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Engagement & Academic Program Manager

🇺🇸 Miami, Florida 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $50K - $55K 💻 Administrator 🗓️ November 9th, 2026
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Florida International University is hiring an Engagement & Academic Program Manager. The role designs and runs student engagement programming for FIU's Honors College, including lectures, colloquia, and signature events that build students' connection to the college and the university. The manager also works closely with Honors College Housing and other university units, and leads the student leaders and assistants who help deliver the programs.

Highlights
  • Plan and run Honors Hours, lectures, colloquia, and Honors College events such as the Pinning Ceremony and Club Fair, and work with the Assistant Dean and Budget Manager to set event budgets and track spending.
  • Oversee the Honors College pathway in Panther Connect (Engage/Campus Labs) to monitor student engagement and graduation requirements, and find ways to share progress with students.
  • Coordinate internal and external volunteer opportunities and verify students' service requirements through Give Pulse.
  • Work with Housing and Resident Assistants to program for the Honors College Living and Learning Community at Parkview, and serve as staff liaison to Honors College student organizations, including managing their annual registration process.
  • Recruit, train, and direct the Honors College Leadership Council, Engagement Ambassador Program, and Intro to Honors Student Mentors, and supervise student assistants, practicum students, and interns.
  • Develop and lead workshops, meetings, and classroom presentations, and partner with a social media specialist on communications such as the weekly newsletter.
  • Use data and reporting tools to analyze programs and propose improvements, and serve on committees such as the Undergraduate Research Conference at FIU planning committee and Student Engagement Council.
  • Bachelor's degree and four years of related experience, or a Master's degree and two years; a Master's in higher education administration or student affairs and higher education experience with first-year or orientation programming are preferred.
  • Pay range of $50,000 to $55,000 per year, with an 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM schedule plus the ability to work evenings, weekends, and flexible hours as needed.

Engagement & Academic Program Manager Full Description

Job Opening ID
538222
Location: Modesto A. Maidique Campus
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

Job Summary
Manages the design, implementation, and evaluation of engagement programs/initiatives including colloquia, lectures, and other academic programming that build affinity to the Honors College and the institution. Serves as the key liaison with Honors College Housing and collaborating University units.

Responsibilities
Manages day-to-day operations of student engagement programs to meet College and University goals and objectives. Coordinates the development, scheduling, implementation, and evaluation of new and ongoing Honors College student programming and engagement initiatives. Analyzes data for quality improvement action plan.
Oversees the Honors College portal and pathway in Panther Connect (Engage/Campus Labs) to monitor student engagement. This includes tracking graduation requirements and devising communication techniques to share progress with students.
Coordinates and serves as the liaison for volunteer opportunities, both internal and external. Oversees the verification of service requirement satisfaction via Give Pulse.
Supervises, selects, trains, and evaluates student assistants, practicum students, and interns. Provides guidance and support to ensure that the goals and objectives of the project, program, service, or function are accomplished.
Plans and executes Honors Hours, Lectures, and Colloquia, in addition to selected Honors College events such as the Pinning Ceremony, Club Fair, and Football Game.
Works with Assistant Dean and Budget Manager to determine budget for events and track spending. This position requires training to maintain and use the departmental commodity card.
Collaborates with Housing to ensure services are provided and work with Resident Assistants (RAs) to facilitate programming in Parkview's Honors College Living and Learning Community (LLC). Serves as the staff liaison for Honors College student organizations and other University student groups requiring the college's involvement. This includes the development and maintenance of an annual registration process for Honors College organizations.
Develops, facilitates, and conducts workshops, meetings, and classroom presentations.
Fosters and maintains partnerships with colleges/schools, student organizations, and campus resources in facilitating Honors College objectives.
Participates on designated college and university-wide committees such as the Undergraduate Research Conference at FIU (URFIU) planning committee and Student Engagement Council.
Recruits, selects, trains, and directs the Honors College Leadership Council, Engagement Ambassador Program, and Intro to Honors Student Mentors. Coordinates all logistical matters, including planning, initiation, coordination, implementation, and evaluation. Provides guidance and support to student leaders via training and mentoring.
Works with social media specialist and other appropriate individuals to develop communication/marketing strategies to inform Honors College faculty, staff, and students of programming and engagement opportunities (e.g., weekly newsletter).
Assists with space allocation for special events, as required.
Utilizes data and reporting tools to research, analyze, and propose improvements.
Stays abreast of best practices related to student development and engagement.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in an appropriate specialization and four (4) years of related experience, or Master's degree in an appropriate specialization and two (2) years related experience.
Desired Qualifications
Master's degree in higher education administration, student affairs, or a related field.
Experience working in higher education, preferably with first-year students and/or orientation, retention, transition, advising, and coaching programming.
Prior experience with advanced features in Microsoft Office Suite.
Job Category
Administrative
Advertised Salary
$50,000 - $55,000
Work Schedule
Begin time: 8:30 AM
End time: 5:00 PM
Pre-Employment Requirements
Criminal Background Check
Other Information
Ability to work evenings and weekends.
Ability to work flexible hours as needed.

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