Program Manager, Experience Guaranteed Project 26-004

Summary

The Program Manager for the Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) project, "Experience Guaranteed: Designing an Institutional-Wide Experiential Learning Program for Low-Income and First-Generation Students," provides onsite project coordination, operational management, fiscal support, and compliance assistance for this five-year U.S. Department of Education grant. The position supports design thinking programming, faculty development, internship clinics, experiential learning curriculum expansion, data dashboard enhancements, and experiential learning pathways for English Language Center students.

Job Responsibilities:

Old Dominion University Research Foundation invites applications for a Program Manager to support a five-year U.S. Department of Education Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant titled “Experience Guaranteed.” This project advances ODU’s national leadership in experiential learning through the Monarch Internship and Co-Op Office, a model for connecting students with high-impact work-based opportunities.

The Program Manager will coordinate day-to-day project operations, support budgeting and federal compliance processes, assist with performance reporting and evaluation, and help deliver key activities such as design thinking programming, faculty professional development, internship clinics, dashboard enhancements, and experiential learning curriculum expansion.

This is a full-time, onsite position based in Norfolk, Virginia.

Job Duties:

-Coordinate project activities, calendar meetings, timelines, and deliverables. Maintain project plans, documentation, agendas, communications, and scheduling. Support design thinking sessions, workshops, trainings, and meeting coordination.

-Support fiscal operations including procurement, purchasing, vendor payments, expense reconciliation, and documentation. Assist with budget projections and ensure adherence to financial guidelines.

-Assist in preparing quarterly, annual, and final SIP performance reports. Coordinate evaluation activities including surveys, focus groups, and data compilation. Work with OIEA to gather experiential learning metrics.

-Serve as project liaison with stakeholders. Draft communications, updates, and outreach materials. Support dissemination of project outcomes.

Required Minimum Qualifications:
Education and/or training: Bachelor’s degree required. Two or more years of project management, grant coordination, or higher education administration experience. Strong organizational skills and proficiency with Office tools.

Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree preferred. Experience with federal grants and higher education operations. Strong writing and data coordination skills. Knowledge of work-based learning, internship or experiential/high impact practices.

This position is being filled through the Research Foundation, which is a separate entity from Old Dominion University (ODU). While we work in support of ODU, the Research Foundation operates independently and is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization.

Please visit ODU Research Foundation website at http://researchfoundation.odu.edu; click on the employment tab and follow the link for position #26-004. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled

The organization is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer (AA/EOE/M/F/Disability/VETS/Drug-Free Workplace). We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all individuals in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Employment decisions — including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, and promotion — are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Affirmative action efforts are conducted consistent with applicable laws to promote equal opportunity in employment and advancement.