Project Manager - MESA Grant

San Joaquin Delta College; Stockton (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

San Joaquin Delta College seeks a Grant Operations Manager to oversee planning, implementation, and evaluation of a federally funded program in Stockton, CA. The role includes coordinating with college departments, community partners, and public agencies to meet grant requirements and serve targeted populations.

You will supervise staff, manage budgets, collect data, and report to the funder. A bachelor’s degree and at least three years in grant operations are required; California driver’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Three (3) years of experience in grant operations or managing categorically funded programs.
• At least one (1) year of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Valid California Driver's License (Class C) and willingness to work evenings or weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop recruitment strategies and design orientation for the program.
• Coordinate with college programs, personnel and community partners.
• Interview, supervise, train and evaluate staff.
• Publicize the project and recruit populations per grant terms.
• Conduct meetings, workshops and other activities to facilitate program design.
• Administer program budget and monitor expenditures.
• Prepare reports and make presentations at local/state level workshops.
• Collect data to demonstrate grant compliance and provide funder recommendations.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Grant writing and monitoring

Budget administration

Computers and software applications

Program planning and management

Principles of supervision

Report writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Implements planning activities to include developing and convening advisory committees; creating recruitment strategies; designing orientation; and marketing the program.
• Coordinates with appropriate college programs, personnel and community partners appropriate to the terms of the special project grant, including schools and training programs, public agencies, business and industry.
• Interviews, supervises, trains and evaluates staff as required.
• Designs program according to the terms of the grant, coordinating with appropriate agencies and individuals.
• Publicizes the project and identifies population to be served according to grant terms; designs recruitment procedures where necessary.
• Conducts meetings, present workshops and participate in other activities to facilitate program design.
• Coordinates the operation of the project, supplying consultation, training activities, support programs; advises participants on all program offerings.
• Administers program budget and monitors expenditures.
• Conducts meetings and facilitates communication among clients, advisory committees, and other program participants and partners.
• Collects and compiles data to demonstrate compliance with specific grant terms and develops recommendations to funder.
• Prepares reports and makes presentations at local and state level workshops and conferences.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of:

• Grant writing and monitoring.
• Budget administration.
• Computers and software applications.
• Program planning and management.
• Principles of supervision.
• Report writing.

Ability to:

• Collect and analyze data.
• Communicate both orally and in writing, and speak to the public.
• Plan, organize and coordinate events.
• Encourage and motivate.
• Work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, linguistic, ethnic backgrounds and disabilities of students and staff.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, linguistic, and ethnic backgrounds, and disabilities of community college students and staff as demonstrated by skills and abilities in cultural responsiveness and cultural humility.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.

Experience:

Three (3) years of experience in grant operations or managing categorically funded programs and at least one (1) year of leadership or supervisory experience.

OTHER CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, OR SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• A valid Class "C" California Driver's License is required by the time of appointment.
• The incumbent may be required to work evenings (including attending board meetings) and other irregular hours including weekends and holidays.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the San Joaquin Delta College will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job.

Physical Demands:

• Regularly perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Frequently sitting.
• Occasionally stand/walk, reach/work above shoulders, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, grasp forcefully, use a telephone, sort/file paperwork or parts, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 30 pounds.
• Rarely twist/bend/stoop/squat, kneel/crawl.

Work Environment:

Office Environment. A workplace featuring typical office amenities, including computers, telephones, and office furniture, in a controlled indoor setting. Some projects may require traveling to various sites such as school districts and community agencies.

Hazards:

Driving.