Grants Manager

Raritan Valley Community College is seeking a highly skilled Grants Manager to join our team. As a key member of our grants development and management team, you will play a critical role in supporting the College's strategic priorities and ensuring compliance with grant regulations.

• Manage grant development initiatives, including identifying grant opportunities, developing proposals, and submitting grants to external funding agencies.
• Provide budgetary guidance to project directors and compliance oversight for grants awarded to the College, ensuring proper allocation of funds and adherence to grant objectives.
• Maintain an internal grants manual, updating forms and processes as needed, and assist with budget management, reporting requirements, and record-keeping to ensure grant compliance.
• Support the Director of Grants in providing guidance to faculty and administrators on grant funding allocations, improving educational programming, and addressing ongoing changes to grant performance measures.
• Prepare electronic grant applications, submissions, and amendments, ensuring funds are expended within the grant period, compliance with regulations, and maintenance of necessary grant records.
• Confer with external grant officials for clarification, amendments, monitoring, or audit visits, as needed.
• Prepare and maintain grant reports on grant opportunities, submitted proposals, unfunded proposals, and grant awards.

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field from an accredited institution of higher education.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with proposals and administration of sponsored grants, preferably in higher education or the nonprofit sector.
• Ability to work independently and simultaneously on multiple projects, meet deadlines, and maintain a high level of accuracy in a fast-paced teamwork environment.
• Flexibility to accommodate and adjust to changes in workload.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Skilled in financial analysis, accounting procedures, and budget reconciliations.
• Strong collaborative and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with integrated database systems and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

• High functioning knowledge of Banner, EWEG, SAGE, and Grants.Gov finance and grants management systems.

To be considered for this position, please submit your cover letter and resume online. We regret that we are unable to respond to each and every resume received. Only those candidates of interest will be contacted directly.