Project Manager - Trainer of Conflict Resolution in Schools

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• Job Title
  : PROJECT MANAGER
• Position Number
  : 8101518
• Work Modality
  :
  Fully In-Person
• Job Category
  :
  University Staff
• Job Type
  :
  Full-Time
• FLSA Status
  :
  Exempt
• Campus
  :
  Off-Campus/Remote
• Department Name
  : SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
• Location Code
  : SCHOOL OF EDUCATION (02300A)
• Funding
  :
  Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Loyola University School Partners in the School of Education invites applicants who will manage all aspects of the federally funded multi-year project and implement a conflict resolution program in partner Chicago Public schools. As a project manager, this position plays a key role in developing, executing, and monitoring project’s goals, objectives and deliverables in order to comply with funder’s requirements. In addition, as a trainer of conflict resolution, this position trains conflict resolution skills to students, project’s staff, school personnel and other stakeholders while directly providing conflict resolution services to students and families in partner schools.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Project Management (40%)

• Oversee day-to-day activities and progress of the project to ensure appropriate timeline, staffing and reporting
• Develop, implement and monitor the project’s deliverables to partner schools
• Prepare required performance reports to the funder and relevant stakeholders
• Supervise project coordinator, project’s staff and student assistants
• Assist (Co)-principal investigators to manage the project’s budget and resources
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationship with project’s partner schools, project staff, community stakeholders, cross-functional units in Loyola University Chicago and the funder to accomplish the project’s goals and objectives
• Convene scheduled project meetings and maintain all documents and materials
• Attend project related professional meetings, trainings and conferences
• Support the mission and other management duties of the project as assigned

Conflict Resolution Training (40%)

• Work closely with (Co)-principal investigators to plan, organize, and conduct conflict resolution trainings to students, project’s staff, school personnel and other professionals in partner schools
• Provide conflict resolution and/or mediation services to referred target students, families and community members
• Supervise and consult with trainee’s conflict resolution cases
• Develop culturally appropriate conflict resolution training materials and/or scientific documents to improve project’s outcomes

Research Collaboration (20%)

• Collaborate with project’s research team to develop and/or recommend violence prevention strategies and/or research direction as requested on the project
• Conduct literature studies relevant to the project
• Prepare and disseminate project’s findings through presentations and/or peer-reviewed journals
• Assist (Co)-principal investigators to seek additional funding for project’s sustainability

Perform other duties as assigned

• Graduate degree and/or a doctoral level degree (J.D., Ph.D., D.S.W., Ed.D., etc.) in relevant fields
• Professional certificate of conflict resolution, mediation and/or restorative justice
• 2-3 years of training in conflict resolution or teaching experience in a higher education and/or professional fields
• Experience in managing federally funded multi-year grants
• Be passionate about disadvantaged minority at-risk youth and their families
• Excellent organizational and effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrate self-initiative and ability to resolve problems encountered in the project and partner schools

• Graduate degree and/or a doctoral level degree (J.D., Ph.D., D.S.W., Ed.D., etc.) in relevant fields
• Professional certificate of…