Project Director SWEEP

Job Details

Albuquerque - Albuquerque NM

Full Time

Masters Degree

$80000.00 - $80000.00 Salary / year

Staff

Description

The Project Director (PD) provides overall policy programmatic and fiscal leadership and

direction for all aspects of the Title V Social Work Educational Enhancement Project

(SWEEP)-Raíces grant. SWEEP-Raíces is a $3 million federal grant from the US

Department of Education that is in its final no cost extension year set to close out no later

than 9 / 30 / 2026. The PD is responsible for the implementation and management of grant

programs activities and personnel that support increased retention and graduation rates

of Hispanic / Latino and social work students from lower resourced communities. The PD

oversees the strategic direction and ensures accomplishment of grant goals / objectives.

This position reports to the Principal Investigator of the grant (Dean of the Facundo Valdez

School of Social Work) and will be based at the Albuquerque Center.

Duties / Responsibilities

Responsible for policy and programmatic matters in support of the goals and

objectives of the SWEEP-Raíces grant;

Responsible for the development implementation and management of programs

activities and support services as identified in the SWEEP-Raíces grant to

increase enrollment and the retention of Hispanic / Latino and social work students

from lower resourced communities;

Provide oversight of grant budgets and ensure grant funds are spent in a timely

manner in accordance with the terms of the grant award including compliance

with University and USDEd rules and regulations; consults with unrestricted and

restricted budget personnel;

Serve as liaison to the USDEd Program Officer;

Provide direct oversight and supervise SWEEP-Raíces staff and students;

Assess the need for and recruit identify and hire other relevant grant personnel;

Collaborate with Dean and BSW / MSW Program Coordinators in identification

and recruitment of faculty (full-time and per-course) to carry out selected grant

activities;

Serve as lead of Project Team (consisting of faculty staff graduate assistants

work-study) chair PT meetings and review meeting minutes;

Consult and collaborate with faculty and staff within the Facundo Valdez School

of Social Work (FVSSW) and throughout the University in support of

accomplishment of grant goals and objectives;

Responsible for fundraising and oversight of the endowment fund associated with

the grant in collaboration with the NMHU Foundation;

Responsible for (review the preparation and ensure submission of) annual

reports on all SWEEP-Raíces project activities and associated spending which

will provide data for reports to USDEd and to External Evaluator;

Responsible for the implementation and management of student advisement

programs that contribute to the increased retention of Hispanic / Latino and social

work students from lower resourced communities;

Responsible for the implementation and management of tutoring and mentoring

services that contribute to the increased retention of Hispanic / Latino and social

work students from lower resourced communities;

Responsible for the development and implementation of a program of community

outreach at high schools community colleges and other educational institutions

to promote the profession of social work to Hispanic / Latino and social work

students from lower resourced communities;

Responsible for organization and implementation of periodic career-oriented

presentations by professional social workers and employers of social workers for

potential students to promote the profession to Hispanic / Latino and social work

• students from lower resourced communities;

Serve as lead on the internal Project evaluation process; monitor data for

continuous evaluation and quality control of Project activities;

Serve as liaison with internal Project evaluator;

Responsible for and oversee the development and monitoring of metrics that

track social work enrollment retention and graduation data of Hispanic / Latino

and social work students from lower resourced communities in alignment with

grant goals and objectives;

Take an active role in interpreting the Schools mission and priorities and align

these with the grants goals and objectives;

Represent the School / University in the community and serve as the

representative of SWEEP-Raíces grant activities;

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Ability to build relationships with and interact positively and effectively with students

School and University staff and faculty and community partners (educational institutions

and employers of social workers)

Ability to develop implement promote and evaluate programs that support academic

and professional development of social work students

Strong leadership and coordination skills in the capacity of program development and

implementation

Demonstrated commitment to continuous quality assurance

Works well with others from diverse backgrounds with a focus on resolving conflict

maintaining confidentiality listening to others remaining open to others ideas and

contributing to building a positive team spirit.;

Ability to organize and prioritize multiple issues / tasks of varying priorities and strong

interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to interact using tact anddiplomacy.

Knowledge and / or familiarity of the educational social and emotional needs of

Hispanic / Latino and social work students from lower resourced communities;

Skill and expertise in working with higher education faculty staff and studentsStrong technical and computer skills and thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office andonline media tools to support data integrity and reporting requirements and to promote

grant activities;

Strong skills in the use of technologies and / or strategies to coordinate project

communication and logistics for multiple stakeholders (NMHU Project Director

SWEEP-Raíces staff students faculty staff community partners etc.)

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS :

An MSW degree from a CSWE-accredited program with 5 years post-MSW experience;

At least 1-year experience with program management of a federal grant;

PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTS :

At least 3 years administrative / leadership experience in non-profit sector and / or human

services and / or higher education (preferably in social work);

At least 2 years working in a faculty / advisory capacity with high school community

college or university students especially Hispanic / Latino and social work students from

lower resourced communities;;

Bilingual in Spanish-English;

APPLICATION PROCEDURE : A complete application must include 1) a letter of

application 2) resume 3) unofficial copies of advanced degree transcripts and 4)

names / address / phone numbers of three professional references.

References will be contacted in conjunction with on-campus interview and official

transcripts should be requested upon acceptance of the on-campus interview.

For more detailed information regarding the position you may contact add name of

search chair add title of search chair at New Mexico Highlands University; e-mail : add

email of search chairFor disabled access or services call or email

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 80000 - 80000