Education Project Manager

Appointment Type: Full-Time Temporary (FTT)

Location: Oak Ridge, TN or Hybrid

This position is eligible for remote work but will require the selected candidate to work onsite at the Oak Ridge, TN office on an as needed basis.

*Salary Range: $71,552 - $99,528

 
PURPOSE: Provides project management, planning, budgetary, technical oversight, and coordination necessary to operate workforce development (WD) programs for postdoctoral, postgraduate, graduate, undergraduate, and precollege students and for university faculty. Workforce development (WD) programs include research participation appointments, fellowships, scholarships, and internships.  

• Provides project management for ongoing programs to ensure that all activities are conducted in a timely manner, within scope and funding, and meet quality expectations. This includes interacting with applicants and participants, mentors, hosting facilities administrators, and program sponsors.

• Develops and manages an applicant recruiting plan for assigned programs. This involves developing outreach/promotional strategies, preparing program announcements/flyers, and participating in professional meetings, conferences, campus fairs, etc. for recruiting purposes.

• Provides daily direction and oversight of the work of program specialists.

• Monitors program funding and costs to ensure that expenditures meet the specifications of the funding document and program statement of work and meet the ORISE/ORAU and federal policies and procedures.

• Maintains systems use to monitor funding approvals and availability to match participant appointment obligations. 

• Prepares, develops, and monitors program budgets and reports.

• Assists ORISE Workforce Development DOE Participant Programs (ORISE-WD-DPP) senior and associate managers and other ORISE/ORAU management staff in program development activities.

• Prepares proposals for new programs. Implements and manages new programs as needed.

• Identifies and qualifies new areas for program initiatives and positions ORISE-WD-DPP as the organization most likely to win targeted new business.

• Works with the senior and associate managers to establish standards of performance and implement quality control measures. 

• Formulates, prepares, and delivers reports, briefs, evaluations, and other materials.

• Serves as the back-up to the senior and associate managers during absences from the workplace. 

• Represents the group, ORISE-WD-DPP, and ORISE/ORAU on various committees and professional societies, and at national meetings and public forums.

Bachelor's degree in business, scientific, technical, education or related field and 4 years of job related experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience requiring similar knowledge, skills, abilities, and performing duties as described may be substituted for the minimum requirements.

• Experience in working with the university community of faculty, graduate students, and postgraduates including academic research activities and student research training needs in order to effectively design, implement, and operate programs that match these needs. 
• Experience in working with federal agencies, laboratories, and organizations involved in education and academic research in order to understand the issues and trends in academic studies and research.
• Knowledge/experience with various tasks in science education/research experience participant programs.
• Knowledge of research training and experience needs of students, postgraduates, postdoctoral fellows, and university/college faculty; the unique needs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) related to cultivating and nurturing faculty and student research; and how laboratories may provide research training/experience opportunities for university (including HBCUs & other MSIs) faculty, students, postgraduates, and postdoctoral fellows.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with the wide array of participant types, mentors, sponsors, federal agencies, and professional organizations.
• Knowledge of policies, requirements, and procedures involved in the recruiting, application processing, and selection of applicants as well as the administrative tasks related to providing payments to or for, and support to, participants.
• Extensive knowledge of effective, cost-efficient methods including web and social media tools to recruit large numbers of highly qualified, diverse applicants is required.
• In-depth knowledge of technology tools for data management, modeling, forecasting, and reporting purposes is desired.
• Ability to travel (1-25 days annually).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, customer relations/customer service skills, and advanced computer skills (proficient in the use of MS Office Applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint; and knowledge of Web publishing, SharePoint and database applications).

*The candidate’s starting salary will be determined upon hire and ORAU will use salary survey data, internal comparators, and the candidate’s qualifications to determine salary.

TOTAL REWARDS

ORAU has a strategic approach to providing total rewards to employees through a fair, equitable, and competitive total compensation package. The goal of our total rewards system is to integrate compensation, benefits, work-life balance, performance, recognition, development, and career opportunities to attract, engage, and retain the talent required to achieve ORAU’s business objectives.  The benefit component of our total rewards program supports business goals by offering the following benefits based on employee eligibility:

• Legally required benefits
• Group Health insurance including: Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision
• Retirement plan access
• Disability insurance
• Group life insurance
• Travel Accident Insurance
• Section 125 reimbursement accounts
• Other voluntary employee paid benefit and insurance offerings

The ORAU total reward package also promotes work-life balance. Mindful of the need for employees to care for themselves and their families, ORAU offers the following additional work-life benefits based on employee eligibility:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible work schedules or compressed work weeks
• Telework
• Occupational Health and Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program