Program Manager - Waterloo, Canada - University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo

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Waterloo, Canada

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Description

Overview:

Reporting to the Administrative Officer, the Program Manager oversees the Psychology program with the collaboration of the Associate Chair Undergraduate, the Associate Chair Graduate, the HRM Director, and the program coordinators.

This position coordinates the Psychology programs, supervises, and strategizes to ensure it is a success.

Term: 1 year

Responsibilities:

Oversee Psychology Programs

Provides strategic support for the Psychology Undergraduate (UG) program, Human Resources Management (HRM) program, and the Graduate program
Serves as backup advisor and resource to students and faculty on matters pertaining to UG, Grad, and HRM programs
Investigates program administrative issues and provides administrative support to the senior departmental administrators
Reviews the transfer credit equivalency assessment performed by the HRM Program Coordinator and Academic Advisor to determine the need of consulting with the Associate Chair;
Develops and maintains a number of critical processes and departmental administrative structures, including the UG student database, student records, program websites, SharePoint site, and Teams for scheduling midterm exams
Updates the UG Academic Advisement Templates for departmental programs
Manages departmental activities that promote student success and alumni engagement
Financial coordinator for Grad program including scholarship nominations, TA assignments, annual planning to ensure all funding is met. Advise on TA budget needs.

Human Resources Administration

In consultation with the Administrative Officer, the incumbent oversees the recruitment, evaluation, promotion, training, professional development, and retention of 5 support staff
Performs annual performance reviews
Maintains personnel files for academic staff in accordance with University and Faculty policies
Monitors work flow and volume; initiates crosstraining as appropriate to balance workload
Ensures support staff duties are covered during periods of absence
Leads regular program coordinator team meetings

Psychology Program Administration

Assists senior departmental administrators in planning all oncampus and online course offerings. Provides recommendations regarding teaching assignments; coordination with the St. Jerome's Psych teaching plan is essential
Provides the program coordinators and senior departmental administrators with enrolment projections and enrolment anomalies
Available as the central resource for information on departmental programs providing statistical reporting and general advice for senior departmental administrators and relevant committees
Central contact for adjunct lecturers
Serves as the department course scheduling representative. Creates the teaching schedule using extensive knowledge regarding enrolment trends, target audiences, degree requirements, instructor needs and departmental commitments to other academic units. Liaise with other academic units to minimized course time conflicts
Advises department members regarding proposed changes to departmental undergraduate course offerings and/or programs
Serves as the departmental calendar representative and assists the senior departmental administrators to plan and implement changes to degree requirements and course descriptions; communicates/consults with other relevant academic units when necessary regarding the proposed changes

Communication

In consultation with the program coordinators and Administrative Officer creates/updates academic program web pages as required; member of the departmental Website Committee
Answers faculty and adjunct lecturers questions regarding University, Faculty, and departmental policies and procedures; teaching needs and teaching assignments
Responds to a wide range of enquiries from prospective and current UW students, alumni, campus colleagues, other academic departments, and external government and industry granting agencies

Provide General Administrative support

Identifies problems in the Psychology program administration and recommends improvements to the senior departmental administrators as appropriate
Prepares data and statistical reports as required for the senior departmental administrators drawing on departmental, Faculty, and institutional data
Has signing authority to assist grad and undergrad program coordinators with routine student forms (e.g., plan modifications, course override forms, WLU cross registrations, admissions, coop sequence changes, course approvals for exchange programs, transfer credits, etc.); and UG nominations; final selections for convocation awards; and scholarships;
Directs complex and nonroutine matters to the Associate Chairs, or to specific instructors as appropriate
Jointly represents the department at events and activities for / about current and future students
Coordinates and participates in the planning and execution of department events
Assists the Administrative Of