Grant Project Manager

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short & Long-term disability insurances available
• Medical premiums covered by Grayson College for FT employee only
• Vacation Accrual- 2 weeks per year
• Sick Leave Accrual- 2 weeks per year
• Personal Leave- 2 days for FT employees per year
• Holidays- Labor Day, Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Spring Break, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, and Independence Day
• Tuition-FT employees, their spouse & dependents are eligible for coverage of full Grayson College tuition amount.
• 35% Project Management and Grant Administration: Provides overall project management for grant-funded initiatives by coordinating implementation activities, developing and monitoring project timelines, tracking deliverables and milestones, facilitating project meetings, and ensuring grant activities are completed in accordance with approved work plans. Coordinates communication among internal departments and external partners, identifies implementation challenges, and recommends solutions to maintain project progress and achieve grant objectives.
• 25% Performance Measurement, Data Collection, and Evaluation: Develops and maintains systems to collect, monitor, and analyze project data and performance metrics. Tracks progress toward grant objectives and outcome measures, prepares dashboards and reports, evaluates project effectiveness, and supports continuous quality improvement efforts. Collaborates with institutional research, finance, and project partners to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and timely reporting
• 15% Fiscal Oversight and Grant Compliance: Monitors grant expenditures to ensure appropriate use of funds and compliance with grant requirements. Tracks project budgets, reviews expenditures, coordinates purchasing activities, maintains financial documentation, and works collaboratively with the Business Office and Grant Office to reconcile budgets and prepare financial reports. Assists in ensuring compliance with federal, state, institutional, and grant-specific regulations and reporting requirements.
• 10% Partnership Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement: Coordinates communication and collaboration among internal departments, external stakeholders, community organizations, and other grant partners. Schedules and facilitates partnership meetings, monitors partner activities and deliverables, supports implementation of collaborative initiatives, and maintains documentation of partnership engagement and project outcomes.
• 10% Reporting, Documentation and Communication: Prepares grant reports, meeting summaries, progress updates, presentations, and supporting documentation for institutional leadership, funding agencies, and project stakeholders. Maintains organized project records, grant documentation, policies, and supporting materials necessary for audits, monitoring visits, and grant reporting.
• 5% Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates the Viking Values of balance, clarity, gratitude, service, teamwork, and trust.
• Creates and maintains effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to provide a high level of quality service and support.
• Demonstrates initiative, accountability, and professionalism in managing grant activities.
• Maintains current knowledge of grant requirements, institutional priorities, and applicable programs.
• Makes effective presentations.
• Maintains an acceptable record of timeliness and attendance.
• Represents Grayson College well; serves as an ambassador for the college in the community.
• Complies with all laws and regulations related to higher education.
• Experience: Six months to two years of similar or related experience. Preferred: 4 years of similar or related experience.
• Education: A Bachelor's degree. Preferred: Master’s degree in a related field.
• Interpersonal Skills: A significant level of trust and diplomacy is required, in addition to normal courtesy and tact. Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or can be of a personal or sensitive nature. Work may involve motivating or influencing others. Outside contacts become important and fostering sound relationships with other entities (companies and/or individuals) becomes necessary and often requires the ability to influence and/or sell ideas or services to others.
• Physical Requirements: The work is typically sedentary. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to do the work.
• Work Environment: Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a typical office. Application is required to be considered for position regardless if resume is submitted.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The employer actively supports the Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.

For more information, please contact the human resources office at 903-463-8770 or gcjobs@grayson.edu .