Franklin CREATE! Program Manager: Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent and 5 years of professional experience

• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Experience coordinating events and managing logistics.
• Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and community partners.
• Experience building or maintaining external relationships - with industry, alumni, investors, or community organizations - a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously with attention to detail.
• Experience supervising student employees or volunteers.
• Familiarity with university administrative systems and processes.

• Travel in state when necessary.
• Work nights and weekends as needed for events.
• Work in a standard office environment.
• Sit and work at a computer workstation for extended periods of time.
• Lift and/or move up to 25-30 pounds.
• Walk, stand, stoop, lift, kneel, climb.
• Set up displays and decorations at remote locations.

• Shape the design and growth of the Student Advisory Board and other student engagement structures to deepen student ownership of the program.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for student, faculty, and campus inquiries related to Franklin CREATE!.
• Support recruitment efforts for Franklin CREATE! programs, events, and opportunities.
• Maintain relationships with student organizations, academic departments, and campus partners to increase awareness of Franklin CREATE! opportunities.
• Evaluate student recruitment and engagement efforts each semester, recommending adjustments to expand participation across disciplines.
• Monitor and manage program email accounts and respond to inquiries in a timely manner.
• Coordinate student outreach and engagement activities.
• Assist students in connecting with relevant entrepreneurial resources and opportunities across UGA.
• Contribute to the advancement of entrepreneurial thinking across Franklin College.

• Advise the Director on resource allocation, staffing needs, and administrative systems as the program scales.
• Manage purchase requests, payment requests, reimbursements, and other financial transactions in accordance with university policies, including invoices and UGA Payment Forms for Franklin CREATE! events.
• Coordinate hiring, onboarding, scheduling, payroll approvals, and personnel administration for student employees, including recruiting, training, and supervising student workers.
• Maintain program databases, registration systems, and donor, alumni, and partner records.
• Assess program outcomes and participation trends each semester, recommending improvements to operations and programming.
• Prepare documents, agendas, reports, and correspondence for meetings and special initiatives.
• Design and continuously improve the administrative and operational systems that support the program's growth.
• Manage the scheduling, use, and maintenance of Franklin CREATE! facilities and spaces.
• Serve as the primary operational liaison with campus partners and vendors.
• Participate in strategic planning and continuous improvement efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Identify and prioritize which alumni, industry, and ecosystem relationships to invest in, based on their potential to expand opportunities for students.
• Serve as a point of contact for external partner inquiries related to Franklin CREATE!, including companies, accelerators, investors, and economic development organizations.
• Coordinate mentors for student ventures and Summer Launch cohort companies.
• Track the regional entrepreneurship ecosystem - peer programs, new partners, funding trends - and recommend where Franklin CREATE! should engage next.
• Represent Franklin CREATE! at external ecosystem events and industry gatherings as needed.
• Build and steward day-to-day relationships with alumni entrepreneurs and industry contacts to keep the network active and engaged.