Compensation: $46,978.82 to $49,042 (Grant Funded - Non-Negotiable)

This position is grant funded. The award period is 11/1/2023 through 10/31/2025.

Position Summary:

Plans, organizes, implements and coordinates a specialized educational project or training project within a major program or grant. This position coordinates projects, grants, and/or programs depending on nature of assigned area; leads projects from concept to proposal submission and/or grant award; provides support for related processes and initiatives such as data management; coordinates related operations and activities; schedules steps; conducts related training; oversees assigned staff; coordinates relationships with the community; monitors budgets; and produces required reports.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

SPC's Geospatial/AI STEM Training Program (GSTP) has been designed to support the development of new workforce training opportunities and pathways for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (SEDI) to gain high demand skills to enter the workforce and/or develop their own business ventures. This position will be expected to coordinate, plan, and implement all grant activities, including acting as a liaison with all grant partners, implementing outreach and recruitment efforts, monitoring and tracking enrollment in proposed training and subsequent job placement, as well as all grant reporting.

JOB FUNCTIONS

• Directs staff to include: prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; and maintaining a healthy and safe working environment.

• Directs and participates in the researching of grant opportunities; interprets requirements of responding to RFPs; prepares grant writing proposals and support, grant writing management, and grant budgeting; reviews contracts; and submits reports in a timely manner.

• Coordinates the implementation and evaluation of program/project goals, objectives, activities, and strategic initiatives; assesses consequences and outcomes of program/project initiatives; and attends monthly and quarterly training sessions and conferences required by grantee.

• Researches and analyzes a variety of complex data and information, including student database information; summarizes findings in a timely manner for quarterly and annual reports.

• Creates and monitors budgets; ensures compliance with plan or project guidelines.

• Serves on campus, College-wide and community committees; represents the Department at campus meetings; and serves as a liaison between departments, external organizations, the general public, and other agencies.

• Collaborates and coordinates with campus leadership and departments to organize and plan activities to ensure resources are available for students.

• Depending on assigned area, may focus on various element such as student recruitment, student services or resources, life skills, student engagement, and/or community outreach.

• Performs a variety of administrative tasks in support of Department.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in a related field to assigned area.

Experience:

Three (3) years experience in a field relating to the project assigned. Community relations and teaching experience preferred.

* An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job may be acceptable in lieu of those requirements listed above.

Knowledge:

• Procedures and practices involved in the specific project area of assignment;
• Post secondary education, curriculum development and community needs;
• Procedures used in instructing students;
• Process involved in developing and implementing a grant project.

• Applicable student support programs, academic advising, and/or related programs;
• Program development and program management principles and practices;
• Customer service principles;
• Career planning principles and practices;
• Community networking principles and practices;
• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures;
• Diverse populations and cultures;
• Recordkeeping principles;
• Computers and related software applications.

Skills:

• Develop and implement project goals and objectives.

• Coordinating student support programs or services;
• Planning and developing programs;
• Advising students on academic, finance or career issues;
• Providing customer service;
• Promoting services;
• Researching service delivery methods;
• Creating resumes and cover letters;
• Maintaining records;
• Using a computer and related software applications;
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical:

• Positions in this class typically require: reaching, standing, walking, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.