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University of Houston

Experiential Programs - Program Manager 1

🇺🇸 Houston, TX

🕑 Contractor

💰 $43K

💻 Project Management

🗓️ July 23rd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Houston is hiring a Program Manager 1 for its Experiential Programs department. The role involves managing daily operations of a small to medium-sized university program or department, supervising staff and student workers, overseeing budgets, and developing policies and procedures.

Highlights

  • Manages day-to-day operations of small to medium-sized university program or department
  • Supervises staff employees and student workers
  • Plans and develops administrative procedures for the department
  • Oversees program expenditures and adheres to budget
  • Provides guidance and evaluates performance of subordinate staff
  • Prepares and participates in creation of reports, proposals, and documentation
  • Administers grants, scholarships, and related communications as needed
  • Maintains policies and procedures for the department
  • Holds responsibility as property custodian when applicable
  • Requires a 4-year degree or equivalent specialized training; no experience required
  • Salary set at $43,000 (non-negotiable)
  • This is a one-year contract position

Experiential Programs - Program Manager 1 Full Description


 | Department: Experiential Programs
| Salary: $43,000 (non-negotiable)
| Description: Manages the day-to-day operations of a small or medium-sized university program or department. May supervise staff employees, student workers, programs or processes.

1. Plans and develops procedures for administering a small or medium-sized department or program.
2. Oversees program expenditures and ensures adherence to budget.
3. Provides guidance to subordinate staff and evaluates performance.
4. May prepare or participate in the creation of abstracts, research reports, funding proposals, operations and procedure manuals, and other written material and documentation.
5. Reviews reports of budgets and activities.
6. Prepares ad hoc reports as needed.
7. May administer grants and grant-related related communications, scholarships and other operations.
8. Develops, implements and maintains appropriate policies and procedures.
9. May serve as property custodian for the department.
10. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

This will be a 1 (one) year contract position. 

MQ: Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Experience: No experience required.
| All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check. The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.