Project Manager

Requisition Number:

S3104

Position Number:

998149

Position Classification Title:

University Program Associate

Functional Title:

Project Manager

Position Type:

Staff

University Information:

UNC Greensboro, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is 1 of only 57 doctoral institutions recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for both higher research activity and community engagement. Founded in 1891 and one of the original three UNC System institutions, UNC Greensboro is one of the most diverse universities in the state with 20,000 students, and 3,000 faculty and staff members representing 90 nationalities. With 17 Division I athletic teams, 85 undergraduate degrees in over 125 areas of study, as well as 74 master’s and 32 doctoral programs, UNC Greensboro is consistently recognized nationally among the top universities for academic excellence and value, with noted strengths in health and wellness, visual and performing arts, nursing, education, and more. For additional information, please visit uncg.edu and follow UNCG on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Primary Purpose Of The Organizational Unit:

The School of Nursing is Transforming the Future of Nursing with Inclusive Communities, Passionate People, Innovative Practices, and Extraordinary Outcomes. We value and strive for diversity, respect, open communication, and excellence among students, staff, and faculty. The school is CCNE accredited and is a NLN Center of Excellence in Promoting the Pedagogical Expertise of Faculty. The School of Nursing has over 1,250 students enrolled in BSN, RN-BSN, MSN, DNP, PhD and certificate programs. Please visit our website at https://nursing.uncg.edu.

Position Summary:

The Project Manager (PM) will be primarily responsible for the day-to-day coordination of grant activities and assisting the Project Director (PD), Project Coordinator (PC) and faculty with implementation and evaluation of the grant activities. In addition, the Project Manager will assist with coordination of work with PDs and sites, liaisons with practice partners and community clinical sites, data storage and security backup, assisting faculty in accurate, timely and efficient activities, assisting in database tracking regarding student clinical placement, confidential records, and budget management with audit trail. The PM will be responsible for financial recordkeeping, processing grant expenditures and reconciling the budget, assisting with HR hiring, ordering supplies/inventory/ maintenance, developing and maintaining a database to track the activities and outcomes, processing student traineeship applications, tracking data regarding trainings, tracking NPI numbers and post-graduation work status/area, tracking and assisting with coordinating preceptor training and continuing education hours, planning meetings and minutes, and handling regular communication with the PD, PC, staff, students and partners and assisting with evaluation activities. The PM will assist the PD with all grant reports.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in health-related field or business degree; experience with Excel, budget management, Banner, and students in higher education; excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  
  

Alternate Option:

If no applicants apply who meet the required competency level and training & experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on competencies, equity, budget, and market considerations.

Special Instructions To Applicants:

Applicants are required to upload a list of at least three (3) professional references that includes:

• Name,
• Company Name,
• Type of reference (Professional, Supervisor, Colleague, Academic, or Personal). One (1) of those references will need to be a current or previous supervisor.
• Email Address
• Contact Phone Number
  
  

Recruitment Range:

$42,289 - $45,000

Org #-Department:

Nursing - 12802

Work Hours Of Position:

8 A.M - 5 P.M., M-F

Number Of Months Per Year:

12

Job Family:

Administrative & Managerial

Career Banded Title:

University Program Associate

Open Date:

03/26/2026

Close Date:

04/05/2026

FTE :

1.000

FLSA:

Non-Exempt

If Time-limited, Please Specify End Date For Appointment.:

ANEW grant funding ends 6/30/2027.

Key Responsibility:

Record Keeping and Information Management

Essential Tasks:

• Develop and maintain database on a daily and weekly basis.
• Assist with interim progress and close out grant reports. This is required for the grant funding agency and includes student applications, tracking student progress during the program and at least one year post graduation employment and NI numbers, student placements and activities, grant agency reports, reports to PD and other grant staff, working with PD and clinical coordinator for student placements.
• Data storage and security backup, and securing audit trail and confidential records.
• Develop and maintain a database to track the work plan outcomes including student and preceptor data, process student traineeship applications, and track grant data.
• Maintain minutes of meetings, communicating with team members, students and clinical partners. The use of electronic methods is key to this role.
• Timely, complete, accurate and professional work is expected, as is proactive planning for contingencies.
  
  

Key Responsibility:

Customer Service

Essential Tasks:

• Customer service through program management including answering questions, serving as primary contact for program, recruitment activities, meeting PD and other grant faculty needs for information and implementation. This includes both verbal and written communication, media coverage and a variety of technology-based software and systems.
• Will travel to clinical sites and HBCU’s, high schools and community organizations to recruit students into the programs. This may include daily and weekly meetings with the PD or other team members.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are key to this role.
• Timely, complete, accurate and professional work is expected as well as good judgement in communications.
  
