OCSL Program Manager

Position Details

Position Information

Announcement Number

STAFF - VA - 27161

For questions regarding this position, please contact:

Molly Lammers molly.lammers@montana.edu 406-994-3113

Classification Title Program Mgr

Working Title OCSL Program Manager

Brief Position Overview The Off Campus Student Life Program Manager will provide resources to students seeking support for off-campus housing, community transportation, and advise them on neighborhood and community integration. This role works closely with MSU Student Success through The Associated Students of Montana State University and in strong partnership with MSU Student Housing.

This position works directly with students in one-on-one advising meetings and will maintain professional relationships with campus and community stakeholders, including landlords and housing and transportation public officials. The employee in this role provides and continually develops educational group workshops, events, resources, and online reference materials.

This program manager must be knowledgeable about the range of support available to students through Student Success and MSU more broadly. The position requires strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality of information and use unbiased decision-making to support students.

Position Number 4M0734

Department ASMSU

Division Division of Student Success

Appointment Type Classified

Contract Term Fiscal Year

Semester

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FLSA Non-Exempt

Union Affiliation FOCUS-MFPE

FTE 1.0

Benefits Eligible Eligible

Salary Starting at $24.388 per hour, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications

Contract Type Classified Salary

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Recruitment Type Open

Position Details

General Statement Under the purview of the ASMSU Business Office, Off-Campus Student Life (OCSL) will provide crucial services to students living off campus in the Bozeman area. The OCSL is in the heart of the Strand Union Building and students will seek advice and referrals to help them transition into living in the Bozeman community. Office staff will provide advice for students looking for roommates and places to rent; referrals to various resources like legal support; and information about community transportation resources. The efforts of OCSL will center on supporting student quality of life off campus and community integration, thereby empowering students to succeed academically and persist to graduation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work as a collaborative member of the ASMSU Professional Staff team and serve in a student-centered, professional manner.
• Serve as a student development professional and advance ASMSU programming goals.
• Meet and correspond with MSU students and campus partners to collect, manage, and analyze data to determine housing, transportation, and community integration needs.
• Work closely with the MSU Student Success to connect students to available support services through affiliated MSU offices and community partners.
• Create student-centered educational materials to focus on the core function of the position.
• Manage educational materials and resource database, including online software platforms.
• Meet monthly with community housing stakeholders, transportation managers, and city officials to coordinate programming, identify areas of collaboration, and foster community support network for MSU students living off campus.
• Plan and facilitate group workshops, events, and learning opportunities both in online and in-person modalities.
• Collect and maintain records and data to support program evaluation and future program development.
• Manage the ASMSU CatCab Program.

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree plus two years of leadership experience, program coordination experience or equivalent education and experience
• Demonstrated competence maintaining confidential records with a high degree of accuracy and close attention to detail.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrated competence using personal computers and various software such as word processors, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, email and the internet.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrated experience working with students and stakeholders in a complex high-energy collaborative team.
• Experience in transportation and/or housing management.
• Experience working with campus and community partners.
• Experience in event facilitation.
• Experience in student advising.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Create and maintain a rapport with student leaders to collaborate towards achieving student-led initiatives.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and other departments and staff across campus and the community.
• Be able to work independently and effectively with minimal supervision as a team member.
• Demonstrate competence organizing and prioritizing multiple work assignments, meeting deadlines, and exercising adaptability to changing priorities while maintaining a positive and professional attitude.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills to communicate with and support students and stakeholders effectively and confidently.
• Maintain confidentiality of records and information.

Position Special Requirements/Additional Information This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Physical Demands To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

This position has supervisory duties? Yes

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies 1

Desired Start Date Upon completion of a successful search

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Applications will be:

Screening of applications will begin on November 19, 2026; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.

Special Instructions This position is not eligible for sponsorship

EEO Statement Montana State University is an equal opportunity employer. MSU does not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or any other protected class status in violation of any applicable law.

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