Grants & Program Operations Lead

Howard University; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Work‑Life Balance

Financial Wellness

Professional Development

Additional Perks

Job summary

Howard University’s Talent Acquisition department seeks a Program Operations Manager to serve as the operational backbone of the WKHS project, a multi-institutional initiative funded to strengthen Black theological education. You will oversee day-to-day administration, grant support, communications, and meeting coordination across seven partner institutions.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will manage budgets, subawards, partner relations, and events, ensuring compliance and timely

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Higher Education, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of administrative, project coordination, or program support experience.
• Experience with sponsored programs, grant administration, or compliance preferred.
• 8 years of related work experience may substitute education.

Responsibilities

• Grant Administration & Compliance: maintain files, track expenditures, coordinate with OSP, prepare reports, manage subawards, ensure Uniform Guidance compliance.
• Communications & Information Management: serve as primary WKHS communications coordinator, manage website/newsletters, maintain distribution lists, create briefing materials.
• Meeting & Event Coordination: schedule quarterly Council meetings, prepare agendas, handle logistics, coordinate Zoom/Teams, take minutes.
• Partnership Support & Coordination: liaise with HBTI partners, maintain contact directories, collect partner reports, track MOUs and subawards, onboard partners.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written & verbal communication

Cross‑institution coordination

Project coordination

Leadership

Budget monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Higher Education, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Asana

Monday.com

Zoom

Teams

WebEx

Job description

Howard University’s Talent Acquisition department seeks a Program Operations Manager to serve as the operational backbone of the WKHS project, a multi-institutional initiative funded to strengthen Black theological education. You will oversee day-to-day administration, grant support, communications, and meeting coordination across seven partner institutions.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will manage budgets, subawards, partner relations, and events, ensuring compliance and timely