Strengthening Institutions/Title III Project Director (Grant-Funded)
Salary
$63,447.00 - $101,514.00 Annually
Location
Multiple Campuses, MD
Job Type
Staff
Job Number
2026-00149
Division
Student Success and Enrollment Management
Department
Enrollment & Advising
Opening Date
10/29/2026
Closing Date
11/12/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
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Description
The Strengthening Institutions/Title III Project Director ("Director"), reporting to the Vice President for Student Success and Enrollment Management, will ensure that the College's Title III Grant Project ("Project") has full College support from all segments of the institution.
The Title III grant will support student success through advising and navigator positions to support our students early and assist with both academic and career assessments, as well as coach students to success.
The Director will oversee Project implementation, monitor budget expenditures, and maintain cooperative relationships with college departments, local employers, and community organizations. The Director will be the lead point person working with the Project Evaluator and will oversee the submission of required reports to the College and the U.S. Department of Education. The Director will not supervise the grant-supported positions.
Examples of Duties
- Lead implementation of the Title III project, ensuring activities align with the approved grant objectives, timelines, and performance measures.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive project work plan that identifies milestones, responsibilities, deliverables, and measures of progress.
- Develop a Title III procedures guide during the first project year and maintain it throughout the grant period, defining project administration, roles, responsibilities, and reporting protocols.
- Establish and communicate procedures for time and effort documentation, progress reports, annual reports, and fiscal records in coordination with appropriate College offices.
- Coordinate project activities across participating departments and work with project staff and their supervisors to resolve implementation challenges and maintain progress toward project objectives.
- Meet with project staff monthly during the first year and at least quarterly thereafter to review progress, address barriers, and coordinate next steps.
- Collaborate with the Project Evaluator and appropriate College offices to assess performance data, evaluate progress toward project outcomes, and implement improvements within the approved scope of the grant.
- Oversee the project budget in collaboration with the College's finance and grants personnel, monitoring expenditures for alignment with the approved budget, grant requirements, and project objectives.
- Coordinate the preparation, review, and timely submission of accurate and complete reports to the College and the U.S. Department of Education.
- Communicate project activities, findings, and results through college publications, web pages, and other appropriate channels.
- Present project progress, outcomes, challenges, and recommended actions to college leadership, as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education and five years of progressively responsible professional experience in program management, grant administration, or a related field, or a master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education and two years of such experience.
- Knowledge of academic support programs in higher education.
- Experience directing federal grants.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with community college personnel, local employers, and community organizations.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines.
Physical Requirements
- Most of the job is sedentary; however, occasional periods of light work may be required;
- Lifting to approximately 35 lbs. occasionally.
- The worker may be exposed primarily to indoor office conditions.
- Visual acuity appropriate for an administrative position
- Hearing,
- Grasping,
- Pushing, pulling, lifting, reaching - occasionally
- Climbing stairs - occasionally
- Walking, frequently
- Occasional travel may be required
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We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees (& some part-time) including: medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, disability income insurance, tuition remission/reimbursement; flex-time; extended holiday breaks, vacation, sick leave and Friday closures in the summer!
To learn more details, visit our benefits page:
https://www.chesapeake.edu/employment/benefits/
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Do you have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education and five years of progressively responsible professional experience in program management, grant administration, or a related field, or a master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education and two years of such experience?
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Employer Chesapeake College
Address 1000 College Circle
Wye Mills, Maryland, 21679
Phone 410-827-5821
Website http://www.chesapeake.edu