  

Key Responsibility:

Coordinate Workflow

Essential Tasks:

• Coordinate workflow through grant unit and team: assist with scheduling and calendaring activities including recruitment, student traineeship application announcements, selection and notification,
• Coordination of work with PI/coPI and site partners,
• Assisting faculty in accurate, timely and efficient activities,
• Assisting in clinical placement record keeping with Clinical Placement Coordinator and grant team,
• Coordinate tracking EDI, preceptor trainings and continuing education hours,
• Plan meetings and assist with evaluation activities,
• Excellent organizational skills are key to this role, as well as timely, complete, accurate and professional work.
  
  

Key Responsibility:

Budget Management

Essential Tasks:

• Budget management that is required for reporting to the granting agency and for implementation of grant activities.
• Responsible for financial recordkeeping, processing grant expenditures using grant funds and reconciling the budget. This may include student stipends and tuition assistance, purchasing equipment, processing travel, faculty salary EPAFs with the research office or assistant dean for budget and operations.
• Timely, complete, accurate and professional work is expected.
  
  

Competency:

Knowledge - Program and Organization

Competency Description:

• Knowledge of policies, procedures and precedents affecting program area(s).
• Ability to analyze and explain how policies or procedures apply to programmatic and client needs. Operational knowledge of the purpose of the program’s organization including its mission, services, clients and measures of business effectiveness.
• Ability to assess needs and assure assistance is appropriate to the situation.
• Ability to identify and understand non-specific issues and problems without standard resolutions and resolve them independently.
• Ability to modify processes using applicable technology, web-based data systems and programs.
  
  

Competency Level:

Journey

Competency:

Program Administration

Competency Description:

• Ability to administer an aspect of a program or functional area.
• Ability to make recommendations for program expectations and direction.
• Ability to identify and understand issues, client needs and problems of a recurring nature to effectively address and resolve situations.
• Ability to track and monitor program outcomes.
• Ability to collect, research, and analyze information for processing, monitoring, or measuring data.
• Ability to develop internal processes and prioritize workload.
• Ability to generate reports with varying standards of application.
• Ability to reconcile and manage accounting records of moderate variety and complexity, including preparation of financial statements and reports.
  
  

Competency:

Customer Service

Competency Description:

• Ability to explain the application of policies and procedures in terms of client needs and business results and goals.
• Ability to identify options and make recommendations within established guidelines to meet competing needs.
• Ability to develop and maintain productive and collaborative work relationships in order to facilitate effective service in assigned area and problem resolution with clients.
• Knowledge of the value of program services to the client and how to deliver those services.
  
  

Competency:

Communication - Verbal/Written

Competency Description:

• Ability to explain the application of processes and procedures using sources that clients can reference.
• Ability to convey information with specific references to guidelines, systems operation, vendor materials, policies and/or procedures or other sources.
• Ability to speak in terms of business results and goals in addition to using technical terms.
• Ability to compose communication describing the work, resolving an issue, or initiating or terminating a procedure.
• Ability to draft internal policy and work processes.
• Ability to create presentations using a variety of media to convey meaningful information to an individual or group.
  
  

Competency:

Information/Records Administration

Competency Description:

• Ability to access, review, compile and store multiple sources of data and information to generate appropriate criteria for reports.
• Ability to determine sources and gather information, via interviews, surveys and other methods, to complete work in assigned program area(s).
• Ability to research, compile, explain, and present data.
• Ability to clarify the rationale for the information/records management policy and practices.
• Ability to train clients in how to use software, databases and related forms and tools.
  
  

Competency:

Communication and Marketing

Competency Description:

• Ability to communicate, in written and oral form, detailed and technical program information, guidelines and standards/statutes/codes/regulations to various audiences to ensure that they understand the information and the message, and to seek compliance.
• Ability to deliver presentations suited to the characteristics and needs of the audience such as negotiating solutions among different stakeholders.
  
  

Competency:

Budgeting

Competency Description:

• Exercises responsibility for administering the budget, which includes making recommendations
• regarding the use and distribution of funds within the department.
• Acquire and apply knowledge of policies, procedures, and campus resources in order to complete budget forms.
• Monitors and reconciles departmental or program budget and tracks travel and office expenditures.
  
  

Physical Effort:

Hand Movement-Grasping - F, Finger Dexterity - F, Reading - F, Writing - F, Hearing - F, Talking - F, Standing - O, Sitting - F, Walking - O, Lifting-0-30 lbs. - R, Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions - F, Holding - F

Work Environment:

Inside - C