring, test preparation, and summer residential programs.
  • Serve as liaison to school counselors, university offices, families, and the federal government.
  • Master's degree required in guidance counseling, higher education, administration, human services, or related field.
  • Experience needed in program administration, staff supervision, budget management, and federal grant compliance.
  • Position is federally funded through the TRIO Upward Bound program and contingent on continued federal funding.