Program Manager NEO-SMART

Salary and Benefits

• Salary range is $65,779 to $83,210 annually, depending on qualifications, experience, department budgets, and industry data.
• Benefits include healthcare, retirement plans, tuition assistance, paid time off, and winter recess.

Position Objective

Essential Functions

• Manage workplans, timelines, and milestone tracking systems for assigned pillars and coordinate partner delivery.
• Serve as the operational contact for partners, lead coordination meetings, manage action items, and resolve issues.
• Coordinate assigned activities across an estimated $2.5-$3 million annual budget and approximately 10+ subawardees.
• Support program design, solicitations, guidelines, review and selection processes, and awardee onboarding.
• Track compliance with NSF agreement terms, 2 CFR Part 200, NSF PAPPG, data management, and research security requirements.
• Prepare program content for NSF reports, progress updates, site visits, and required deliverables.
• Monitor subrecipient performance, reporting, deliverables, agreements, invoices, and closeout documentation.
• Interpret sponsor requirements and establish processes for compliant, timely program activity.
• Plan events, convenings, and advisory committee meetings and contribute program updates to communications channels.
• Maintain program-output databases and produce data-driven reports and dashboards for leadership and NSF.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Require 5 years of related program management, grants administration, or research coordination experience in a complex multi-stakeholder organization.
• Require a bachelor's degree in public administration, business, science, engineering, or a related field.
• A master's degree is preferred; CRA credential or coursework is a plus.
• Require multi-institutional coordination experience and experience in innovation, commercialization, economic development, or workforce programs.
• Require federal grant compliance knowledge, including 2 CFR Part 200, NSF PAPPG, cooperative agreements, and subrecipient monitoring.
• Require project management, workplan, milestone-tracking, communication, relationship-building, analytical, and reporting capabilities.
• Experience managing federally funded programs, financial reporting, and subrecipient monitoring is strongly preferred.

Working Conditions and Hybrid Eligibility

• Work is in a general office environment with regular regional travel to partner institutions and program sites.
• Occasional travel for NSF meetings and peer Engine convenings is required.
• Some evening and weekend commitments are expected for events and partner meetings.
• The role is eligible for a hybrid arrangement of up to two remote days per week at department discretion.

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