Job Description

Job Title

Department

FLSA

Direct Reports

Minimum Qualifications

Work Experience

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Extensive knowledge of state, federal, and private grant programs; preferably as it relates to community college initiatives.
2. Advanced skills in technical writing and grant proposal development.
3. Advanced skills in developing multi-year budgets which are appropriate and justifiable to the project and which align with the college’s procurement and business guidelines.
4. Ability to lead teams in developing project goals, outcomes, and activities with related evaluation measures.
5. Demonstrated project management skills that include documentation and communicating project tracking, deadlines, expectations of grant team members, and delegation of tasks.
6. Excellent analytical, organizational, project management, strategic planning, communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
7. Excellent research skills that include research and review of literature, and creation of annotated bibliographies.
8. Ability to communicate in a diplomatic, friendly, and effective manner with grant project staff, senior-level administrators, the college business office, and agency program officers.
9. Ability to initiate, plan, organize, and bring projects to conclusion and work within deadlines, without direct supervision.
10. Understanding of the role of a community college for economic mobility, equitable access and outcomes, and workforce and economic development.

Essential Functions

Job Duties

1. Responsible for the oversight of a grant portfolio that includes College and Foundation grants with a current value of $9M.
2. Lead grant writer; prepares grant proposals and assists college personnel in the preparation of grant proposals by providing development, writing, and submission assistance. 
3. Tracks federal funding opportunities, trends, and agency priorities; assesses Durham Tech’s eligibility for participation, and maintains a calendar of due dates for upcoming funding opportunities. 
4. Coordinates strategic planning meetings with division leaders, department chairs, and vice presidents to understand and identify campus and departmental needs and funding gaps; presents grant opportunities to college leadership for discussion and approval prior to development. 
5. Leads the pre-award compliance efforts, including developing and implementing internal compliance processes, communicating the components of the college Grants Compliance Agreement and providing grant management training to grant leaders and project personnel, and monitoring Uniform Guidance standards and applicable state, local, and NC Community College System policy.
6. Provides oversight for all college post-award functions including deliverables monitoring, budget monitoring, evaluation, training, compliance reporting, and assisting personnel leading grant projects as appropriate. 
7. Develops and delivers training to an internal college audience about the grant development processes, grants management, and compliance requirements.
8. Tracks college data, data procedures, research, and publications, assisting as needed.
9. Communicates with grantor program officers at federal, state and local agencies and private foundations regarding funding availability, eligibility, and proposal development questions.
10. Works collaboratively with other colleges, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.
11. Perform other duties as assigned.

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