Community Research Project Lead & Impact Manager

University of Kansas; Kansas City (KS); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

The Juniper Gardens Children\'s Project (JGCP), a community-based research center affiliated with the University of Kansas, seeks a Research Project Manager to lead community projects and disseminate research impact. This full-time role is based at the JGCP in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, within the Children\'s Campus of Kansas City building.

The position emphasizes outreach, development of materials for funders and policy makers, budget coordination, event planning, and program evaluations.

Qualifications

• Hybrid work: primarily on-site with minimal telework.
• Master's degree with one year related experience or a bachelor's degree with three years experience.
• Experience in higher education, a non-profit organization, or related field.
• Doctoral degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate community outreach, dissemination, and marketing channels.
• Develop materials and products for funders, practitioners, and policy makers.
• Coordinate services including budgets and expenditures; manage invoices.
• Organize center and community events and conduct program evaluations and impact reporting.
• Write proposals and popular press articles; provide grant/report writing support.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Communications

Marketing

Research experience

Education

Master's degree with 1 year related experience

Bachelor's degree with 3 years experience

Job description

The Juniper Gardens Children\'s Project (JGCP), a community-based research center affiliated with the University of Kansas, seeks a Research Project Manager to lead community projects and disseminate research impact. This full-time role is based at the JGCP in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, within the Children\'s Campus of Kansas City building.

The position emphasizes outreach, development of materials for funders and policy makers, budget coordination, event planning, and program evaluations.