Grants Project Manager (Remote - must be based in EST or CST)

Our Customer is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, they were created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of over 6,000 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, our Customer helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success—including the SAT, the Advanced Placement Program, and BigFuture. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools.

We are seeking a Grants Project Manager on a contract basis to help support our Customer's business needs. This role is 100% remote and candidates must reside in the Eastern or Central Timezones.

We are seeking a dynamic and organized individual to work with the Program Manager, Instructional Services to manage the planning, execution, and reporting of the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to expand the AP Project Based Learning (PBL) Series to Computer Science A. The ideal candidate will have a passion for education, keen attention to detail, strong project management skills, and the ability to collaborate and coordinate effectively with a diverse set of stakeholders cross-functionally.


Responsibilities:

• Coordinate instructional services schedules and timelines including development, pre-production, production, and post-production for the AP PBL Series for CSA in accordance with the NSF grant.
• Verify all internal and external team members remain informed of incremental milestones and project deadlines, predicting and preventing roadblocks as they arise.
• Maintain detailed documentation of project status and review processes, oversee and communicate revisions and updates to Instructional Services team leaders.
• Propose workflows that satisfy the constraints of timelines, scope, and deadlines for each project, developing repeatable templates that can be used to scale up production.
• Provide workflow support (reaching out to IT when committee members cannot access the OneDrive) to the instructional services team to deliver on project milestones.
• Lead quality control checks of content and implement fixes for editing and design errors.
• Manage communications for committee members when coordinating and receiving questions about contracts, travel, meetings, etc. Engage in ongoing support and needs that arise for the team.
• Collaborate continuously with project leads to refine processes that will create less friction and fewer errors in Instructional Services delivered to teachers and students.
• Coordinate with the AP Program Access Product Management team to ensure alignment of Professional Learning system testing and development timelines.
• Manage sensitivity reviews in collaboration with Global Policy and External Relations (GPER) across team.
• Work with internal CB teams and external vendor to ensure compliance with NSF grant requirement.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (certification in Project Management like PMP preferred).
• 4-5 years’ experience in project management, preferably in an educational setting
• 2-4 years’ experience in NSF (National Science Foundation) grant processes
• Understanding of adult learning principles and educational practices a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software – Smartsheet, Trello, Jira a plus

We offer a competitive salary range for this position. Most candidates who join our team are hired at the median of this range, ensuring fair and equitable compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Please note: In order to create a safe, productive work environment, our client is requiring all contractors who plan to be onsite to be fully vaccinated according to the CDC guidelines. Prior to coming into our offices, contractors will be required to attest that they are fully vaccinated.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against.