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$54,000.00/yr - $60,700.00/yr
Job Title: Program Manager, Transformation Support
Department: Institute for Capacity Building
Reports To: Assistant Vice President, Institutional Support
We are seeking a high-impact contributor with excellent communication skills, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a strong sense of ownership. The Program Manager will be responsible for maintaining strong, mission-aligned relationships with our institutional partners Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs)to ensure they are meeting the goals and objectives for their donor-funded grant programs.
Job Description
The Program Manager performs a significant role with the I nstitu te for Capacity Building team, managing multiple programs and various stakeholders at assigned institutions. The Program Managers will have the principal responsibility for ensuring that his/her institutions are effectively meeting the goals and objectives of applicable programs. This person is responsible for building strong relationships with faculty, staff, and executive-level members of the institution. S/he's role is to foster a community of practice experience for institutional cohort and navigating the cohort through program activities.
In addition to managing programs, the Program Manager will help the institutions manage long-term programmatic goals for realistic projections. S/he will also work with the institution's accounting department to assist with developing and maintaining programmatic budgets. S/he must also help develop strategies and tactics that would support their institutions with successful outcomes.
The successful candidate will lead a pre-set of institutions in multiple donor-funded grant programs. The position requires a highly motivated self-starter. S/he can work autonomously and have the capacity to collaborate when necessary. The Program Manager should be detail-oriented, communicate effectively, and have a strong understanding of program management.
About Uncf
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has been an engine of educational achievement for more than 80 years. UNCFs mission is to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of HBCU students who, because of UNCF support, become highly qualified college graduates. In addition, UNCF ensures that its member institutions remain respected models of best practices in moving students to and through college. Since its inception in 1944, UNCF has raised over $6 billion in private support, distributed scholarships to help students attend school, and enabled more than 500,000 scholars and low-income students to graduate from UNCFs member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and launch professional careers. UNCF is committed to closing the educational attainment gap by increasing postsecondary access and success for student groups, particularly low-income and first-generation students.
About Icb
Launched in 2006, UNCFs Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) provides targeted capacity-building resources to help HBCUs improve their resilience. We define resilience as the institutions ability to improve its operation today and future-proof them for tomorrow. ICBs engagement equips UNCF member institutions, and other HBCUs and PBIs, to provide high-quality educational experiences to their students and the broader Black community. ICBs work focuses on three areas critical to HBCU success: institutional effectiveness, academic competitiveness, and financial viability. Beyond our strategic advisory and project management support, ICB serves as an innovation hub for Black colleges, connecting institutions to funders, best practices, resources, and subject matter experts both within and outside of UNCF.
Successful candidates will join the Institute for Capacity Building team which is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to specific roles and responsibilities, ICB team members have proven to be successful when they:
- Are driven to serve people and institutions that are often undervalued and overlooked;
- Embrace collaboration as a critical value to ensure effective teamwork and adoption of best practices;
- Seek out opportunities to innovate and improve upon conventional practices and procedures;
- Take personal responsibility for executing key projects and developing relationships; and
- Operate with a sense of mission and purpose.
The Program Manager reports to the Senior Program Manager. S/he will have a portfolio of institutions and is responsible for managing various programs at those institutions. S/he heads the daily program management activities through the program lifecycle. S/he would help plan and execute the overall program and monitor progress along the way. They also manage the program budget and any roadblock identified. S/he will use the institutional engagement strategy (IES) and mitigation strategy (MS) to manage engagement and escalation process with the institutions. S/he coordinates the programs and the inter-dependencies between them. They also work with and manage the stakeholders to establish and perform the deliverables.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Organizing programs and activities per the guidelines of the grant program.
- Creating and managing short- and long-term goals.
- Ensuring the assigned institutions meet the programmatic goals and objectives.
- Implementing and managing changes and interventions to the fidelity of the grant.
- Engaging institutions utilizing the Institutional Engagement Strategy (IES).
- Gathering feedback, presenting insights, and providing recommendations for an institutional approach.
- Oversees the preparation and management of program budgets, programmatic reporting requirements, and other necessary financial documents.
- Identifying opportunities for continual improvement.
- Liaising with various vendors to understand tools for institutional success.
- Travel to off-site meetings and participating campuses to provide point-person assistance and make occasional presentations as needed.
- Develop detailed knowledge to respond to written inquiries and represent ICB with universities, partnering organizations, and national agencies.
- Prepare and distribute products such as e-newsletters, meeting summaries, and learning briefs.
- Works collaboratively with the UNCF Institute for Capacity Building team to cultivate relationships and achieve programmatic goals.
- Some travel is required for visiting partner institutions and attending conferences.
- Other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
No supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education And Experience
- Minimum of two years experience in higher education, non-profit, or related field.
- Minimum of 2-3 years of project management, business administration, consulting or related experience.
- Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree or equivalent experience recommended.
- Demonstrated ability to plan and facilitate meetings and ability to work effectively and professionally with high-level university and other community leaders.
- High level of organization, with the ability to carry out administrative, financial and project activities with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent analytic, writing and editing skills.
- Individual must be a self-starter who can problem-solve and take on a wide range of tasks to deliver results; have a collegial and professional manner; and demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with the institutional faculty, administrative and executive offices, and the broader business community.
- Must be a self-starter, who can problem-solve and take on a wide range of tasks to deliver results.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple ongoing projects in different phases.
- Thrives with detail and deadlines.
- Commitment to education.
- A commitment to and understanding of the mission of UNCF and ICB.
Benefits include:
Medical, Dental & Vision
Vacation, Sick & Personal Leave
Life Insurance (Basic & Optional)
Flex Spending Accounts
403(b) Retirement Account
Holiday Savings Plan
Annual Success Sharing
Salary Range: $54,000.00 To $60,700.00 per year (Salary is commensurate with experience.) This is a hybrid role: 4 days on-site and 1-day remote per week, located in UNCFs Washington DC Headquarters building.
UNCF is EOE M/F/D/V
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