Student Success Project Manager

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Student Success Project Manager

Salary

$65,000.00 - $70,000.00 Annually

Location

Pueblo, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

GGJ- 7028-05/24

Department

Colorado State University Pueblo

Opening Date

05/21/2024

FLSA

Determined by Position

Primary Physical Work Address

2200 Bonforte Boulevard Pueblo, CO 81001

FLSA Status

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information

margaret.miller@csupueblo.edu

Type of Announcement

This announcement is not governed by the selection processes of the classified personnel system. Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

How To Apply

Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

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Department Information

The Colorado State University System Office of the Chief Academic Officer is seeking a Project Manager to support the CSUS’s grant-funded Systemwide Collaborative for Advancing Learning and Equity with Data (SCALED) initiative. Building on a decade of progress in student success across CSU System campuses, our overarching goal is to eliminate equity gaps for first-generation, limited-income, and racially minoritized students by September, 2028.

SCALED is a multi-year, multimillion-dollar project funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program. The project coordinates student success efforts across CSU System campuses and is led by a team of campus leaders encompassing student success, advising, academic affairs, information technology, and institutional research.

SCALED sets forth three primary objectives: (1) Transform the CSU System’s data strategy (planning, collection, and utilization) from three distributed models to one centralized approach by September, 2027. (2) Develop a Systemwide Advising Network comprising faculty, staff, and administrators from all CSU System campuses that focuses on expanding a culturally engaged student support framework, equitable advising practices, and the promotion of increased transfer, retention, and baccalaureate degree completion rates, while also addressing key barriers such as data utilization, consistency, advisor support, and early student intervention. (3) Expand and adapt My Learning Analytics (MyLA), a tool that empowers students to improve their own academic outcomes through a better understanding of their online course performance and progress, to all three campuses, adding MyLA to five new courses annually for four years (twenty courses in total).

Description of Job

The Student Success Project Manager directly supports the Project Director and their project team(s) for the duration of the award period by facilitating discussions for strategic planning, providing feedback on compliance questions or best practice, creating and maintaining project management documentation (such as project plans, meeting agendas and notes, communications plans, budgets, etc. as needed), scheduling and moderating meetings, etc. The Student Success Project Manager may also serve as a liaison between the Project Director and any subawardees and/or consultants as needed.

Reporting to the SCALED Project Director, the Student Success Project Manager is responsible for coordinating research activities, preparing budgets, handling compliance issues, budget revisions and project closeouts, collecting and maintaining project data for dissemination to funding agencies, and providing technical assistance and data analysis support. The Student Success Project Manager will also assist with other tasks related to grant administration, such as scheduling and attending meetings, taking and disseminating notes, and organizing project materials.

In addition, the Student Success Project Manager will work with the Executive Director for Graduate Studies and Research at CSU Pueblo, Assistant Vice President for Student Success at CSU Fort Collins, and Assistant Vice President of Student Achievement and Services at CSU Global to coordinate SCALED’s Systemwide Advising Network and learning analytics activities, CSU System-led meetings, and other activities. Tasks may include collaborating with supervisors to research and report on holistic advising across the System; drafting materials for and presenting at academic conferences; attending meetings and taking and disseminating notes; and assisting with planning and running in-person and virtual workshops focused on student success and equity education.

This full-time position is intended to be remote, with occasional need for travel and opportunities for on-campus/site travel based on a mutually agreeable schedule with the SCALED Project Director. The Student Success Project Manager will be provided with a dedicated personal workspace (when on-site), computer and technology as needed. This position is funded by a four-year SCALED grant.

Primary Duties

Project Management Support

• Assist Project Director/and Project Teams in defining and refining end goals and work products of research efforts

• Manage projects as assigned to support efficient, effective and successful research efforts, including, but not limited to:

• Manage and facilitate project activity scheduling, meeting set-up, and calendar operations

• Assist with proposal drafting as it relates to how the project will be executed and managed

• Draft task lists/Work Breakdown Structures for project success

• Coordinate with sub-awardees, consultants, and stakeholder groups

• Ensure that projects remain in-scope and meet budgetary, scheduling, and quality standards

• Draft agendas and moderate meetings

• Identify and administer changes in project scope when appropriate

• Ensure adherence to legally binding grant requirements

Budget Management and Reporting

• Interact and work with system-wide grant accountants in the office of Sponsored Projects to provide information as needed to ensure projects progress as expected by sponsors

• Collaborate with assigned PIs to obtain data, ensure budgetary compliance, and address audit, revision, and closeout requirements

• Monitor project budgets, ensuring adherence to funding requirements and budgetary constraints

• Prepare timely and comprehensive financial reports and budget revisions as needed

• Collect project performance data and budget information from subcontractors involved in the project

• Coordinate team meetings for post-award project activities

• Assist in document collection and submission during audits

• Support purchasing activities, adhering to departmental and University rules, regulations, and timelines

Narrative and Statistical Analysis and Reporting

• Perform data analysis (collect, organize, and evaluate) under direction of Project Director or supervisor

• Prepare data reports, charts, tables, etc.

• Write and disseminate project reports, updates, news items, etc. as needed

• Review and edit final technical project reports

• Implement all research activities within an ethically-based framework and in accordance with good research practices, i.e., Federal, State, and Institutional regulatory requirements

Salary Range

$65,000 - $70,000

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications

Five to ten years of related research administration and project management work experience

OR

Bachelor’s Degree and four years of related research administration and project management work experience

OR

Master’s Degree and two years of related research administration and project management work experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, in particular, Word, Excel, and Teams/SharePoint; Google Drive; and similar applications.

