Graduate Fellowships Program Manager (Limited-Term)

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

The Georgia Institute of Technology Office of Graduate Education is seeking a detail-oriented Program Manager for Graduate Fellowships to support the Senior Manager in administering institute-level prestigious fellowships. The role collaborates with academic units, colleges, and recipients to ensure accurate and timely fellowship operations.

The position may supervise assigned staff and requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and experience with graduate fellowship

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two or more years of job-related experience.
• Experience with graduate fellowship, scholarship, sponsored award, or student award administration in higher education.
• Knowledge of FERPA and handling confidential student information.
• Experience with Canvas, Drupal, and WordPress.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the creation of program definitions, work breakdowns, rough order estimates, program plans, communication plans, and program schedules and specifications
• Research solutions to program management issues using the appropriate resources; lead short-term, tactical programs of diverse types
• Promote and follow the objectives, priorities, goals of programs through best practices and industry-standard methodologies
• Interact regularly with program sponsors, stakeholders, program teams, and others to determine their needs and use the existing program methodology to develop plans to address these efficiently
• Facilitate or contribute to team or programmatic meetings to communicate program timelines, milestones, and updates
• May participate in and provide information for the strategic planning process at the unit or department level
• Create program artifacts, agendas, presentations, and meeting minutes for program team; Prepare reports and program documentation
• May provide training, guidance, and direction to other staff, especially as it pertains to the use of tools for effective program management
• Perform other job-related duties assigned

Skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Presentation skills

Graduate fellowship administration

FERPA knowledge

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Canvas

Drupal

WordPress

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Georgia Institute of Technology Office of Graduate Education is seeking a detail-oriented Program Manager for Graduate Fellowships to support the Senior Manager in administering institute-level prestigious fellowships. The role collaborates with academic units, colleges, and recipients to ensure accurate and timely fellowship operations.

The position may supervise assigned staff and requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, and experience with graduate fellowship