Title III Strengthening Institutions Program; SIP) Coordinator

Hood College seeks a dynamic, highly organized, and mission-driven

Title III Coordinator to provide leadership and day-to-day management for the College’s U.S. Department of Education Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant, Student Successin the AI Era:
Advancing Retention, Completion, and Workforce Readiness at Hood College. The Coordinator will oversee the implementation of a comprehensive five-year initiative designed to strengthen student success infrastructure, improve retention and graduation outcomes, expand mentoring and student employmentprograms, and advance institution-wide AI literacy and workforcereadiness. This is a grant-funded, temporary position.

Working closely with the Provost, Associate Provost, Dean of Student Success, Career Center leadership, Center for Teaching and Learning, Institutional Research, faculty, staff, vendors, and external evaluators, the Coordinator will serve as the operationalhub of the project, ensuring that activities remain on schedule, onbudget, and in compliance with all federal and institutional requirements.

Other duties may be assigned.

• Coordinate implementation of all grant activities and objectives across multiple departments and divisions.
• Develop and maintain detailed project work plans, timelines,milestones, and implementation schedules.
• Monitor progress toward project goals and performance measures.
• Facilitate monthly project team meetings and prepare status reports for project leadership.
• Identify implementation challenges and coordinate timely solutions.
• Ensure alignment of project activities with Hood Collegestrategic priorities and institutional goals.

• Serve as the primary operational contact for the Title IIIgrant.
• Ensure compliance with all U.S. Department of Educationregulations, grant conditions, and reporting requirements.
• Maintain grant documentation, records, policies, and audit-ready files.
• Coordinate preparation and submission of Annual Performance Reports and other required federal reports.
• Monitor procurement activities and vendor contracts to ensure compliance with federal and institutional policies.

• Monitor project expenditures and budget allocations.
• Track grant spending against approved budgets and timelines.
• Prepare budget projections and expenditure reports for project leadership.
• Coordinate with Finance, Grants Administration, and project personnel on fiscal matters.
• Assist with budget modifications and grant-related financial documentation as needed.

• Collaborate with the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment and the external evaluator to collect, validate, and analyze project data.
• Track key performance indicators including student retention,graduation rates, mentoring participation, faculty professional development engagement, student employment participation, and AIliteracy outcomes.
• Maintain project dashboards and performance monitoring systems.
• Support formative and summative evaluation activities.
• Prepare data summaries and reports for internal and external stakeholders.

• Serve as liaison among Academic Affairs, Student Success,Career Services, Accessibility Services, Information Technology,Institutional Research, and the Center for Teaching and Learning.
• Coordinate implementation efforts related to:
• AI-enhanced advising and early alert systems
• Mentoring programs
• Student employment initiatives
• Accessibility services platforms
• Faculty and staff AI professional development
• AI literacy curriculum integration
• Coordinate project communications and disseminationactivities.

• Manage relationships with external vendors, consultants, and service providers.
• Monitor deliverables, timelines, and contract compliance.
• Coordinate onboarding, implementation, and training activities associated with project technologies and services.
• Support planning and execution of conferences, workshops,professional development programs, and dissemination events.

We seek a candidate who values diversity, equity and inclusion inall that they do. Candidates must have strong organizational skillsand a proven ability to work collaboratively with partners across campus in support of Hood College’s mission as a student-centered,liberal arts institution.

• Bachelor’s degree from an…