Temporary Interim University Program Manager III- Steps4Growth

About the role

The Interim University Program Manager III for Steps4Growth will work directly for the S4G PI to expand career opportunities for more Americans to reach their full potential and secure good-paying jobs while producing a skilled workforce. This position will be deeply engaged in both strategy and implementation with S4G while also ensuring performance and compliance are met with the federal grant.

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with all participating institutions/organizations to effectively administer the project.
• Leads the collaboration with partners and subawardees, and coordinates the activities of the internal and external advisory boards.
• Serves as the liaison with the SMT to help ensure the successful development, coordination, implementation, management, and oversight of sub-awardees, contractors, and general activities, including monitoring the execution of the implementation plan.
• Provides post-award research administration and programmatic oversight for the project, including approving expenditures and budget revision requests.
• Maintains fiscal oversight of the project, and ensures compliance with NC A&T, state, and federal policies and guidelines.
• Manages coordinated services related to advisory board management, employer engagement, community college partnerships, DEIA strategies, and provision of wrap-around support to Participants.
• Collates, prepares, and submits reports.
• Coordinates meetings of the project various boards EAB, IAB, and other committee and project team meetings.
• Enhances the visibility of STEPs4GROWTH through participation in activities relevant to the project and ensures a current and informative portfolio of information flow to all stakeholders (e.g., website, press releases, regular announcements and updates via Listservs, social media, etc.).
• Develops and regularly updates project plans and/or project activities (including timeline, process, etc.) to manage all components of the grant.
• Engages regularly with local/regional leaders/stakeholders from industry, labor, education, and others throughout the state to inform the work and determine the extent to which a measurable impact has been made on jobseekers and employers.
• Contributes to reports summarizing project/program outcomes as required by the EDA.
• Develops presentations, policy briefs, and other content to guide discussions with external stakeholders, including advisory boards, and to communicate activities and outcomes of the grant with a broad range of audiences.
• Maintains awareness of emerging technology in clean-energy research, policy, and legislation as it relates to clean-energy pathways, industry sector partnerships, and postsecondary education.
• Oversees the daily operations of the project administrative staff, including staff recruitment, supervision, and professional development of at least a program manager and a communications manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or public administration or related area plus three years minimum in and three years of experience in the area of assignment, of which at least one is supervisory or in a lead-worker capacity; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education

• Master’s degree in business administration or public administration or related area or combination of bachelor’s and relevant experience & training.
• Management responsibilities demonstrated for 10+ years, and more specifically, relevant experience in managing federally funded grant programs.