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Future Connect Manager (Program Manager II)

Requisition ID req2126
Department Office of Dean of Student Success
Campus Sylvania Campus
Employment Type Administrative-Full Time
Best Consideration Date For best consideration, apply by May 7, 2024; applications received after this date are not guaranteed a review. 
Position Summary

This is a full time grant-funded position. 

The Future Connect Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the Future Connect  program. This program is funded through city partnerships, state grants and local funds from donors.  Future Connect is designed to assist approximately 320 incoming PCC students (annually) who identify as low-income or first-generation students. The manager supervises staff; manages the day to day activities and reporting requirements of the program; develops and oversees program policies, procedures, and programming; and provides college leadership in the area of student success, retention, and completion

Join us as the Future Connect Manager and lead our efforts in fostering equity and opportunity for incoming PCC students. Since 2011, The Future Connect program has been dedicated to a holistic approach in serving first-gen and/or limited-income students as they thrive in college. In this role, you'll not only manage program staff, oversee daily operations and reporting, and develop policies and programming, but also champion equity-focused initiatives to ensure all students have equal access to success. Your leadership, grounded in your own lived experiences, will be instrumental in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts across the college community. If you're passionate about driving positive change through higher education, please apply.

See the classification description for additional information: https://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/management-jobs/program-mgr2/

Candidate Profile

These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.

  • Strong program development and management skills; including educational planning, development of program outcomes, assessment, data analysis, and continual improvement practices.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing rapport supporting students from diverse backgrounds, (first generation college status, race, gender, and income), to support student success and career development.
  • Demonstrated grant management experience, including effective budget management and maintaining an accounting system to ensure proper record-keeping procedures.
  • Experience planning, implementing and evaluating grant projects
  • Professional or personal experiences in overcoming barriers similar to those confronted by project participants (low income, first-generation and disadvantaged students).
  • Proven experience collecting, preparing, and reviewing a variety of complex information and data provided by several program managers/ team members.
  • Demonstrated ability to address equity and inclusion as a priority when working and leading a team.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).

  • Master’s degree in Education, Adult Education, Social Science, Education Administration, Educational Leadership,
  • Counseling, or related field (Relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis).
  • Three years progressively responsible experience managing, administering or coordinating an education program in a school setting with multiple components and partners. 
  • Two years of supervisory experience supervising employees.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working in an educational program with diverse student populations including ethnically diverse, first-generation, low-income students.
  • Strong program development and management skills; including educational planning, development of program outcomes, assessment, data analysis, and continual improvement practices.
  • Demonstrated grant management experience, including effective budget management and maintaining an accounting system to ensure proper record-keeping procedures.
  • Demonstrated experience teaching, advising, and/or tutoring low-income and/or first-generation students.
  • Experience planning, implementing and evaluating grant projects.
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, with a strong equity lens to support the development of students, staff, and faculty from a broad spectrum of identities and lived experiences.
  • Professional or personal experiences in overcoming barriers similar to those confronted by project participants (low income, first-generation and disadvantaged students). 

Position Grade K
Starting Salary Expectations Minimum $74,813 to range midpoint of $91,646. Placement will generally not exceed the mid-point, based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity.
Position Grade Salary Range $74813 to $108478 Annual Salary
FTE 1
PCC Benefits

PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs.

PCC currently fully funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP. After one year of management or confidential service, PCC also provides a 2% contribution to a 403(b) account for eligible management and confidential personnel. PCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement.

Additionally, PCC provides a tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age, as well as partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions.

Paid Leave: (Pro-rated by FTE for Part-Time Employees)
- 14.67 hours of vacation leave per month
- 1 day of sick leave per month
- 12 holidays
- 3 additional personal leave days per year

View a complete list of PCC benefits.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Work is generally performed in an office environment with frequent interruptions and irregularities in the work schedule. No special coordination beyond that used for normal mobility and handling of everyday objects and materials is needed to perform the job satisfactorily.

Background Check Required Yes

Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:

  • Veterans: DD214
  • Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA

Portland Community College is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.

Please note that Portland Community College is not currently able to provide visa (e.g. H1-B Visa) sponsorship for potential employees.

Notice of the Availability of the Annual Security Report:
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safety website. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safety offices.

Special Conditions for this position:
This position has been identified as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). Campus Security Authorities must immediately report Clery Act crimes that occurred on Portland Community College’s Clery geography on the Crime Incident Report (CIRTrac™) located on the Department of Public Safety’s Clery Act compliance webpage. Following entry of a report on CIRTrac™ PCC’s Clery Specialist will (1) analyze the report for issuance of a timely warning or emergency notification; and (2) will determine if the report should be included in the annual statistical disclosures. The Clery Specialist shall annually assign CSAs online Clery Act training to ensure they are provided proper training to fulfill their reporting responsibilities required by the Clery Act and PCC’s Clery Act policy.