Project Director

University System of New Hampshire; Durham (NH); On-site; USD 48,000 - 85,000; Part time

Job summary

The Project Director at the NH EPSCoR State Office provides high-level project management and administrative coordination for the PI and EPSCoR team, exercising autonomy and strategic planning to deliver key milestones.

Position is 0.75 FTE (30 hours/week), on-site in Durham, NH, reporting into the university's EPSCoR Office and coordinating across stakeholders to maintain project timelines and data reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with 3–5 years of project management or administrative operations experience.
• Strong ability to plan, manage multiple tasks, and reliably meet deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication with leadership and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operational hub for the NH EPSCoR State Office, managing daily administrative operations and project timelines.
• Coordinate with the PI and leadership to execute key deliverables and track strategic goals.
• Track project data, assist leadership with progress reporting and compliance.
• Organize meetings and logistics; ensure follow-up on action items and maintain office continuity.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Problem Solving

Autonomy

Collaboration

Detail Orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Communications, or related field

Job description

The Project Director serves as the operational and administrative hub for the NH EPSCoR State Office, providing critical high-level project management and coordination in direct support of the Principal Investigator (PI) and the EPSCoR team. Operating with a high degree of autonomy and professional judgment, the position is responsible for executing key deliverables, managing complex administrative workflows, and ensuring seamless communication among internal and external stakeholders. The role requires a sophisticated combination of institutional experience, organizational acumen, and strategic planning skills to manage diverse project timelines effectively.

Situated within the core administrative structure of the EPSCoR Office, this position exercises a broad scope of responsibility over daily unit operations, data tracking, and project reporting. The Project Director collaborates across multi-disciplinary networks to align operational activities with overarching strategic goals and institutional commitments. This position is considered non-essential staff and is not required to report to work during university curtailment.

This position is .75 FTE, 30 hours per week, on-site in Durham, NH.

Project Coordination & Administrative Management (40%)

• Serves as the primary operational hub for the NH EPSCoR State Office, managing daily administrative operations and project timelines.
• Coordinates closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) and leadership team to execute key program deliverables and track strategic goals.
• Manages complex unit workflows, maintains documentation, and handles scheduling for major project milestones.

Stakeholder Communication & Reporting (35%)

• Coordinates communications and data collection among internal and external project partners and stakeholders.
• Tracks, compiles, and organizes project data to assist the leadership team with progress tracking and compliance reporting.
• Functions as the central point of contact for the state office, streamlining info-sharing across multi-disciplinary networks.

Operational Support & Meeting Logistics (25%)

• Organizes, schedules, and provides logistical support for leadership team meetings, advisory boards, and program events.
• Manages follow-up tracking from meetings to ensure action items are completed by the team on time.
• Handles general department support tasks to maintain seamless office continuity during peak summer and academic cycles.

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Business Administration, Communications, Public Administration, or related discipline).
• 3 to 5 years of professional experience in project management, program coordination, or administrative operations.
• An equivalent combination of education and directly related institutional experience will be considered.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Project Management & Organization: Strong ability to plan work, manage multiple tasks at the same time, and reliably meet project deadlines.
• Effective Communication: Clear written and verbal communication skills to share information easily with leadership and outside partners.
• Problem Solving & Autonomy: Ability to work independently, take initiative, and make sound decisions to keep office workflows moving forward.
• Collaboration & Relationship Building: Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with diverse teams and build positive professional relationships.
• Detail Orientation: High level of accuracy in tracking project data, managing documentation, and organizing meeting logistics.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

Compensation Pay Range:

$47,920.00 - $85,410.00

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

Location:

Durham