PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION:

** This position hire is contingent upon the funding of a grant.  Upon grant funding, the hire of the position is time limited to 36 months **

The Project Director is responsible for facilitating the successful implementation and completion of project objectives and activities, content integration and reporting outcomes to the Alliance Project Manager.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

• Supervise all grant personnel
• Manage project budget based on HCC and DOL budget management and purchasing guidelines
• Collect, analyze, and summarize project data as directed, author all reports required by HCC or DOL
• Maintain comprehensive files related to all aspects of grant management, including budget documents, financial reports and project efforts.
• Serve as the liaison between faculty members and grant instructional designer.
• Develop strategies to make grant efforts sustaining past end of grant funding.
• This position will be the project liaison between the partner industries.
• Communicating and networking with partners to ensure that accurate and current resource information is being disseminated.
• Facilitate team planning of project activities.
• Supervise the project Grant Coordinator, Administrative Assistant and faculty by facilitating the successful implementation and reporting of activities assigned to those positions.
• Oversee the collection of data and preparation of reports.
• Maintain comprehensive grant files including time and effort documentation, financial reports and records of activities.
• Monitor compliance of all project activities with college, state and federal guidelines.
• Travel to meetings or workshops as necessary.
• Work with industry representatives to facilitate partnerships and student internship placements that meet the employer's needs.
• Work closely with Instructional Designers/media personnel/faculty in the development of content, engagement of content experts for development of content for the online repository.
• Attends group meetings to provide information on services, requirements and procedures.
• Facilitate regular project staff meetings, review processes and feedback to inform project improvement, working closely with the project evaluator.
• Attend regular department meetings to provide grant project updates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 Additional Responsibilities

• Promote project to HCC community partners (e.g. Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Council, Advantage West)
• Present findings at national meetings
• Strengthen partnerships with local industry in conjunction with Continuing Education and Work Force Development personnel at HCC.
• Evaluate instruction provided and develop strategies for improvement.
• Work closely with student services to ensure students are receiving the threshold advising and support services necessary to be successful during training and career initiation.
• Partner with Foundation Office to utilize grant activities to spawn new grant and revenue resources.
• May drive college-owned vehicles. Valid driver's license required.