University of Idaho
Program Manager I, EcosySTEM
🇺🇸 Boise, ID
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $65K
💻 Project Management
🗓️ August 13th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Idaho is hiring a Program Manager I, EcosySTEM to provide strategic leadership and statewide oversight for the Idaho STEM Ecosystem. The role involves planning and overseeing educational, outreach, and professional programs, coordinating teams, managing budgets, and ensuring alignment with state and national education and workforce goals.
Highlights
- Lead and coordinate program deliverables, services, and activities within the Idaho STEM Ecosystem.
- Provide strategic leadership and serve as the primary statewide contact for EcosySTEM initiatives.
- Collect, compile, and summarize program data for reporting and assessment purposes.
- Maintain program budgets and ensure compliance with financial requirements.
- Participate actively in developing program proposals and operating goals.
- Supervise or lead teams to achieve program objectives.
- Required skills include program coordination/management experience, data analysis for reports, and teamwork capability.
- Educational requirement: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience (six years of program coordination may substitute).
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to travel frequently within the region and occasionally statewide.
- Compensation starts at $65,000 annually, depending on experience.
Program Manager I, EcosySTEM Full Description
Program Manager I, EcosySTEM
Internal Posting? |
Posting Number | SP004979P
Position Title | Program Manager I, EcosySTEM
Division/College | College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Department | College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Location | Boise
Posting Context Statement | The EcosySTEM Program Manager provides strategic leadership and statewide oversight for the Idaho STEM Ecosystem (EcosySTEM), a cross-sector initiative focused on advancing equitable, high-quality STEM education and career-connected learning across Idaho. This position serves as the primary statewide point of contact for the EcosySTEM, guiding vision, strategy, and implementation in close collaboration with statewide and national partners. Operating under the direction of the Associate Dean and Director of the University of Idaho Extension in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Program Manager works to ensure that EcosySTEM initiatives are aligned with state and national education and workforce priorities.
Position Overview | This position supports the planning and completion of educational, outreach or professional programs; working with program staff, students, the public and/or agencies, to plan and oversee program activities. May lead a distinct area for the program such as outreach, assessment or financial management.
Duties may include: Participate in the development and implementation of program deliverables, services and activities Coordinate a team with a variety array of talents and responsibilities Collect, compile and summarize program data for reports Participate in developing program operating goals, objectives and protocols Maintain program budgets, monitoring and reviewing transactions for compliance with program requirements Active participation in the development and submission of program proposals Lead collection and compilation of program assessment data May supervise the work of others or lead a team to accomplish assigned goals Other duties as assigned
Unit URL | www.idahostem.org
Posting Number | SP004979P
Position Title | Program Manager I, EcosySTEM
Division/College | College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Department | College of Agricultural & Life Sciences
Location | Boise
Posting Context Statement | The EcosySTEM Program Manager provides strategic leadership and statewide oversight for the Idaho STEM Ecosystem (EcosySTEM), a cross-sector initiative focused on advancing equitable, high-quality STEM education and career-connected learning across Idaho. This position serves as the primary statewide point of contact for the EcosySTEM, guiding vision, strategy, and implementation in close collaboration with statewide and national partners. Operating under the direction of the Associate Dean and Director of the University of Idaho Extension in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the Program Manager works to ensure that EcosySTEM initiatives are aligned with state and national education and workforce priorities.
Position Overview | This position supports the planning and completion of educational, outreach or professional programs; working with program staff, students, the public and/or agencies, to plan and oversee program activities. May lead a distinct area for the program such as outreach, assessment or financial management.
