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Requisition Number: S_260259

Department: TRIO Programs-0962

Description of Work:

• Serve as the named Project Director for each grant and have a solid foundation of the needs and requirements of each grant program.
• Responsible for overall grant objectives, compliance, assessment, annual reporting, financial/ budget development, management, and performance of all TRIO grants.
• Work collaboratively to maintain high-quality programs that are focused on student access, opportunity, and academic success.
• Provide leadership and direction to staff of each grant program area.
• Provide and support professional development activities to promote staff growth and continuous learning.
• Build and maintain relationships and connections with public school district partners, participants, parents, community representatives and cultivation of donors interested in supporting student success and degree completion.
• Ensures awareness and understanding of student access and opportunity programs by providing presentations and networking.

• Ample paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, parental leave, and holidays
• Comprehensive insurance options including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Employee & dependent scholarship program to pursue higher education
• Generous retirement plans with university match

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in educational administration, educational leadership, general business or a related field.
• At least three years of experience leading programs focused on educational access and opportunity for low-income, first generation, or disabled students.
• At least two years of experience supervising staff.
• Experience successfully developing, implementing, and managing a departmental budget.
• Experience managing and meeting grant expectations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct work experience with TRIO programs: Student Support Services, Educational Talent Search, or Upward Bound programs.
• Grant writing experience.

Posted Salary: $92,000/yr. minimum

Job Type: Full-Time

About University of Nebraska Lincoln

With over 25,000 students, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is a diverse educational insitution with international stature. The intellectual center for the state of Nebraska and beyond, we are a land-grant, top tier national research-extensive insitution. Part of the Big Ten conference, Big Ten Academic Alliance, our mission includes growing relationships and resources that enable the University of Nebraska to change lives.

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