Grants Manager

Basic Purpose: The Grants Manager is responsible for managing a portfolio of public and private grants from pre-award to close-out. The Manager is responsible for identifying grant opportunities, managing grant submissions, tracking grants in assigned portfolio, managing timelines and deadlines, managing close out processes, and ensuring compliance with reporting, contracts, regulations, laws, and standards. This individual collaborates with internal and external partners to ensure alignment with grant guidelines. The Grants Manager maintains ongoing collaboration with related offices to support successful grant implementation. A key function of this role is supporting various federally funded grants and will serve as primary point of contact with agency Program Officers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts on-going research to identify potential grant opportunities and provide research results to supervisor and College leadership.
• Informs and advises potential College partners, including faculty and administrators, of prospective grant opportunities.
• Works with faculty and staff throughout the College to develop and write applications/submissions. Leads grant writing as needed.
• Serves as the liaison between project directors and Grants Accounting to develop budgets for pre and post award and ensures a timely post award budget loading process.
• Oversees grant submissions and monitors grant award processes including tracking and documenting proposal information in a timely manner.
• With supervision from the Director of Grants, the Manager monitors grant reporting and compliance including meeting regularly with grant awardees.
• Advises and counsels project directors on financial and compliance issues, recommending alternative spending strategies.
• Works with grant awardees across the College, in collaboration with areas such as Academic Affairs, Business Office, Business Intelligence & Data Analytics, to meet fund expenditure requirements, internal and external reporting and other grant management deadlines.
• Partnering with Accounting, ensures timely and accurate invoicing, reporting, and other administrative functions.
• Manages grant renewals, extensions, and close out of grants, including final reporting, accurately and within required deadlines.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of grant processes and provides ongoing training and support for grant leads and serve as lead/primary source for private and public grants in assigned grant portfolios.
• Provides quarterly and as needed grant reporting for project directors, the Director of Grants, Senior Leadership, and other College partners.
• Ensures effective resource expenditure in alignment with federal and other public grant guidelines.
• Advises the College on ways to enhance effectiveness and ensure alignment of programming with emerging guidelines and allowable budget categories.
• Provides a high-level of service and maintains strong working relationships with project directors and internal colleagues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Education/Training/Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree in higher education administration, business, or another related field is preferred.
• Minimum of two years of demonstrated success in public and private grants administration is required, preferably in a community college setting, including evidence of successful grant applications and awards.
• Demonstrated experience working with grant identification, acquisition, and proposal writing.
• Demonstrated experience working with grant management and administration, project management and evaluation, fiscal management, and contract compliance.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills:

• Ability to identify funding opportunities to advance the College’s strategic agenda.
• Ability to interpret simple and complex demographic and statistical information.
• Strong software skills for electronic tracking, prospect research, and electronic grant submission and compliance requirements.
• Superior writing, organizational, and communications skills.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to understand and monitor grant guidelines, regulations, and requirements in order to explain institutional processes and procedures and reporting to College partners.
• Highly motivated, focused, and results oriented.
• Ability to exercise discretion and tact in all interpersonal contacts, and to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks according to required deadlines.
• Maintain composure under stressful conditions.
• Ability to be optimistic, positive, and supportive in interactions with others.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Sensitivity to cultural diversity and ability to communicate and interact effectively with people of all ages and diverse background.

Montgomery County Community College is committed to assuring equal opportunity to all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), ancestry, national origin, age (40 or older), affectional or sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, gender presentation, veteran’s status, marital status or disability in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendment of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable statutes.

Inquiries concerning Title IX relating to equal opportunity on the basis of sex should be referred to: Title IX Coordinator, Mikiba W. Morehead, Ed.D., TNG, LLC, at titleixcoordinator@mc3.edu.

All other equal opportunity inquiries, including those based upon disability, should be referred to: The Director of Equity, Diversity & Belonging, at 504@mc3.edu or 215-619-7383.