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Advertised Title Project Manager, Center for Community Research and Evaluation (CCRE)

Campus Location

Campus Location May vary by position

Position Number

Position Number 023832

Category

Category Staff (Hourly/Monthly)

Department

Department Center for Community Research & Evaluation

Minimum Position Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in relevant area and five years of appropriate experience or a Masters degree and 3 years of appropriate experience. Relevant experience may substitute for required education.

Must possess a valid driver license.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Special Conditions

First consideration will be given to current University of Memphis employees.

This is a grant funded position with continuation contingent upon funding availability.

Work Schedule

Monday Friday
8:00AM 4:30PM

Position is located at Clark Tower, 5100 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN

Posting Date

Posting Date 08/18/2025

Closing Date

Closing Date 08/25/2025

Open Until Screening Begins No

Hiring Range

Hiring Range $65,000 - $70,000 per year

Full-Time/Part-Time

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk.
The employee is occasionally required to stand, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Additional Working Conditions

Special Instructions to Applicants

All applications must be submitted online at workforum.memphis.edu.

Applicants must complete all applicable sections of the online application to be considered for a position. Please upload a cover letter, resume, and reference list after completing your application, if required by the system. Required work experience is based on full time hours. Part time work experience will be prorated as listed.

Candidates who are called for an interview must notify the Department of Human Resources in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

Is this posting for UofM employees only?

Is this posting for UofM employees only? No

Positions Supervised

2 Career Specialist (currently temp employees)
Analytic Specialist (40% effort on this grant)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong operational planning and process improvement capabilities.
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills.
• Data collection, analysis, and reporting skills.
• Knowledge of relevant program areas and subject matter expertise.
• Adaptability and risk management skills.
• Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance.

Benefits of Employment (Applies to full-time, non-police employees only)

Job Duties

Duties & Responsibilities

Provides assistance to the Principal Investigator with day-to-day management and oversight of Upskill Mid-South operations.

Manages timelines, task assignments, and cross-team workflow execution; proactively identifies barriers and propose solutions. Facilitates effective collaboration between Career Specialist, Data Analyst, and other University relevant staff/areas.

Maintains workflow documentation and standard operating procedures to ensure

continuity and organizational learning. Assists in monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), data quality measures, and grant compliance benchmarks to ensure optimal grant effectiveness.

Monitors performance reporting and recommend improvements or strategies for action based on best practices, with final review and decisions completed by the Principal Investigator.

Duties & Responsibilities

Works with training providers to provide optimal customer service and ensure collaborations are well-aligned with grant objectives. Work with other staff members to ensure training provider data is high quality and consistent with contractual obligations. Communicate key findings to internal and external audiences.

Duties & Responsibilities

Provides management and oversight for the career specialist team, ensuring project deliverables are met. Establishes clear objectives and timelines. Monitors data integrity by implementing standards aligned with the project goals.

Coordinates internal and external meetings and monitor follow-up action items. Provides logistical and administrative support for unit operations. Serves as a liaison between the Principal Investigator and internal departments or external partners.

Duties & Responsibilities

Supervises project management tool implementations, including Qualtrics reporting, to ensure accurate tracking of project timeliness, action plans, and status reports. Regularly reviews and refines documentation of processes to enhance clarity and accessibility for team members.

Identifies risks, ensure strict data governance, and develop strategies for maintaining high-quality standards. Reports findings as needed. Assists with the development and implementation of best practices and policies for the grant, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance requirements. Creates and maintains standard operating procedures that outlines

processes for grant management, reporting and compliance monitoring.

Duties & Responsibilities

Performs other duties as assigned

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Do you have a valid drivers license
  • Yes
  • No
• * Are you a current University of Memphis employee?
  • Yes, full-time
  • Yes, part-time/temporary
  • Yes, student worker
  • Yes, Graduate Assistant
  • No

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The salary grade for this position is 8/10.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. It helps formulate and implement monetary policy, supervises banks and bank and savings and loan holding companies, and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia serves eastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.

Job Description

Our department prides itself on its collegial atmosphere. RAs help one another develop their statistical, data, and programming skills. Our economists collaborate on research with academic and central bank colleagues from around the world; as a result, so do our research assistants.

