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The Senior Manager for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement provides leadership for the Carson College of Business’s experiential learning, co-curricular and community engagement efforts at WSU Vancouver. This includes coordinating the multiple facets of the award-winning Business Growth Mentor & Analysis Program (MAP) student consultancy. MAP duties include recruitment of volunteers and clients, coordination of program schedules and activities, and coordination of communication between faculty, students, mentors, and partners. 

In addition to overseeing the Business Growth MAP, the senior manager collaborates with Carson College faculty and staff to ensure the success of the Carson Career Amplifier Program (CCAP) and to grow and sustain departmental signature programs, including Carson Coaching, Boeing PDX Mentorship, Meet the Firms career fairs, and the Professional Sales Certificate.   

The Senior Manager is responsible for leading the processes to collect program and co-curricular engagement metrics and produce annual reports.

Required Qualifications
A Bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to area of specialization and three (3) years of experience directly related to the specialty area. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with program management, employer/industry engagement, economic development, and/or small business support services.

Experience building community support around a mission-driven program through a volunteer or paid experience, which includes:

recruiting program participants. building community support. coordinating the activities of multiple groups to achieve seamless delivery of programmatic results (both volunteers and program staff members).

Experience managing multiple programs/projects and deadlines, while maintaining strong attention to detail.

Experience planning, promoting and executing events.

Demonstrated experience in developing and sustaining collaborative relationships faculty, staff, and diverse community partners.

Demonstrated experience with program and event assessment, including collecting, tracking and reporting data.