Assistant Project Director, McNair Scholars Program - Student Education Opportunity

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JOB TITLE:  

McNair Assistant Director 

JOB PURPOSE:   

Design, deliver, and evaluate the effectiveness of individual and group services to low-income and first-generation UW undergraduate participants. Services are designed to result in participants’ academic success in college and subsequent enrollment in graduate school, with the ultimate objective of earning a Ph.D. 

Assist with program planning, administrative operations, and compliance tasks including recruitment of eligible and suitable participants; development and delivery of student workshops and participant services; advising participants to overcome barriers to academic and personal success; managing procurement card expenses, payroll, and participant travel; undertaking annual reporting tasks and internal audits; hiring and supervising graduate student mentors; and event planning and implementation including the eight-week summer research internship. In addition, this position collaborates with the Project Director to create and maintain PR and informational materials and/or oversee hourly staff who do so, including the McNair website and social media accounts, quarterly newsletters, and event programs. 

This position is grant funded and considered at-will employment. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain current knowledge of federal legislation, regulations, and priorities of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-higher-education/trio/trio--ronald-e-mcnair-postbaccalaureate-achievement-program--home-page).
• Recruit eligible and suitable participants and provide individual and group advising.  
• Assist with designing and implementing services and activities intended to result in participant success and attainment of annual and long-term grant objectives. 
• Coordinate the hiring, training, and supervision of part-time staff for the eight-week summer research internship program. Assist with the management and coordination of summer activities, courses, requirements, and research internships for McNair participants.
• Undertake data management and annual reporting functions. 
• Manage basic accounting tasks related to staff procurement card expenses, student travel, and participant and graduate student mentor payroll. 
• Maintain knowledge of and strict compliance with federal legislation, federal regulations, and OMB directives as well as UW and SEO policies and procedures.
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and distributing PR and informational materials.
• Maintain a professional appro