[Hiring] Grant Program Manager @Arizona State University

Role Description

The Grant Program Manager, Future Ready Graduates is responsible for the day-to-day delivery, implementation, coordination, and program management of UIA’s Future Ready Graduates grant portfolio. The position will initially manage delivery of two active awards and may assume responsibility for up to two additional awards.

• Coordinate participating campuses, partners, consultants, employers, and internal UIA contributors.
• Maintain project plans, monitor campus progress, facilitate meetings and events.
• Represent program implementation during funder meetings and written updates.
• Manage multiple grants and campus workstreams simultaneously.
• Set clear expectations and hold partners accountable.
• Identify risks early and help campus teams translate project requirements into practical implementation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in higher education, education, workforce development, nonprofit management, public administration, project management, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in program management, grant implementation, higher education, workforce development, student success, or a related area.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex projects or grants with overlapping milestones and stakeholder groups.
• Strong experience managing workplans, deliverables, deadlines, risks, and cross-functional dependencies.
• Ability to hold partners and participating teams accountable while maintaining constructive, collaborative relationships.
• Experience organizing and facilitating meetings, convenings, workshops, or communities of practice.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
• Ability to manage several active workstreams and adjust priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining consistent communication across a distributed team.
• Commitment to improving career readiness and postsecondary outcomes for students.
• Experience using Salesforce, Google Workspace, and project-management platforms.
• Experience working in a remote team environment.

Requirements

• Manage the implementation and operations of two active Future Ready Graduates awards.
• Translate grant agreements, workplans, budgets, milestones, and funder commitments into coordinated implementation plans.
• Develop and maintain project plans that identify activities, owners, deadlines, dependencies, decision points, and required deliverables.
• Monitor implementation across all assigned awards and provide regular updates on progress, risks, delays, and resource needs.
• Ensure work is delivered on time, within the approved scope, and at the level of quality expected by UIA and its funding partners.
• Coordinate overlapping activities and shared deliverables across awards.
• Support grant launch, implementation, reporting, evaluation, dissemination, and closeout activities.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 per year; DOE
• This is a full-time, grant-funded position expected to continue for two years.
• Continuation throughout the two-year appointment is contingent upon satisfactory performance and the ongoing availability of grant funding.

Company Description

The University Innovation Alliance is a national coalition of public research universities working together to improve student success and post graduate economic mobility, particularly for low-income students, first-generation college students, and students of color. UIA member institutions collaborate to design, test, refine, and scale practices that help more students persist, graduate, and successfully transition from college to careers.