REACH Across Alabama Program Manager

🇺🇸 Tuscaloosa, Alabama 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $54K - $67K 💻 Academic Advising 🗓️ September 22nd, 2026

Academic-advising Retention

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Alabama is hiring a REACH Across Alabama Program Manager to oversee planning and development for a statewide AmeriCorps-funded initiative supporting students with lived experience in foster care, homelessness, and other barriers to higher education. The role conducts statewide student assessments, builds individualized success plans, and provides case management to an assigned caseload of Alabama REACH scholars to support retention and graduation.

Highlights

Oversee planning and development of REACH Across Alabama, a statewide initiative preparing for a competitive AmeriCorps Operational Grant application.
Conduct statewide student assessments and develop individualized success plans for participants.
Provide comprehensive case management to an assigned caseload of Alabama REACH scholars.
Monitor academic progress and provide coaching to support retention, persistence, and graduation.
Collaborate with campus and community partners across Alabama to build a sustainable program framework.
Bachelor's degree and four years of student retention or engagement experience, or a master's degree and two years.
Must hold a valid U.S. driver's license and be at least 19 years old at hire, with some driving restrictions under 21.
Preferred: master's degree in a related field plus three years of experience leading grant-funded or strategic planning initiatives.
Preferred experience preparing competitive grant applications, particularly AmeriCorps grants.
Salary range of $53,500 to $66,900 (Salaried E8 pay grade).