SEO Project Coordinator, Senior (GEAR UP Wyoming Student Programming Coordinator)

University of Wyoming - Laramie, WY

Full-time

Remote - Laramie, WY

Educational Services

About the position

The GEAR UP Wyoming program (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally-funded initiative aimed at increasing the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter college and earn a degree. The SEO Project Coordinator, Senior position is designed to meet the needs of 7th-12th grade GEAR UP Wyoming participants by administering, overseeing, coordinating, and supporting student programming activities provided by GUWY's partner site staff at all 7 Wyoming community colleges. This role is crucial in leading the planning and implementation of GUWY's summer academy held on the University of Wyoming (UW) campus, as well as coordinating and providing advising support to GUWY freshmen attending UW. In this position, the coordinator will undertake administrative oversight of statewide Student Programming activities in close coordination with community college partner site coordinators. This includes regular travel to partner sites throughout Wyoming to assist with service development and student programming strategies aimed at maximizing program success. Responsibilities also include ensuring compliance with grant operations, participant recruitment, and maintaining audit-ready student data and files. The coordinator will review partner site student programming requests and assist in monitoring sub-grantee budgets while maintaining a working knowledge of federal legislation and regulations governing GEAR UP Wyoming. The role also involves planning and executing Camp GEAR UP, a week-long event on the UW campus designed to encourage and support aspirations to attend college among low-income students. The coordinator will provide academic and financial aid advising to GEAR UP Wyoming freshmen attending UW, coordinate virtual monthly statewide meetings, and assist with student database functions. Engaging in professional development and maintaining current knowledge of research related to barriers to higher education associated with socioeconomic disadvantage is also a key aspect of this position.

Responsibilities

• Undertake administrative oversight of statewide Student Programming activities in close coordination with community college partner site coordinators, including traveling regularly to partner sites throughout Wyoming.
• Assist partner site coordinators with service development and student programming strategies to maximize program success, such as family engagement in college planning, identifying and implementing high-impact services, scholarship and FAFSA advising, and ACT test preparation.
• Assist partner site coordinators to develop and implement compliant grant operations, such as participant recruitment, ensuring effective provision of required and permissible services, and maintaining audit-ready student data and files.
• Review partner site student programming requests and assist in monitoring sub-grantee budgets.
• Maintain a working knowledge of federal legislation and regulations governing GEAR UP Wyoming.
• Plan and execute Camp GEAR UP, a week-long event on the UW campus intended to encourage and support aspirations to attend college among low-income students.
• Provide academic and financial aid advising to a GEAR UP Wyoming freshman attending UW.
• Coordinate virtual monthly statewide meetings and semi-annual in-person state meetings.
• Assist with student database functions and help to plan and prepare the annual performance report for submission to federal funders.
• Engage in professional development and maintain current knowledge of research related to barriers to higher education associated with socioeconomic disadvantage.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 2 years of work-related experience designing and/or implementing programs for student populations similar to those served by GEAR UP Wyoming.
• Valid driver's license with a motor vehicle record (MVR) compliant with the University Vehicle Use Policy.
• A successful criminal background check necessary for working with minors is required.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree
• Strong attention to detail and capacity to remain organized while managing multiple projects.
• Familiarity with or understanding of the educational access barriers encountered by low-income student populations.
• Experience with event planning, management, and implementation.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with high schools to facilitate college access for under-served student populations.
• Ability to effectively communicate program goals and activities, both orally and in writing, with a wide range of individuals and constituencies.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to make effective decisions and think independently.
• Experience working with proprietary databases and familiarity analyzing data to track progress toward intended outcomes.
• High level of proficiency in the use of Microsoft software, Google applications, and at least a moderate level of proficiency, or the ability to learn, graphic arts and presentation software.