Associate Business Development Research Analyst

APU seeks employees who desire to contribute to our thriving culture by cultivating community through professional interactions, demonstrating a posture of lifelong learning, and modeling Christ-like character. Working together, employees at APU commit to establishing a university atmosphere that is edifying to God and one another.

APU is seeking a Program Manager for the College of Nursing and Health Sciences to work alongside a team of program staff to serve the School of Nursing Division of Graduate Departments. The staff team manages the day-to-day program operations while helping the students and faculty across the division. The ideal candidate can perform under general supervision, be highly organized, and maintain outstanding customer service.

We are looking for an efficient individual who thrives within a team. The valuable ability to prioritize and multi-task while maintaining complex project schedules and managing organizational support is essential in this role. The ideal candidate is resourceful, organized, solution-driven, and sensitive to handling student records following the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). In addition, working with students and faculty across the west coast requires a keen ability to navigate various technology applications, systems, and third-party solutions.

The position reports to the Department Chair for the Entry Level Master Program and works closely with other leaders of the graduate division. The position is located at the Monrovia Campus. In total, the School of Nursing has nine academic departments, including undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs that serve over 2,300 students across five Southern California locations.

Required

Education:

• Master’s degree or equivalent education and experience.

Required Experience:

• Four years of experience in a client-based, service-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex priorities and systems.
• Worked well with team members across multiple campuses.
• Higher education experience preferred.

The following primary functions include responsibilities in areas of customer service, administration, and general operations.

• Participate as a member of a team that will monitor and track each student in the program from start to completion.
• Assist faculty with the process of creating course schedules, class rosters, book orders, coordination of academic activities, etc.
• Coordinate admissions tracking of applications, completeness, and communications between the department and potential students.
• Provide students with a smooth clinical placement experience with clear communication, timely document collection, and ensure students are cleared for clinical sites.
• Support new student orientation preparation, planning, and execution.
• Track the clearance of students to participate in clinical/program activities.
• Participate in the evaluation processes with the coordination of surveys, exit interviews, student completion tracking, etc.
• Manage the mask fit-testing for Monrovia students.

• Oversee the file management for student files, program forms, etc.
• Maintain the program’s calendar of activities and coordinate faculty, student, and alumni engagement.
• Coordinate with university services such as catering, printing and binding, mailroom, room resources, information and media technology, facility and equipment requests, etc.
• Create, maintain, and distribute promotional materials for events, bulletin boards, etc.
• Besides both clinical and student tracking, maintain department databases and report systems for grants, accreditations, and academic evaluations (e.g., WASC, AACN, BRN).
• Manage student employees and the assignment of their daily duties and coordinate their schedules for coverage of the department programs to support staff, faculty, and students. Oversee timely and accurate record-keeping, filing, and other clerical duties performed by student workers for the program.
• Create and maintain meeting minutes and correspondence as directed.
• Order program supplies and equipment as needed.
• Operate a…