Under the direction of the Project Director, this position will coordinate a U.S. Department of Education Title III Strengthening Institutions Program grant. This five-year grant, entitled “Reimagining Excellence in Academic Programs and Services,” is focused on increasing student success and retention through strengthened academic support services, heightened faculty-student interaction, transformation of general education curricula, and enhanced digital learning environments.

The Project Coordinator will oversee the day-to-day management of the Title III project by working collaboratively with faculty, staff, and administrators across the institution to ensure quality implementation of grant activities, support for activity directors, and compliance on budgetary and reporting matters.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Title III Grant Coordinator will report to the Associate Provost & Dean of University Programs who is the grant Project Director. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serves as central institutional point person for information about the grant and its related activities

• Provides assistance and support to grant activity directors to ensure activity tasks are on track in regard to development, implementation, and assessment

• Oversees and coordinates grant evaluation activities with Project Director

• Monitors project budget in collaboration with grants accounting

• Assists with internal and external grant reporting

• Remains current on Title III and U.S. Department of Education policies and grant terms to ensure project compliance

• Maintain records for grant project

• Other grant-related duties as assigned by the Project Director.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Master's degree strongly preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Project/grant management experience

• Evidence of effective budget management

• Demonstrated organizational and planning skills, including proven expertise in follow-up and follow-through to completion within established time frames

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills and attention to detail

• Ability to quickly learn and assimilate new systems and information

• Proficiency with spreadsheet, database, and word processing

• Ability to problem solve and research issues as needed

• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize multiple competing tasks and demands

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED:

• Understanding of federal regulations and agency guidelines for Title III grant management including EDGAR and US DOE

• Prior work experience in a university setting

• Experience working with traditionally underserved student populations

Physical Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation)

• Visual Abilities:  Read reports, create presentations and use a computer system – 75-100% of the time

• Hearing:   Hear well enough to communicate with co-workers, vendors, and students – 75-100% of the time.

• Dexterity, Grasping, Feeling: Write, type and use the telephone, copier, and computer systems – 75-100% of the time.

• Mobility:  Open files and operate office machines; move between departments and attend meetings across campus – 75-100% of the time.

• Talking:  Frequently convey detailed or important instructions and ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly – 75-100% of the time.

• Lifting, Pulling, Pushing: Exert up to 50 pounds for force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects – 75-100% of the time.

Work Conditions

• Work in office environment, involving contact with faculty, staff, students, parents, service providers and vendors.
• Work has deadlines, multiple interruptions, high volume and may be stressful at times.

Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-educational, Presbyterian-affiliated comprehensive university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is consistently ranked in the top tier of Southern Regional Masters Universities. The university has more than 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students in programs offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, the McColl School of Business, the James L. Knight School of Communication, the Wayland H. Cato Jr. School of Education, the Andrew Blair College of Health and the Presbyterian School of Nursing, and Hayworth School of Graduate and Continuing Education. Additional information about Queens University of Charlotte may be found at www.queens.edu/Queens-Overview.

Queens offers medical (PPO or a high deductible option with Health Savings Account), dental and vision insurance, domestic partner benefits, defined contribution retirement plan and supplemental retirement plan, paid holidays, tuition remission, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care), long-term disability leave, FMLA leave, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, and employee assistance program (EAP).

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