Project Manager

Project Manager

The Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society is conducting a search for a Project Manager. The Project Manager will enable the Center's continued growth as the flourishing academic community envisioned in ORC § 3335.39. The Project Manager, as with all members of the Center, should embrace the Center's mission.

The Project Manager will be the driving force behind the execution of several significant workstreams at the Chase Center, including the execution of a federally funded teacher professional development program, a series of events hosted by the Center, and a recruitment activities calendar.

Project Management

• Develop and maintain project workplans, timelines, task lists, calendars, and other project management tools; track deliverables, deadlines, dependencies, and follow-up items. Track project performance measures, participation targets, milestones, and deliverables and identify scheduling, logistical, or administrative issues requiring attention from project leadership.
• Schedule and support project team meetings, prepare agendas and materials, document decisions and action items, and follow up with responsible team members.
• Identify routine implementation challenges, recommend practical solutions, and escalate significant programmatic, financial, compliance, or scheduling concerns to project leadership.
• Maintain organized project files and records necessary to document compliance with federal award requirements and university policies, including participant, financial, contractual, and programmatic records.

Event Management

• Support participant recruitment, application, selection, registration, and communications processes; maintain accurate participant records and respond to routine participant questions.
• Serve as a primary administrative point of contact for participating educators, project partners, vendors, and other stakeholders regarding schedules, logistics, required documentation, and project activities. Facilitate communication and coordination among faculty, Center staff, university offices, school and district partners, cultural and historical institutions, consultants, and other project collaborators.
• Collaborates with Center and university administrative staff to: a) plan and arrange logistics for teacher institutes, workshops, seminars, meetings, and other grant-funded activities, including facilities, travel, lodging, transportation, catering, materials, and technology needs, and b) monitor contracting, purchasing, reimbursements, honoraria, participant stipends, and other project expenditures.
• Assist with preparation and submission of required progress reports, performance reports, internal updates, and other grant documentation by gathering information from project personnel and maintaining records of accomplishments and deliverables.
• Coordinate with project evaluators and program staff to support administration of surveys, assessments, attendance tracking, and other data-collection activities; help maintain complete and accurate evaluation records.
• Support development, organization, and distribution of instructional materials, participant resources, online content, and other project deliverables.
• Assist with planning and implementation of dissemination activities, including project websites, resource repositories, newsletters, presentations, and communications with participants and partners.
• Perform other project coordination and administrative duties as needed to support successful execution of the Center's externally funded teacher professional development portfolio.

Operations Support

• Collaborate with Center operations team to a) develop and pilot processes to execute the Center's rapidly expanding portfolio of activities and b) develop and pilot data, contact, fiscal, project management, and other tools to streamline information storage, access, and cross-team communication

Some in-state overnight travel may be required 4-5 times a year to support Center-sponsored events outside of Columbus.

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment to the Chase Center's mission of citizenship education.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated poise, professionalism, good judgment, and ability to take the extra step to meet customer needs.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Excellent written communication skills demonstrated with thoughtful, timely responsiveness
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work quickly in a fast-paced, changing environment, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel overnight 4-5 per year.
• Regular in-person attendance is expected.

Desired Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of relevant experience.
• PMP Certificate
• Familiarity with university policies and procedures.

Additional Information:

• This is a two-year position, supported by grant funds. Extension is contingent on funding and performance.
• The target hiring range for this job profile is $55,700-72,000 annually. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, education, years of experience, internal equity, etc.
• Please submit both a cover letter and a resume to be considered for this opportunity.