IGNITE Program Manager

Florida State University; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida State University invites applications for the IGNITE Program Manager in Tallahassee, FL. The role focuses on delivering IGNITE Entrepreneurial Support by managing projects, resources, and reporting to ensure deliverables meet scope and budget.

The Program Manager will oversee onboarding, mentoring networks, and data systems, while coordinating across departments to align priorities and drive program success. A Bachelor's degree with four years of related experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and four years’ experience related to administrative services or a combination of post high school education and experience equal to eight years.

Responsibilities

• Leads the operational lifecycle for IGNITE Tallahassee programs, onboarding, reporting, and coordinating mentor/advisor networks.
• Proactively monitors program performance, prepares reports for metrics, grant requirements, and economic impact, and maintains databases and tracking tools.
• Manages cross-functional alignment and serves as liaison across leadership, clients, staff, faculty, and partners to report status and resolve conflicts.
• Performs day-to-day incubator operations, including process documentation, drafting agreements, program intake, and preparing program impact presentations.

Skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Title: IGNITE Program Manager

Location: Tallahassee, FL

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job ID: 62865

Department

The Office of Research is looking to fill the role of Program Manager for the IGNITE Incubation Program.

Responsibilities

The IGNITE Program Manager ensures successful delivery of IGNITE Entrepreneurial Support by managing projects and resource requirements, monitoring and reporting on project progress, assessing results, and facilitating responsible team members to take action to meet deliverables within scope and budget. The Program Manager is responsible for establishing and maintaining processes and procedures for this incubator program. The IGNITE Program Manager provides oversight of reporting, systems, and cross-functional initiatives to ensure programs operate efficiently and achieve goals.

• Program Execution and Onboarding: Leads the operational lifecycle for various programs within IGNITE Tallahassee in alignment with the Program Director and organizational priorities. Manage delivery of entrepreneurial and innovation support programming such as seminar series, workshops, courses, funding opportunities, and other events. Oversee onboarding, reporting, and tracking from prospect application to member participation. Coordinate mentor cohorts, advisor networks, peer‑to‑peer founder cohorts.
• Project Reporting and Data Management: Proactively monitor program performance and outcomes. Prepare reporting for program metrics, federal grant funding requirements, economic impact, and ad‑hoc project reports. Develops and maintain databases, systems, and tracking tools that support timely and effective stakeholder engagement. Identify risks, dependencies, and potential barriers to delivery and adjusts priorities to meet commitments. Ensures data integrity and accuracy.
• Relationship Management: Manage cross‑functional alignment across leadership, clients, staff, faculty, partners to maintains accountability for project status and communicates any potential delay, situation or concern that may affect the outcome of the project. Serves as interdepartmental liaison on Division of Research projects. Communicates project status, escalates risk, and resolves conflicts with stakeholders.
• Operational Administration: Preforms day‑to‑day incubator operations including process documentation, drafting and processing agreements, and program intake. Prepares presentations on the program’s reach, scope, and impact. Supports general program intake and serves as project manager for collaborations while being the official record keeper for meetings.
• Other duties as assigned as it relates to the success of IGNITE.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and four years’ experience related to administrative services or a combination of post high school education and experience equal to eight years.

Preferred Qualifications

Four years’ experience in incubator/accelerator programs, project management, or related agile environments highly desired.

Contact Info

Cassidy Cooksey at [e-mail]

University Information

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research and encourages creativity. At FSU, there’s the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow’s news!

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Considerations

This is an A&P position.

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