The assignments in the Economic Research Department offer our RAs a number of ways to increase their knowledge of economics and their analytical skills. Moreover, RAs have access to a number of training and education opportunities, including courses in computer software and programming languages, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in economics, statistics, and mathematics.

Working as a RA at the Philadelphia Fed is a rewarding experience, whichever career path you ultimately choose to pursue. Our RAs have gone on to top graduate schools in economics, public policy and law; some have found opportunities in other departments in the Bank; and others have moved into higher positions within the Economic Research Department.

The Bank’s RA program is structured as a two-year program, with most RAs continuing on to graduate programs or other careers in economics or related fields after two years with the Bank. Employment is at-will.

To Apply: Please attach your cover letter, resume, and unofficial transcript to the Attachments tab. We may ask for 2 letters of recommendation, but, please do not have them sent until requested by the hiring team.

Requirements:

Undergraduate or graduate degree in economics, mathematics, or statistics

Coursework in econometrics or advanced statistics, preferred

Programming experience, preferably in SAS, STATA, R, Python and/or Matlab

Responsibilities include:

Assisting economists with statistical and econometric analysis for long-term, academically oriented research projects

Assisting economists with reports and presentations on current economic and financial conditions for pre-FOMC briefings

Producing various Bank publications for public consumption

On a day-to-day basis, RAs are expected to:

Identify and collect data or other information from academic journals, market sources, and government reports

Write computer programs using statistical software such as SAS, Stata, R, Python and Matlab

Review, organize, and analyze economic and financial data

Write or help prepare reports and presentations in the form of graphs or tables

Other:

Our benefit plans are designed to be the best fit for you at every stage of your career!

• Medical (4 options), Prescription, Dental (3 options), and Vision Insurance with no waiting period

• 401k/Thrift Plan with generous employer match

• Employer-funded Pension Plan

• Paid Vacation/Sick Time & Holidays

• Monthly $100 Commuter Allowance

• Flexible Spending Accounts and Healthcare Spending Accounts

• Flexible Work Schedule available in most departments

• Life Insurance and Long Term Disability Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Parental Leave

• Free onsite 24/7 Fitness Center including training classes, Peloton bikes and locker room / shower facilities

• Onsite Cafeteria & Coffee Shop

• Additional Convenience Benefits, Discounts and More…

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We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job responsibilities, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

All Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia employees must comply with the Bank's ethics rules, which generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from owning securities, such as stock, of banks or savings associations or their affiliates, such as bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies. If you or your spouse/domestic partner or minor child own such securities, and would not be willing or able to divest them if you accepted an offer of Bank employment, you should raise this issue with the Recruiter for this posting, who can provide you contact information for our ethics officer if necessary. You should review the Bank's Employee Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with conflict of interest rules and personal investment restrictions.

Background investigations and drug testing are required for all new hires as a condition of employment, after the job offer is made. Candidates for positions deemed as "safety sensitive" will also be screened for the presence of marijuana. Employment may not begin until the Bank accepts the results of the background investigation.

All employees will be subject to FBI fingerprint / criminal background and Patriot Act/ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) watch list checks at least once every five years.

This position requires access to confidential supervisory information and/or FOMC information, which is limited to “Protected Individuals” as defined in the U.S. federal immigration law. Protected Individuals include, but are not limited to, U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents who either are not yet eligible to apply for naturalization or who have applied for naturalization within the requisite timeframe. Candida tes who are permanent residents must sign a declaration of intent to become a U.S. citizen when eligible to do so and pursue a path to citizenship. Candidates who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents may be eligible for the information access required for this position if they sign a declaration of intent to become a permanent resident and a U.S. citizen and meet other eligibility requirements. In addition, all candidates must undergo an applicable background check and comply with all applicable information handling rules.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature, level of work and the requirements of this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities associated with this position or the personnel so classified. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of this position, management reserves the right to revise this or any job description at its discretion at any time.

This is not a 100% remote opportunity. You will be available to work on-site in at least a hybrid capacity.

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