NSF Project Program Manager

About the role

Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) seeks a highly organized, collaborative, and results-oriented Program Manager to support the implementation of the NSF Award 2606101: Implementation Project: JCSU Bullprint Program, funded through the National Science Foundation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP). The NSF award supports a four-year project period from October 15, 2026 through September 30, 2030. This is a grant funded position. Reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI), the Program Manager will provide day-to-day operational leadership and coordination for the JCSU Bullprint Program and will serve as a central point of coordination among project leadership, faculty, students, institutional offices, external partners, and other project stakeholders. The Program Manager will be responsible for coordinating project activities and timelines; organizing the collection, management, and analysis of project data; facilitating student and faculty activities; coordinating and managing Bullprint Learning Assistant training and related faculty-development activities; monitoring project milestones and deliverables; supporting grant-related financial and purchasing processes; maintaining project documentation; and assisting the PI and project leadership with required NSF reports and other grant deliverables. The position requires an individual who can translate the project's goals and implementation plan into organized, measurable, and well-documented operations while maintaining close coordination with the PI and project leadership.

Schedule

This position is fully in-person (not remote or hybrid).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the day-to-day implementation and administration of the JCSU Bullprint Program under the direction of the PI.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive project implementation calendar incorporating activities, milestones, deliverables, reporting deadlines, meetings, training activities, and other grant commitments.
• Track progress toward project objectives, milestones, performance indicators, and deliverables and provide regular status updates to the PI and project leadership.
• Coordinate project-team meetings, advisory meetings, faculty activities, student activities, workshops, training sessions, and other grant-supported events.