Program Specialist II

This position is budgeted at $32.88 per hour and is non-negotiable. The position will be filled at 30 hours per week and is benefit elegible.

San Diego State University has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking on Campus Program. The purpose of the grant is to establish a comprehensive, coordinated, trauma-informed, and culturally relevant program to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus. SDSU is hiring a Program Specialist who will provide day-to-day management, oversight, and administration of this program. The Program Specialist will be responsible for coordinating the planning and implementation of program requirements, as well as support of all grant-related activities. This is a 75% FTE (30 hours/week), 3-year, grant-funded position, with the possibility of grant continuation and position renewal. The Program Specialist will report to the Special Assistant to the President on Gender-Based Violence, who is also the grant’s principal investigator.

Project Management 80%

• Oversee daily operations and coordinate all grant activities related to administering the OVW Campus Program grant.
• Work collaboratively with campus partners to ensure the development and implementation of statutory and programmatic grant requirements and activities.
• Serve as a point of contact to maintain communication between the campus and the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
• Ensure that project deliverables are completed on time and according to the statutory and program requirements of the grant program.
• Cultivate and sustain collaborative relationships with a wide array of partners (staff, faculty, students, community members) to accomplish project goals.
• Work with cultural / community resource center staff members to assess the needs of students and the larger campus community, including historically marginalized and underserved communities, to gather information to inform project activities and implementation.
• Develop and maintain communication and information-sharing processes to ensure that project partners are informed and have access to key program information and materials.
• Maintain detailed documentation of award documents and project deliverables.
• Collect and organize relevant institutional data to submit in bi-annual performance reports.
  
  
  

Other duties and responsibilities as assigned 20%

• Participate in required virtual and in-person training and technical assistance as required by the grant program, including New Grantee Orientation, Training and Technical Institutes, webinars, cohort calls, and calls with OVW Campus Technical Assistance Providers and OVW.
• Adhere to all relevant federal and state laws, and confidentiality guidelines.
• Monitor and abide by all award conditions.
  
  
  

Knowledge & Abilities

• Experience in project managemetn and facilitation skills;
• Grant-writing or grant management experience;
• Strong knowledge of research and best practices as they relate to prevention and/or response for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking specifically in a college or university setting;
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams;
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with marginalized communities on or off campus.
  
  
  

Minimum Education & Exerience

• Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in sociology, social work, human services, public health, criminal justice or related field, or additional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
• Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in technical or administrative assignments, two years of which would be at a Program Specialist level.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in sociology, social work, human services, public health, criminal justice, or related field.
  
  
  

Additional Applicant Information

• Candidate must reside in California or live in a commutable distance from SDSU at time of hire.
• Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on Brackground Check results (including a criminal record check).
• San Diego State University Research Foundation is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets/Title IX Employer.