Project Director

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The Project Director’s duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following :

• Management of program’s funds in accordance with federal allowable and non-allowable cost guidelines.
• Be an unabashed model for underrepresented, low-income, first generation populations.
• Design a faculty-mentor recruitment plan that adequately meets the program participants’ mentoring needs.
• Build a Winning McNair Team that facilitates continuing attainments of the Program’s objectives.
• Provide Team McNair with leadership that optimizes the Team’s outputs.
• Cultivate inter-TRIO programs collaboration that mutually benefits participating programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in higher education administration, student development, counseling, social work, or STEM-related field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in staff supervision, budget management, program development and evaluation, reporting, and compliance with federal regulations.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in collegiate teaching, administration, scholarly activities, developing research materials, or working with academic support programs to promote graduate school enrollment and doctoral degree attainment.
• Experience in planning, coordinating and implementing services for underrepresented college students.
• Knowledge of TRIO or other higher education academic programs and support services and effective practices supporting student recruitment and development.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively advise and advocate for those students from the target population in a college setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree required in higher education administration, student development, counseling, social work, or STEM-related field from an accredited college or university.
• Professional or personal experience in overcoming barriers like those confronting McNair Eligible Participants are preferred.

Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties?

Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility.

Work Hours

To be determined.

Hazardous Conditions or Physical Demands

N / A

Supervisory Responsibility

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Supplemental Questions

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• How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
• Troy University employment website (www.troyuniversityjobs.com)
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Higher Ed Jobs
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• Indeed
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Open Ended Question)

• Do you have a Master's degree in higher education administration, student development, counseling, social work, or STEM-related field from an accredited college or university?
• Do you have a minimum of three (3) years of experience in staff supervision, budget management, program development and evaluation, reporting, and compliance with federal regulations?
• Do you have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in collegiate teaching, administration, scholarly activities, developing research materials, or working with academic support programs to promote graduate school enrollment and doctoral degree attainment?

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• List of References
• Unofficial Transcript 1
• Curriculum Vitae

Optional Documents

• Letter of Reference 1
• Letter of Reference 2
• Letter of Reference 3
• Unofficial Transcript 2
• Unofficial Transcript 3
• Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Is your CV ready If so, and you are confident this is the role for you, make sure to apply asap.

• Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
• Troy University participates in eVerify.

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