Grants Project Manager at Talent Software Services, Inc.
Herndon, VA 20190
About the Job
Grants Project Manager
Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Grants Project Manager for a contract position in Reston(Remote), VA. The opportunity will be one year with a strong chance for a long-term extension.
Position Summary: The AP Access team's goal is to extend the growth and reach of the AP Program to serve the middle third of high school students by growing participation, serving more underrepresented students, and supporting teachers and schools to help students succeed. The Instructional Services team within this department is dedicated to bringing innovative approaches to AP teaching and learning to scale that are inspired by and build on the needs, experiences, and insights of our educator and student communities. We work closely with our colleagues across AP and Instruction and in Communications and Marketing to ensure that we are aligned in all efforts to promote the work of AP Courses and Programs to a wide range of audiences including students, parents, educators, policymakers, the media, member organizations and staff. The Advanced Placement Program® (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. The program consists of college-level courses developed by the AP Program that high schools can choose to offer, and corresponding exams administered once a year. We are seeking a dynamic and organized Project Manager 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.
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
If this job is a match for your background, we would be honored to receive your application!
Providing consulting opportunities to TALENTed people since 1987, we offer a host of opportunities including contract, contract to hire and permanent placement. Let's talk!
Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Grants Project Manager for a contract position in Reston(Remote), VA. The opportunity will be one year with a strong chance for a long-term extension.
Position Summary: The AP Access team's goal is to extend the growth and reach of the AP Program to serve the middle third of high school students by growing participation, serving more underrepresented students, and supporting teachers and schools to help students succeed. The Instructional Services team within this department is dedicated to bringing innovative approaches to AP teaching and learning to scale that are inspired by and build on the needs, experiences, and insights of our educator and student communities. We work closely with our colleagues across AP and Instruction and in Communications and Marketing to ensure that we are aligned in all efforts to promote the work of AP Courses and Programs to a wide range of audiences including students, parents, educators, policymakers, the media, member organizations and staff. The Advanced Placement Program® (AP) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. The program consists of college-level courses developed by the AP Program that high schools can choose to offer, and corresponding exams administered once a year. We are seeking a dynamic and organized Project Manager 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.
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- 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 client teams and external vendor to ensure compliance with NSF grant requirement.
- 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
If this job is a match for your background, we would be honored to receive your application!
Providing consulting opportunities to TALENTed people since 1987, we offer a host of opportunities including contract, contract to hire and permanent placement. Let's talk!