| Minimal Qualifications: |
- Bachelor’s degree;
- 3 years of experience in grant development/writing or technical writing or related area.
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| Preferred qualifications: |
- Master’s degree with related experience preferred.
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| Work Hours |
This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule after 90 days.
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| Compensation |
The annual salary is $68,668-$72,788. A competitive benefit package is included. |
| Special Instructions to Applicants |
PLEASE NOTE:
- Cover letter, resume, and transcripts are required and must be attached to the online application in order to receive any consideration.
- Provide a grant writing sample. Please use other documents 01 file as the submission of a grant writing sample.
- Interviews will be conducted by a hiring committee.
We offer all full-time employees medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans, as well as retirement, 403b, employee assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible spending and health savings account. We have a generous time-off policy including vacation, sick/personal days, holidays, and paid spring and winter break.
EEO Statement:
Metropolitan Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
We can’t wait to show you why Metropolitan Community College is a great place to work!
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| Class Summary |
This position supports the pre-award cycle and is responsible for identifying federal and state resources and grant opportunities matching MCC initiatives and strategic goals, conducting and evaluating research, grant writing/development, and working collaboratively with internal and external personnel to develop grant proposals that support the mission and goals.
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| Typical Essential Duties |
- Researches grant and resource opportunities and matches the opportunities with investigators or referrals for departmental consideration.
- Manages pre-award proposal submissions, including: assisting departments/Principal Investigators (PIs) in the development, preparation, and submission of grant and contract proposals; review of application requirements; budget preparation and application completion. Requires working closely with the principal investigator and the proposal team to ensure all sponsor and institution policies and deadlines are met.
- Interprets and advises on funder application procedures, requirements, and regulations
- Ensure proposal submissions are complete and in compliance with agency and organization guidelines, instructions and deadlines.
- Monitors pending grant proposals. Follow-up with funding agency as necessary.
- Works with Legal to set up agreements for personnel services on grants with outside institutions (IPAs, MOUs).
- Coordinates and provides communication with a variety of constituents regarding grant development, review and approval processes.
- Facilitates workshops for and provide technical assistance to staff, faculty, administrators, and teams in the area of grant writing and development. Assists faculty and staff in directly accessing information concerning potential grant funding opportunities.
- Participates in grant technical training provided by funding agencies and keeps abreast of changing grant standards and proposal guidelines.
- Works with Grant Accountants to structure and plan complex, multi-year grant budgets involving cost share, indirect costs, and external partners following multiple guidelines from the Uniform Grant Guidance, the Code of Federal Regulations, funders, and external partners.
- Ensure compliance with sponsor requirements, federal policies, local and MCC policies.
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| Knowledge |
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and facilitative skills.
- Must possess or demonstrate capacity to develop grant proposals, logic models or strategic plans.
- Ability to meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to access, navigate and submit grants using online portals.
- Exceptional organizational, research, written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to organize work around broad organizational goals and processes.
- Ability to perform work that involves high level issues, processes, or organizational needs.
- Ability to make recommendations that impact the budget
- Knowledge of supervisory principles;
- Knowledge of budgeting principles;
- Knowledge of report preparation techniques;
- Knowledge of grant management principles;
- Knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws, rules, and regulations;
- Knowledge of computers and related software applications;
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| Skills |
- Skilled in monitoring and evaluating employees;
- Skilled in prioritizing and assigning work;
- Skilled in applying accounting principles and practices;
- Skilled in preparing and monitoring budgets;
- Skilled in recording, verifying, reconciling, and reporting accounting transactions;
- Skilled in identifying, investigating and resolving accounting discrepancies;
- Skilled in preparing financial statements and reports;
- Skilled in reading, comprehending, and analyzing financial statements;
- Skilled in maintaining financial systems and processes;
- Skilled in developing and implementing internal controls;
- Skilled in applying Federal, State, and local laws, rules and regulations;
- Skilled in operating a computer and related software applications;
- Skilled in utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, and others sufficient to exchange or convey information.
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| Physical Requirements |
Physical Requirements:
Positions in this class typically require: grasping, hearing, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking. The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.
Accommodations:
MCC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, MCC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in all aspects of employment, including the application process. To request an accommodation and/or a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures, please contact the Office of Human Resources.
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