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Program Manager 1 - Executive MBA

🇺🇸 Houston, TX

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $43K - $49K

💻 Project Management

🗓️ June 19th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Bauer College of Business is hiring a Program Manager 1 for the Executive MBA program. The role involves managing the day-to-day operations of the Executive MBA Programs, coordinating with faculty, handling vendor relations, supervising staff, and ensuring the needs of executive-level students are met.

Highlights

  • Manages daily operations of two Executive MBA Programs within the Graduate and Professional Programs department.
  • Coordinates logistics including teaching materials, evaluations, classroom setup, and special events such as orientation and graduation.
  • Handles vendor relationships for catering, textbooks, promotional items, and international business trips.
  • Communicates directly with executive-level students to address their needs and ensures program success.
  • Supervises support staff and student workers to optimize coordination and performance.
  • Oversees program budget and expense tracking, ensuring adherence to financial guidelines.
  • Experience in business operations and hospitality preferred; experience can substitute for education.
  • Requires understanding of technical or professional discipline typically gained through a 4-year degree or equivalent specialized training.
  • Salary range is $43,000 to $48,900 annually.
  • Position involves some evening and weekend work and requires a criminal history check.

Program Manager 1 - Executive MBA Full Description


 | Department: Executive Degree Programs
| Salary: 43,000 - 48,900
| 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. 

Description: This position works in the Graduate and Professional Programs at the C. T. Bauer College of Business, and is responsible for managing and working with a team to execute all the operational duties of the Executive MBA Program. Must be able to work some evenings and weekends. 

Position includes the following responsibilities but not limited to: 
1. Oversee 2 Executive MBA Programs 
2. Coordinates with faculty for logistics, such as teaching materials, evaluations, and classroom setup 
3. Manages vendor relations for catering, textbooks, promotional items, and international business trip
4. Communicates with executive-level students and ensure student needs are met
5. Tracks program expenses
6. Handling the details of orientation, class days, specials events, and graduation
7. Supervises support staff and student workers to coordinate efforts efficiently for program success

Preferences: Experience in business operations and hospitality.

Qualifications: Experience will be considered in lieu of education. 

Notes to Applicant: Please include full work history on resume.

Required Attachments: Cover Letter, Resume

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.