San Jacinto College · 2 weeks ago
Senior Grant Project Director (Grant Funded)
San Jacinto College is overseeing the GEAR UP: Galena Park ISD Student Success Grant project, a federally funded initiative. The Senior Grant Project Director will manage all aspects of the project, including programming, budget compliance, evaluation, and communication with partners.
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Responsibilities
Develop and monitor reporting instruments and dashboards for performance tracking
Prepare and submit internal and external grant reports
Manage and monitor the project budget, including federal compliance and institutional coordination
Oversee data collection and evaluation activities in collaboration with external evaluator and data coach
Build and maintain relationships with Galena Park ISD, UH-Downtown, and other partners
Ensure partner compliance with grant scope and deliverables
Supervise project staff and ensure effective delivery of services
Coordinate day-to-day operations to meet project milestones
Lead development and dissemination of project materials and communications
Facilitate monthly meetings with partners and stakeholders
Provide technical assistance for effective grant management, including the grant goals & activities, grant funds spending strategies, and data collection for the reporting to sub-recipient(s)
Perform the sub-recipient monitoring review/audit annually with OGM and complete the audit report. Follow up with the sub-recipient(s) and provide training or assistance to improve their performance as needed
Monitor and ensure $9 million cash match expense requirement. Work with OGM to track cash match expenses accurately and complete the cash match report
Represent the project at national, state, and local GEAR UP conferences
Establish and maintain an advisory committee with stakeholder representation
Collaborate with Office of Grants Management for financial compliance
Analyze quarterly and annual performance data for continuous improvement
Resolve instructional and training issues with internal and external stakeholders
Other duties assigned for the grant program
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in education, public administration, project management, or related field
Minimum of four years in grant management, preferably in higher education or nonprofit setting
Experience with budgeting and fiscal oversight of large-scale projects
Familiarity with GEAR UP or similar college readiness initiative
Demonstrated success in managing multi-partner collaborations
Strong working knowledge of computing systems and software
Strong project management and leadership skills
Experience with federal grant compliance and reporting
Team player/leader; cooperative orientation
Project management, fiscal and narrative grant reporting; ability to conceptualize
Ability to manage complex budgets and multi-year funding
Efficient, detail oriented and self-started that can work with minimal supervision
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Proficiency in data analysis and performance evaluation
Deadline oriented – must meet deadlines based on both internal and external funder requirements
Commitment to student success
Preferred
Master's degree
Knowledge of state, federal and /or local funding guidelines and College procedures and policies
Experience with educational and/or training programs in field of specific grant
Successful grant writing and fund acquisitions
Company
San Jacinto College
San Jacinto College is a school.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.07MKey Investors
Texas Workforce Commision
2022-07-07Grant· $0.07M
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