Program Manager, Research & Grants Operations

University of Kansas; Lawrence (KS); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Holidays and discretionary day

Retirement program

Medical & dental insurance

Life and disability insurance

Employee discounts

Educational and professional dev.

Job summary

The University of Kansas, KS NSF EPSCoR Office, seeks an Assistant Director to manage operations and budgeting for the NSF EPSCoR RII award. The role requires coordinating with NSF, universities, state agencies, and external partners to ensure timely project goals.

Responsibilities include directing daily operations, policy implementation, reports, and financial oversight, with a hybrid work arrangement and strong emphasis on collaboration across multiple institutions in Kansas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 3 years relevant experience.
• Two years in management of large projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Two years in budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products including Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Experience organizing conferences, workshops and meetings.
• Two years in data analysis and reporting from multiple data sets.

Responsibilities

• Directs day-to-day operations of the Kansas NSF EPSCoR Office with compliance to policies and reporting.
• Provides programmatic and administrative support, including policy implementation and budget coordination.
• Acts as liaison with NSF, participating universities, state agencies, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinates planning and logistics for program meetings, advisory committees, and NSF EPSCoR symposium.
• Prepares progress reports and maintains data for evaluations and site visits.
• Manages internal funding, RFPs, external reviews, and award documentation.
• Supports financial management and reporting in collaboration with the Office of Research.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Event coordination

Data analysis

Written communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree (business, accounting, English, communications, STEM) or 3 years relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)

Job description

The University of Kansas, KS NSF EPSCoR Office, seeks an Assistant Director to manage operations and budgeting for the NSF EPSCoR RII award. The role requires coordinating with NSF, universities, state agencies, and external partners to ensure timely project goals.

Responsibilities include directing daily operations, policy implementation, reports, and financial oversight, with a hybrid work arrangement and strong emphasis on collaboration across multiple institutions in Kansas.