Project Director - JACKS CARE (CCAMPIS)

Stephen F. Austin State University•Main Campus, TX

About The Position

The Project Director is a grant-funded supervisory position responsible for operational management and coordination of the JACKS CARE initiative funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program. Continued employment is contingent on funding. The role ensures project activities are carried out in accordance with grant objectives, including participant recruitment and onboarding, childcare subsidy administration, coordination with childcare providers and community partners, participant tracking, project services and activities, and support for evaluation and institutional and federal reporting. The director ensures that sponsored program requirements are met and manages the project budget and assigned staff. The position works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for initiative and independent judgment, and reports to the principal investigator (PI). The role requires a master’s degree in higher education/student affairs, social work, public administration, or a related field; three years of related experience; and supervisory experience. Preferred experience includes grant-funded program administration, financial tracking, reimbursement procedures, childcare services, case management, community or stakeholder engagement, or higher education student-support programs. The position may require travel to off-campus meetings and conferences and may involve evening, night, or weekend work as necessary. It is security-sensitive and subject to a criminal record check, and IT-sensitive and subject to the university’s Computer and Network Security policy. Applicants must be legally able to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Master’s degree in higher education/student affairs, social work, public administration, or a related field.
Three years of related experience, including coordinating programs, managing operational workflows, maintaining program records, and supporting budget administration or other grant-related activities.
Supervisory experience.
Knowledge of, or ability to learn, university policies and procedures.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to administering federal or state funds.
Skill in collecting and analyzing complex data.
Skill in using standard office equipment and software.
Skill in using spreadsheet, word-processing, database-management, and student-information-system applications.
Skill in using analytical software tools, data-analysis methods, and other computer applications.
Ability to support program evaluation, continuous-improvement activities, and preparation of institutional and federal reports.
Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work while meeting multiple deadlines.
Ability to direct and organize project activities.
Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to accurately prepare and maintain records, files, and reports.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with university faculty, staff, students, and members of the public.
Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
Ability to manage a budget and work within its constraints.
Ability to learn office- and university-specific software.
Ability to train and supervise others.
Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
Must be legally able to accept work in the United States; the university is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
The position is subject to a criminal record check and the university’s Computer and Network Security policy.

Nice To Haves

Experience in grant-funded program administration.
Experience with financial tracking or reimbursement procedures.
Experience with childcare services or case management.
Experience in community or stakeholder engagement.
Experience in higher education student-support programs.

Responsibilities

Direct project activities to ensure timeliness and achievement of project objectives and goals.
Manage childcare subsidy administration, childcare provider partnerships, and other project services and activities.
Evaluate and assess project progress in collaboration with the PI, Co-PI, internal evaluator, and relevant grant and university faculty and staff.
Coordinate communications and activities among project staff, university units, childcare providers, community organizations, mentors, and other institutional and community partners.
Recruit, onboard, and maintain communication with project participants.
Collect data, maintain databases, and support analysis of data related to project objectives.
Adhere to federal oversight regulations and reporting requirements.
Evaluate and respond to collected data to assess implementation of project objectives.
Manage and track the project budget.
Supervise assigned staff.
Travel to off-campus locations to attend meetings and conferences when required.
Perform other related duties as assigned.