• Experience with budget preparation and management

• Experience with managing complex projects

• Experience with event planning

• Experience in a position or activity that required problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Experience in a position or activity that required excellent communication and organization skills

• Experience that required the ability to function as part of a team and to work with minimal supervision

Experience:

• Preparing reports for oversight groups

• Maintaining accurate up-to-date records following grant guidelines and policies

• Working with diverse populations in culturally competent and emotionally intelligent ways

• Facilitating the exchange, coordination, and collaboration of information, work, and projects/events

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP)®

• Familiarity with foundational and current research on student success in higher education

• Institutional Review Board (IRB) methodology and protocols

• Familiarity with research methodologies – design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation of both qualitative and quantitative data

• Experience with educational research and research methodologies (qualitative and/or quantitative).

• Experience in university systems, equity education, and higher education policy.

• Experience leading multi-site teams

• Experience maintaining accurate up-to-date records following university, college, and department guidelines and policies

• Database management experience

Supplemental Information

All interested candidates must apply through the on-line application system.No other format of application materials will be accepted.

Applicants must attach the following documents, in order to be considered for this position:

• a letter of intent (cover letter)

• a current resume or CV

• an official or unofficial transcript if using education to meet the experience + education minimum requirement

• three professional references with current contact information either as an attachment or within the on-line application

Applications submitted without the required attachments above will be considered incomplete and will not move forward in the selection process. Once submitted, applicants will not be able to make changes or add information to their application packet, with the exception of their personal contact and demographic information.

Early submission of application materials is encouraged. Screening of application materials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled; applications received by 11am Wednesday, June 12th, 2024, will receive full consideration.

About Colorado State University Pueblo

Colorado State University Pueblo is a comprehensive state university with an enrollment of 4,000 students. CSU Pueblo provides relevant professional coursework and superior instruction with a small professor-to-student ratio for an ever-changing global economy. Students can choose from 38 undergraduate programs with 70 fields of study in the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; the Hasan School of Business, the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; and the College of Health, Education, and Nursing; and 15 graduate programs.

CSU Pueblo is equally committed to serving the diverse population of the region; this emphasis is reflected in the demographic characteristics of the student body. Because more than 25 percent of our students are Hispanic, the Federal Government has designated CSU-Pueblo a Hispanic Serving Institution. Besides reflecting our commitment to serve this critically important and rapidly-growing segment of the student population, that designation also allows the University to compete for certain federal grant funds to support its ability to better serve all students. The University also seeks to provide a rich and diverse cultural environment that allows freedom of expression within a spirit of civility and mutual respect. The public service expected of all members of our community benefits our society - local and global - and builds our sense of citizenship.

Among its unique features, CSU Pueblo is one of seven schools in the nation to offer a degree in mechatronics, which combines electrical and mechanical engineering. The Hasan School of Business ranks among the top 15 percent of all business schools internationally with graduate and undergraduate programs in business administration accredited by the AACSB International Board of Directors. The College of Education, Engineering and Professional Studies houses an undergraduate engineering program that was ranked in the nation's top 100 byU.S. News and World Report. CSU Pueblo has an ever-changing campus landscape that features a newly renovated Library, a new general academic classroom building, and a newly renovated and expanded student center.

At CSU Pueblo, Student Life offerings have increased significantly with the transition of the campus from a commuter environment to a more traditional collegiate experience. Competing at the NCAA Division II level, CSU-Pueblo is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and offers 22 varsity intercollegiate sports and also has active intramural and club sports teams that allow students to get involved in campus life.

About Pueblo, Colorado

The city of Pueblo is a historically and culturally rich, diverse city of more than 100,000, located in the southern part of the state along the Arkansas River near the Wet Mountains and the majestic Sangre de Cristo range. Pueblo enjoys ideal year round climate with four distinct mild seasons, crisp mountain air and 300+ days of sunshine per year. Pueblo attracts outdoor enthusiasts to a full slate of summer and winter recreational activities, encompassing water sports at Lake Pueblo, biking or running along Pueblo's beautiful river trail system, golfing, tennis, hiking or skiing in the mountains to the west. The region is heavily agricultural, with large and small-scale farming and ranching, and a diverse mix of service, manufacturing, and technology industries.

Colorado State University Pueblo offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical Insurance and Prescription Drugs

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Flexible Benefit Plan

• Basic Term Life Insurance

• Voluntary Term Life and AD&D Insurance

• Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

• Travel Accident Insurance

• Voluntary Critical Illness and Accident Insurance

• Wellness Incentive Program

• Annual & Sick Leave

• Retirement Plans

• Employee and dependent tuition discounts

• State employee discounts via BenefitHub

  Other incentives include v arious on-campus event, recreation, and meal discounts.

CSU Pueblo is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, criminal history (felony and misdemeanor), national sex offender search, and/or motor vehicle history. Candidates who are extended an offer of employment must submit to and pass a background check prior to beginning employment. Some positions depending on the job duties may be required to complete a DMV and/or credit check.

The University reserves the right to check additional references, with prior notification given to the candidate.

Note: The successful candidate must provide official transcripts of academic work completed and, under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations, be able to submit evidence of the ability to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins.

It is the policy of Colorado State University Pueblo to provide reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants with disabilities. If you need accommodations, please contact the Human Resources at (719) 549-2441 orhr@csupueblo.edu.

In compliance with the Clery Act of 1990, the University's annual security report is available at: https://www.csupueblo.edu/campus-safety.

Colorado State University Pueblo is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Additionally, the University complies with all other relevant, federal, state, and local laws regarding employment practices.

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