Senior Grant Specialist

6 days ago

Richmond, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Grant Specialist to join our team at the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. The successful candidate will provide expert support for our research goals, focusing on increasing external funding through grants and contracts.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with senior leadership and scientific faculty to develop and facilitate grant opportunities.
  • Manage the entire proposal process, from concept development to submission, including meetings, task assignments, timelines, document sharing, and version control.
  • Prepare grant, subcontract, and contract proposals for new research projects and continuation/supplemental funding proposals for existing projects.
  • Provide non-technical writing, formatting, and editing support, including budget justifications, Biographical Sketches, and institutional background descriptions.
  • Assemble the final proposal package to ensure successful integration of all application components.
  • Manage limited submission competitions for Massey, from posting FOA to notifying applicants and assisting nominees with completing full proposals.
  • Review and interpret sponsor guidelines for research proposals.
  • Communicate sponsor and university policies, processes, and requirements to faculty, staff, and external audiences.
  • Review proposals to ensure compliance with university and sponsor policies and guidelines.
  • Prepare, revise, and approve research proposal budgets in accordance with university and sponsor policies and guidelines.
  • Coordinate the request and receipt of subcontractor proposal documentation required for VCU grant/contract proposal submissions.
  • Create and maintain descriptions for facilities and other resources, as well as grant application templates, according to sponsor policies to standardize grant application submissions.
Requirements
  • 3+ years of experience with sponsored project and contract research proposals submissions.
  • Experience creating proposal budgets and working with faculty members on revisions as needed.
  • Knowledge and experience in working with local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Capacity to draft clear budget justifications and other written materials, and to complete a variety of administrative documents as required.
  • Ability to review, interpret, and apply university and federal policies, procedures, laws, and regulations concerning assigned projects.
  • Excellent computer skills in the use of MS Office, with emphasis on Excel spreadsheets, MS Word, and Adobe.
  • Capacity to use a variety of online internal and external systems.
  • Ability to be precise, thorough, reliable, work independently, adapt to frequent changes in work assignments, and possess the ability to reason, think logically, and analyze situations to resolve problems.
  • Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, with the capacity to maintain consistency with performance.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and clearly answer inquiries of faculty, staff, and various customer groups.
  • Ability to maintain effective communication with fellow sponsored program staff.
  • Demonstrated ability to research, investigate, analyze, and evaluate all project-related data regarding budgets for assigned projects.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Ability to work collaboratively with team members, faculty, and external parties, as well as work independently.
  • Prefer degree in business or related field or equivalent years of experience.
  • Prefer 3 or more years of experience in pre-award/proposal development support.
  • Knowledge of OMB cost principles and Uniform Guidance 2CFR200, with an advanced understanding preferred.

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