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Old Dominion University

TRiO McNair Program Director

🇺🇸 Norfolk, VA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $75K - $85K

💻 Operations

🗓️ June 26th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Old Dominion University is hiring a TRiO McNair Program Director. The Director leads the federally funded Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, managing staff, budget, compliance, recruitment, and programming to prepare first-generation, income-eligible, and underrepresented students for doctoral study.

Highlights
  • Serve as Principal Investigator ensuring full grant implementation in compliance with federal and TRIO regulations.
  • Oversee program planning, evaluation, budget management, and reporting including the Annual Performance Report.
  • Recruit, train, supervise staff and student workers while fostering a collaborative team culture.
  • Manage recruitment, selection, and verification of eligible participants and oversee academic-year and summer programming.
  • Provide guidance on graduate admissions, funding opportunities, and career pathways for students.
  • Build and maintain partnerships with faculty mentors, graduate programs, and institutional partners.
  • Master’s degree required in higher education administration, student development, counseling, social work, or STEM-related field.
  • Experience in staff supervision, budget oversight, federal compliance, and collegiate administration is required.
  • Preferred qualifications include a doctorate or progress toward one, experience with TRIO programs, and advanced advising skills for underrepresented student populations.
  • The hiring salary range is $75,000 to $85,000 and the role requires occasional evening, weekend, and overnight travel.