Program Manager, School of Design, College of DAAP

About the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP)

The College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) at the University of Cincinnati invites applications for a full-time (100% FTE) Program Manager in The Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design.

The College of DAAP is one of the most comprehensive schools of art and design in the U.S. at one of the region's premier universities. Programs within DAAP are ranked among the very best in both a world and national class. Become part of our dynamic team, supporting the University's mission and commitment to excellence and diversity in our students, faculty, staff, and all our activities. For more information, please visit and

Job Overview

The Program Manager provides critical program management and administrative services to students, faculty, and staff at the College of DAAP's Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design (SOD). They oversee SOD's day-to-day operational responsibilities, such as course scheduling, managing budget expenditures within approved SOD budget, offer support to faculty in preparation for their courses, as well as support of classroom and virtual needs of SOD faculty and students, interact and serve as a liaison for SOD with College and University offices, students, and external partners. In addition, the program manager will develop operation standards and procedures in partnership with the School Director, and in alignment with DAAP and UC jurisdiction and policies.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable managing multiple projects, working with strong teams, completing administrative tasks, and handling detailed financial information. Candidates should be comfortable with learning and utilizing university systems such as Handshake, CART, Catalyst, etc. Candidate will also need to be proficient in Excel and be comfortable using collaborative, cloud-based file storage platforms such as OneDrive. This position will support he University's mission and commitment to excellence and diversity in our students, faculty, staff, and all our activities.

Essential Functions

• Plan, coordinate, and support academic and co-curricular programs for the School of Design.
• Monitor quantitative and qualitative data on progress toward program objectives. Review objectives to identify problems and solutions, prioritize solutions, and develop action steps for program improvement.
• May conduct research and analyze relevant literature, other benchmark information to develop grant proposals, new program ideas and propose program changes.
• Develop, administer, and analyze assessment/evaluation questionnaires. Compile statistics and prepare reports.
• Maintain budget, prepare contracts, approve and monitor expenditures, prepare budget requests and financial reports, coordinate contracts and request for payments, serves a backup for department purchasing.
• Provide financial administrative support for program initiatives in collaboration with the DAAP Business Office.
• Implement policies and procedures.
• Recruit and support adjunct and graduate student instructors for SOD courses.
• Act as liaison to internal departments, external entities, and community organizations; serve on appropriate committees.
• Interact with and manage communication among students, staff, faculty, alumni, external agencies, and other university departments.
• Manage and analyze enrollment and student data. Compile statistics and prepare reports.

Additional Essential Functions

• Support Graduate Program by coordinating the admissions process, providing scholarship selection support, assisting with student orientation and registration, as well as serving as Graduate Coordinator back up.
• Utilize student information systems such as Catalyst, Slate, CART to assist program operations.
• Assist in the preparation of course orders, textbook orders, and course maintenance, including adding, dropping, and modifying course orders and their criteria as needed.
• May prepare and edit reports and/or newsletters and develop publication and social media materials.
• Manage School Director’s calendar.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (i.e., hiring/firing, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, approve time off, etc.).
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Required Education

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Seven (7) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement.

Required Experience

• Three (3) years of relevant experience

Additional Qualifications Considered

• Experience working within academic setting.
• Ability to work independently and problem solve to meet task deadlines.
• Experience in project management.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

Application Process Information

Please submit an online application and include:

• Resume and cover letter to be considered for this position. The cover letter should not exceed one (1) page and should detail your interest and qualified experience, skills, or education required for this position.
• Please use the additional documents feature as needed for these items.