Duties may include: Participate in the development and implementation of program deliverables, services and activities Coordinate a team with a variety array of talents and responsibilities Collect, compile and summarize program data for reports Participate in developing program operating goals, objectives and protocols Maintain program budgets, monitoring and reviewing transactions for compliance with program requirements Active participation in the development and submission of program proposals Lead collection and compilation of program assessment data May supervise the work of others or lead a team to accomplish assigned goals Other duties as assigned
Unit URL | www.idahostem.org
Position Qualifications
Required Experience | Two years of program coordination or program management experience Working in a team environment to accomplish shared goals Collecting, compiling, summarizing and analyzing data for administrative reports
Required Education | Bachelor’s Degree; four additional years of experience in program coordination (for a total of six years) may substitute for a Bachelor’s Degree
Required Other | Possess a valid driver’s license and be able to meet policy requirements for driving university-owned vehicles Ability and willingness to travel frequently within the region and occasionally statewide; attendance at a minimum of one national conference annually is expected Must reside within the regions they coordinate
Additional Preferred | Bachelor’s degree in business management, education, public relations, or a related field Extensive experience in STEM education, workforce development, and community engagement, including deep involvement with the STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice and other national STEM networks Proven success in grant writing and fundraising, including writing high-value proposals, securing funding from federal, foundation, corporate, gifts, and sponsorship sources and managing large externally funded projects to completion Experienced in managing internal grant-making processes, including creating and implementing policies, procedures, infrastructure, and maintaining/updating grant portals and platforms such as Hivebrite for content development and engagement Strong financial oversight skills, including budget management, fiscal responsibility, and financial transparency, in support of sustainable organizational growth Skilled at working in dynamic, fast-paced environments, balancing multiple priorities, and driving impact through strategic project and program execution
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | None
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of application
Required Education | Bachelor’s Degree; four additional years of experience in program coordination (for a total of six years) may substitute for a Bachelor’s Degree
Required Other | Possess a valid driver’s license and be able to meet policy requirements for driving university-owned vehicles Ability and willingness to travel frequently within the region and occasionally statewide; attendance at a minimum of one national conference annually is expected Must reside within the regions they coordinate
Additional Preferred | Bachelor’s degree in business management, education, public relations, or a related field Extensive experience in STEM education, workforce development, and community engagement, including deep involvement with the STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice and other national STEM networks Proven success in grant writing and fundraising, including writing high-value proposals, securing funding from federal, foundation, corporate, gifts, and sponsorship sources and managing large externally funded projects to completion Experienced in managing internal grant-making processes, including creating and implementing policies, procedures, infrastructure, and maintaining/updating grant portals and platforms such as Hivebrite for content development and engagement Strong financial oversight skills, including budget management, fiscal responsibility, and financial transparency, in support of sustainable organizational growth Skilled at working in dynamic, fast-paced environments, balancing multiple priorities, and driving impact through strategic project and program execution
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions | None
Degree Requirement | Listed degree qualification is required at time of application
Posting Information
FLSA Status | Exempt
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $65,000 and higher depending on experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding | This position is contingent upon the continuation of work and/or funding.
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 08/12/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | Applications recieved by August 26, 2025, will recieve first consideration.
IMPORTANT: To be considered, your “Letter of Qualification” must address EACH of the minimum qualifications, including pertinent education and/or experience. In addition, to improve your ranking during the evaluation process, address as many of the Preferred Qualifications as possible. Information on a resume will not be accepted as a substitute for submitting a Letter of Qualification.
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Employee Category | Exempt
Pay Range | $65,000 and higher depending on experience
Type of Appointment | Fiscal Year
FTE | 1
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Funding | This position is contingent upon the continuation of work and/or funding.
A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy. | No
Posting Date | 08/12/2025
Closing Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants | Applications recieved by August 26, 2025, will recieve first consideration.
IMPORTANT: To be considered, your “Letter of Qualification” must address EACH of the minimum qualifications, including pertinent education and/or experience. In addition, to improve your ranking during the evaluation process, address as many of the Preferred Qualifications as possible. Information on a resume will not be accepted as a substitute for submitting a Letter of Qualification.
Applicant Resources | https://www.uidaho.edu/human-resources/careers/applicant-resources
Background Check Statement | Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
EEO Statement | The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
- Letter of Qualification
Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- Academic Careers
- Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)
- Chronicle
- Disabled in Higher Ed
- HigherEd/Academic Impressions
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Idaho Department of Labor/Job Service including Job Central or Idaho Works (Idahoworks.gov)
- Indeed.com
- Inside Higher Ed
- Newspaper
- Other Venue
- Professional Listservs (Ex: NACUBO, AAAE, ISMC, etc.)
- University of Idaho Website
- University of Idaho Daily Register
- University of Idaho Employee
- Veterans in Higher Ed
- Word of Mouth
- * Were you referred to this employment opportunity by a current University of Idaho employee? If so, please provide their name and department.
(Open Ended Question)
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