Under the direction of the Senior Director of Student Success (reporting through the Dean of Student Services to the Vice President of Student Services), the Project Director provides strategic leadership, administration, coordination, and oversight of the federally funded TRIO Talent Search (TS) REACH Project. The project is designed to assist low-income and first-generation students in grades 6 through 12 with academic preparation, educational planning, college access, career exploration, and financial aid navigation to support enrollment and success in postsecondary education.
The Director is responsible for ensuring the project achieves all approved objectives and operates in compliance with U.S. Department of Education regulations, grant requirements, College policies, and applicable federal and state laws. Responsibilities include program planning and implementation, personnel supervision, participant recruitment and eligibility verification, service delivery oversight, fiscal management, performance monitoring, data collection, reporting, partnership development, and continuous program improvement.
The Director serves as the primary liaison regarding the project with Broward County Public Schools Career, Technical, Adult and Community Education (CTACE) Department, HANDY, Inc. and/or other subaward recipients and community partners, target schools, postsecondary institutions, and the U.S. Department of Education. These responsibilities are reflected in the approved grant Plan of Operation.
This position is funded through the U.S. Department of Education TRIO Talent Search REACH Grant and is currently authorized through August 31, 2031. Continued employment is contingent upon grant funding, annual performance evaluations, and contract renewal.
Bachelor’s degree in one of the following areas required. Master's degree preferred.
Experience with:
Daily - 20%: Program Leadership, Administration, and Compliance
Provides overall leadership, planning, implementation, and operational oversight of the Talent Search Grant Project. Ensures all project activities comply with approved grant objectives, U.S. Department of Education regulations, College policies, recordkeeping requirements, fiscal accountability standards, and applicable federal and state regulations. Liaises with and ensures seamless coordination with subrecipients on all project activities, including data collection and tracking. Prepares and submits required reports, including the Annual Performance Report, and serves as a liaison with the U.S. Department of Education regarding project administration, performance, and compliance.
Daily - 15%: Student Services, Academic Advising, and College Access Programming
Directs and participates in the delivery of academic advising, educational planning, career exploration, tutoring referrals, course selection guidance, college preparation, financial literacy activities, FAFSA and scholarship assistance, college admissions support, campus visits, dual enrollment preparation, industry credential awareness, and other Talent Search services designed to promote secondary completion and postsecondary enrollment.
Daily - 10%: Personnel Management and Professional Development
Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, assigns work, evaluates, and develops project personnel, including the Assistant Director/Career Pathway Navigator. Establishes performance expectations, fosters teamwork, provides coaching and professional development, and promotes effective collaboration among College employees, school personnel, and community partners.
Weekly - 20%: Participant Recruitment, Eligibility, and School Partnerships
Leads outreach, recruitment, eligibility verification, enrollment, and retention efforts to ensure required participant objectives are achieved. Maintains productive relationships with principals, counselors, teachers, advisors, and CTACE, HANDY and/or other community partner staff to facilitate recruitment, referrals, academic monitoring, interventions, and student support services. Conducts meetings with school personnel and project partners to coordinate program implementation and address participant needs.
Weekly - 10%: Individualized Student Planning and Performance Monitoring
Ensures participants receive needs assessments, individualized academic and career plans, progress monitoring, and appropriate intervention services. Oversees systems for tracking participant eligibility, academic achievement, service delivery, graduation progress, FAFSA completion, postsecondary enrollment, and other federal performance indicators.
Monthly - 10%: Partnership Coordination and Subrecipient Oversight
Manages partnerships with schools, colleges and universities, workforce organizations, and community agencies. Implements and monitors subrecipient agreements with community partners, evaluates performance and deliverables, coordinates collaborative activities, and maintains stakeholder engagement to support project objectives.
Develops, administers, and monitors the approved project budget. Reviews expenditures, authorizes purchases within delegated authority, conducts routine budget reviews, and collaborates with Grants Accounting, Grants Management, and College leadership to ensure appropriate stewardship of federal funds and adherence to grant requirements.
Reviews project implementation, participant outcomes, service utilization, budget performance, and progress toward approved objectives, in collaboration with an external evaluator. Identifies opportunities for improvement, implements corrective actions, participates in professional development activities, attends meetings and conferences.
As Needed - 5%: Performs related duties as assigned.
Our Culture - At Broward College our leaders embody a culture of competence, care, character, composure and courage. We prioritize serving each other and our students through high-quality guidance, mutual respect, resilience and fair, thoughtful decision-making, all while upholding the values of integrity, transparency and honesty.
Broward College offers an exceptional benefits package, including, but not limited to:
Project Director, Talent Search Grant
P0092647
Full time Temporary
TRIO Talent Search Grant
Central Campus
211
$64,865 - $74,595 (Salary commensurate with education and experience)
Monday – Friday/Weekends/Varies
37.5
Open Until Filled
To be considered for this position, a completed online employment application along with a cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript(s) are required.
No
Exempt
Administrators
For positions requiring a degree, the official transcripts are required upon hire. An unofficial copy of the degree/transcript is acceptable during the application process and must be attached to the online application. If unable to attach the documentation, please email document to jobs@broward.edu or fax to 954-201-7612, stating clearly the position name(s) and position number(s) the transcript is to be attached to.
Foreign Transcript: Transcripts issued outside of the United States require a equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached with the application and submitted by the application deadline. All required documentation must be received on or before the job posting end date.
**Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded in the “Resume/CV/Transcript/License/Certification” section of the application**
Please refer to link with the instructions on how to submit an application with multiple documents. https://www.broward.edu/jobs/_docs/tutorial_external_applicant_broward_college.pdf.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the required background screening process.
Broward College uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 Form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
Broward College is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from eligible veterans and spouses of veterans, underrepresented groups, including minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other legally protected classification. For inquiries regarding Title IX and the college’s non-discrimination policies, contact the Vice President for Talent and Culture at 954-201-7449, Broward College, 6400 NW 6th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309. Applicants needing a reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact the Talent and Culture Department at nanders1@broward.edu.
The intent of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and should not be interpreted of describe all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in any particular position. Directly related education/experience beyond the minimum stated may be substituted where appropriate at the discretion of the Appointing Authority. Broward College reserves the right to revise or change job duties, job hours, and responsibilities.
