Director, MESA Program

at  California State University

Job no: 537977
Work type: Management (MPP)
Location: East Bay
Categories: MPP, Administrative, At-Will, Full Time, Telecommute eligible (work onsite as scheduled and/or as requested and telecommute as scheduled)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years of experience, including three years of experience managing educational programs and (3) years of experience supervising professional staff.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills with proven ability to prepare proposals, comprehensive reports, program descriptions, and presentations.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships across a diverse community of students, teachers, parents, university, and school and university personnel, as well as industry and community members.
• Understanding of educational non-profit and higher education institutions in relation to community outreach and, in particular, STEM education. An incumbent with an established network of industry, community, educational, and other key partners for potential support of program initiatives.
• Ability to represent the University and Institute in external interactions and presentations.
• Proven ability to develop funding and public support for innovative programs.
• Experience in program development and assessment including critical review at all phases of development, assembly and interpretation of data, commitment to teamwork and continuous improvement, budget management, staff and volunteer supervision.
• Demonstrated experience in a leadership role requiring the management of multiple priorities, and the supervision and active development of a diverse staff including faculty, CSUEB students, K-12 teachers, families, and community members.
• Expertise in event planning and production, especially those involving a broad range of participants including students, business leaders, STEM professionals, and elected officials.
• Must be detail-oriented and have the ability to draft and proof written materials that will be distributed among the group, campus community and beyond.
• Experience with program outreach in higher and K-12 educational contexts.
• Demonstrated experience leading multisector groups including business leaders and volunteers, local elected officials and key policy makers, campus leaders, CSUEB students, faculty from diverse disciplines.
• Master’s degree in education or in a related field.

MESA Program Leadership and Management
As a primary responsibility, the MESA Director is responsible for all aspects of the MESA College Prep and University Programs. The Director will provide leadership, support, and supervision to MESA Advisors, students, families, CSUEB faculty and school administrators for timely completion of all MESA program components including preparation and completion of annual MESA competition challenges, data collection, professional development, and College and Career Exploration Activities.

Some examples of specific responsibilities in this area include, but are not limited to:

• Work with Institute staff, University Advancement, and MESA Principal Investigator to secure grant funding for MESA programming.
• Provide timely and accurate reports to funders including the UC Office of the President, various corporate and foundation funders, and school districts.
• Support efforts to recruit middle school, high school, and college students, faculty and schools to participate in MESA.
• Build and maintains productive relationships with various MESA and Institute stakeholders including funders, participating schools and school districts, companies providing funding and/or volunteers, CSUEB faculty and students, the statewide network of MESA program directors, and others.
• Manage MESA staff and volunteers to produce mandated events including annual preliminary MESA College Prep competition and quarterly professional development sessions for teachers.
• Work with local and state-wide partners to coordinate and MESA competitions at regional, statewide, and national levels.
• Develop a coherent program including activities and communication aimed at MESA parent engagement and education.
• Serve as liaison to statewide MESA network to support ongoing program improvement and increase public awareness and support of the MESA approach to bringing STEM education to traditionally underserved communities.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of K-12 education policies and academic standards as well as financial aid guidelines, college admission and transfer requirements and related subjects.