Grant Program Manager

Job Category :

Exempt Hiring Range : Pay Basis :

Annually

Subject to Grant Funding? : Yes Essential Job Functions : 1. Manages assigned staff to include hiring, mentoring and training, conducting performance evaluations and any other employee related actions.

2. Designs and develops major program components, develops and maintains curricula, research, leads professional conferences and provides public relations support.

3. Develops ideas and options for faculty review and decision and develops and implements instruction and research topics.

4. Evaluates effectiveness of program meeting goals.

5. May teach seminars and workshops and participate with faculty on research.

6. Assists in developing research, may participate in professional conferences and provide public relations support.

7. Attends monthly meetings, technical assistance and monitoring sessions.

8. Participates in the grants budgeting and accounting process; ensures adherence to all federal, local and state guidelines related to expenditures.

9. Develops monthly and quarterly required reports.

10. Generates reports to ensure timely information is available for management use.

11. Manages Institutional Review Board (IRB) activities.

12. Coordinates and facilitates school-based nurses EOHSS training, monitoring, and screening schedules.

13. Coordinates procurement and distribution of program supplies. Maintains inventory of these supplies.

14. Liaisons with multi-internal and external partners to ensure the grant's mission and goals are being met.

15. Oversees and contributes to data entry, electronic health record (EHR) abstracts and assists with collecting and managing surveys to track trainee employment information.

16. Provides ongoing support and assistance to PI and other team members with complex travel arrangements and exhibit requirements both in and out of state.

17. Provides support to the statistic analyst with collections and outcomes assessment and project evaluation.

18. Coordinates student travel arrangements and reimbursements.

19. Travel off-site for trainings, meetings, technical assistance, monitoring, and events

20. Communicates with school-based nursing staff to coordinate schoolchildren screening schedules, and to coordinate and distribution, and receipt of parental informed consent forms, and that forms are complete, signed, and present for scheduled school-children’s screenings.

21. Performs other duties as assigned.

Marginal Job Functions : Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities : Knowledge :

1. English Language - General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

2. Computers and Electronics - General knowledge of computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

3. Customer and Personal Service - Working knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.

This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.

4. Basic knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Skills :

1. Active Listening - Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

2. Coordination - Proficient skills in adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

3. Writing - Advanced skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

4. Speaking - Advanced skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.

5. Critical Thinking - Advanced skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

6. Judgment and Decision Making - Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.

7. Monitoring - Proficient skills in monitoring / assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

8. Time Management - Proficient skills in managing one's own time and the time of others.

Abilities :

1. Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

2. Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

3. Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

4. Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

5. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

6. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

7. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions :

1. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

2. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.

3. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.

4. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and / or overnight basis.

5. May be required to work nights or weekends.

6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and / or prolonged periods of sitting and / or standing in performance of job duties.

7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment / supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, and computer keyboards.

Job Requirements : Required Certifications / Licensures : Required Education : Bachelor's degree Major (if required) : Required Experience : Five (5) years’ experience managing grants to include performing and presenting research, mentoring students / residents, budgeting, and supervising staff.

Preferred Qualifications : Master’s degree or above . Is this a safety sensitive position? No Background Screening Required?

No Pre-Employment Conditions : Sensitivity Disclaimer : Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.