DIRECTOR-ACADEMIC SERVICES

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) seeks a Director-Academic Services for the Office of the Provost. The goal of CCAMPIS is to assist low-income, undergraduate students with child-care expenses so that they persist and graduate. The Director-Academic Services will oversee the complete operation of academic services, program creation, grant writing and renewal each year. The Director will also be responsible for budget development, analysis, accountability, hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating all staff. In addition, they will help with development of programs and policies that are joint relationships with the academic affairs part of the University.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

· Provides philosophical and operational direction to Academic Services, which includes functions in counseling, academic advising, tutoring and teaching math and English remedial courses.

· Develops and oversees department budget; analyzes all expenditures relative to federal guidelines; evaluates and signs all budget expenditures.

· Oversees the department’s personnel functions and supervises staff members. Reviews and signs all personal actions and all contracts made with university departments.

· Writes the program’s federal grant proposal each year assuring that all regulations are addressed and that all required documentation is provided.

· Ensures that each student assisted by the program meets the federal eligibility requirements and that all areas in the grant are being accomplished; handles the program’s public relations and advertising.

· Manages an extensive follow-up system on all students who participate in the program; researches and writes the regular Federal Student Performance reports; evaluates currents student progress reports and takes necessary actions steps.

· Conducts regular evaluations on all programs and services provided by the grant.

· Ensures that all participants in need of financial aid receive sufficient aid to stay in college or documents the reasons aid was not received.

· Evaluate programs internally and for federal government.

· Track and evaluate all program participants. To provide regular periodic reports to Executive Director.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

(Salary range\: $60,835.00 - $65,400.00)