Program Director for TRIO

🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $84K - $90K 💻 Other 🗓️ March 6th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

UNC Charlotte is hiring a Program Director for TRIO. The Program Director leads and manages the federally funded TRIO Student Support Services program, ensuring fiscal and regulatory compliance while driving student success through campus collaborations, data governance, recruitment, and academic advising. This role supervises staff and administers the complex federal grant to meet retention and graduation goals for first-generation and low-income students.

Highlights

Provide strategic leadership and administrative oversight for the TRIO-SSS program.
Ensure fiscal and regulatory compliance with EDGAR and GEPA standards.
Manage budget reconciliation using Banner Finance and author the Annual Performance Report.
Oversee participant lifecycle including recruitment via Slate and academic advising through EAB Navigate.
Supervise Project Coordinator and student staff, establishing annual goals and operational framework.
Required technical skills include proficiency in Banner Finance, Slate, and EAB Navigate systems.
Minimum qualifications: Master's or terminal degree, 5+ years experience with TRIO or college access programs, 3+ years managing personnel, budgets, and programs, and data analysis skills.
Preferred qualifications: project management, federal grant supervision, case management and advising experience, and overcoming challenges similar to target student populations.
Salary range is $84,000 - $90,000.
Department served: Undergraduate Education within Academic Affairs, supporting first-generation, low-income, and disabled students.