
Program Director for TRIO SSS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
Arlington, TXJob$70–74K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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The Program Director manages the TRIO Student Support Services Program, coordinating services through the Division of Student Success and ensuring compliance with federal regulations. The role oversees grant objectives, budgets, records, evaluation, proposals, and reports; supervises staff; supports participant recruitment and advising; and collaborates with campus partners to deliver tutoring and advance first-generation initiatives.
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Full job description
The Program Director is responsible for managing TRIO Student Support Services Program (SSS). Coordinate delivery of services leveraging University infrastructure in the Division of Student Success while adhering to federal regulatory standards for TRIO SSS.The grant period is 9/1/2025-8/31/2030.The annual salary for this position ranges from $70,000 to $74,000 . The final offer will be based on the candidateand#x2019;s experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the role..Program Management and Compliance:Executes objectives of awarded grant narrative. Adheres to all federal, state, and institutional policies, regulations, processes, and procedures for the project.Responsible for budget management in collaboration with Business Operations Manager.Manages student records, program documentation, and program evaluation as outlined in the grant application.Responsible for the completion of grant proposals and reports.Supervisory Responsibilities:Hire, supervise, train, and evaluate staff.Student Recruitment and Development:Assist with the identification and selection of eligible participants; advise SSS participants.Collaboration:Align program delivery and practice standards with other work in the Office of Student-Ready Initiatives.Partner with the Academic Success Center to deliver tutoring obligations.Represent the Division of Student Success in support of first-generation endeavors.Performs other duties as assigned..Bachelorand#x2019;s degree.Five (5) years of experience working with grant programs, coaching, mentoring and or advising students or related experience; or nine (9) years of an equivalent combination of education and experience..Masterand#x2019;s degree or six (6) yearsand#x2019; experience working with grant programs to support historically underserved populations.Experience with grant management and writing.Supervisory experience.Experience with personnel supervision, developing and monitoring budgets, preparing program reports and conducting program evaluation.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,042 open Program Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$70–74K/yr
- Texas median$145–150K/yr39 salary ranges
- US median$145–155K/yr608 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $72K, is 52% below the Texas median midpoint ($150K) — in the middle half of Program Director salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 101 open Program Director jobs in Texas and 1,042 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN14 open
- Sevita8 open
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON (this employer)5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Program Director postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (752 postings).
- Education
- 538 of the 1,042 open Program Director jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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