Academic Programs Manager, Yardi Scholars Initiative

University of California; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Berkeley is seeking a Program Manager to oversee the Yardi Scholars Program within the Student Learning Center. This role handles academic and co-curricular programming, student support, and collaboration with faculty and campus partners to deliver the program successfully.

You will coordinate cohort experiences, assess program impact, and help align scholarship activities with curricular goals.

Qualifications

• Experienced knowledge of student learning, student development, academic support, advising, coaching, experiential learning, or related educational theory and practice.
• Knowledge of affective, academic, socio-cultural factors that influence undergraduate learning, development, and success.
• Knowledge of academic curricula and university academic structures.
• Knowledge of designing and implementing educational, student-development, and cohort-based programming.
• Knowledge of advising, coaching, mentoring, and referral strategies appropriate for undergraduate students.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including development of reports, briefings, presentations, and student-facing communications.
• Knowledge of current research and educational practices relevant to undergraduate learning, student development, experiential education, and academic support.

Responsibilities

• Develops, coordinates, implements, and assesses Yardi Scholars academic and co-curricular programming, including cohort learning experiences, retreats, speaker salons, workshops, community-building activities, mentorship opportunities, and other programming aligned with program goals.
• Provides direct academic, developmental, and programmatic support to Yardi Scholars through individual meetings, coaching, advising, mentoring, referrals, and other student-support formats.
• Supports and collaborates with the Yardi Scholars Faculty Director, SLC Leadership, faculty, academic departments, advising units, and campus partners to coordinate curricular requirements, experiential learning opportunities, scholar support, and overall program delivery.
• Applies and implements academic support, student development, experiential learning, and cohort-based educational models to enhance scholar learning, intellectual development, belonging, reflection, and engagement.
• Develops and implements approaches for assessing scholar experiences, engagement, learning, and program effectiveness. Collects and analyzes qualitative and quantitative information and recommends improvements to program content, services, policies, and practices.
• Supports the Yardi Scholars application review and selection process in collaboration with the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships and other relevant campus partners, including reviewing application materials, participating in selection activities, and helping ensure alignment with established program criteria and cohort goals.
• Coordinates program communications, records, reports, briefings, program documentation, and administrative processes. Works with appropriate campus partners on program expenditures, scholarship-related processes, Discovery support, and other operational needs.
• Keeps abreast of research, emerging practices, curricular developments, and campus policies relevant to undergraduate learning, student development, academic support, experiential education, and the Yardi Scholars Program.
• Serves on Student Learning Center and campus-wide committees and contributes to Center-wide initiatives, planning, professional learning, and evolving operational needs.

Skills

Judgment and decision-making

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Coaching & mentoring

Multicultural competencies

Organizational skills

Student development knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related area

Job description

University of California, Berkeley is seeking a Program Manager to oversee the Yardi Scholars Program within the Student Learning Center. This role handles academic and co-curricular programming, student support, and collaboration with faculty and campus partners to deliver the program successfully.

You will coordinate cohort experiences, assess program impact, and help align scholarship activities with curricular goals.