Associate Director of College Grants and Sponsored Programs

4 days ago


Schenectady, New York, United States Union College Full time
Job Summary

Union College's Office of College Grants and Sponsored Programs is seeking an experienced Associate Director to manage the College's sponsored programs and foundation relations operations. The successful candidate will work independently and in consultation with the Director to promote grant-seeking initiative and capacity among faculty, manage award negotiations, and implement non-financial post-award administration.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the Director in the full range of areas of office responsibility, including promoting grant-seeking initiative and capacity among faculty, proposal and budget development and submission, managing award negotiations, and implementing non-financial post-award administration.
  • Contribute to the cultivation and maintenance of relationships with key foundations and participate in the New York Six Consortium Grants Officer Working Group as Union's primary expert in foundation relations.
  • Engage with professional networks and associations to stay informed, share, and apply best practices for pre- and post-award grant administration.
  • Contribute ideas, input, and support to College Grants and Sponsored Programs initiatives, decisions, and communications.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree with five years related experience, preferably in higher education; and/or a combination of relevant education, training, certifications, and/or work experience.
  • Exceptional written, verbal, proofreading, and editing skills.
  • Demonstrated success in writing grant proposals and preparing grant applications.
  • Proven success in managing a diverse portfolio of grant awards.
  • Evidence of active engagement in professional associations and networks.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Uniform Guidance.
  • Familiarity with financial management principles and grant accounting practices.
  • Extensive literacy regarding proposal development, sponsor application requirements, grant and contract regulations, grantee compliance considerations, and policies.
  • Demonstrated ability to support, guide, and direct faculty and staff stakeholders in developing grant application materials.
  • Knowledge of institutional resources and external data repositories in order to extract, analyze, and interpret data on graduation, retention, and persistence rates as well as demographic data.
  • Proven ability to problem-solve, consistently produce high-quality work, adeptly manage competing priorities, and stay customer-focused in a goal-oriented, deadline-driven, collaborative team environment.
  • Intermediate to expert knowledge in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher (or other publishing software), website maintenance, financial management systems, and fundraising data management systems.
Additional Requirements
  • Ability to work quietly in shared office space, perform duties without administrative assistant support, participate in occasional overnight/multiple day travel, and attend some evening and weekend events.
  • Must be safety conscious and able to work with a diverse group of individuals.
  • Able to foster and enhance a thriving, culturally diverse, and inclusive learning community, while promoting a sense of belonging among students, alumni, faculty, and staff colleagues.
  • Able to anticipate, deliver on, and exceed the expectations of faculty and fellow staff colleagues.
  • Able to introduce and drive innovation in ways small and large.
  • Able to proactively identify and pursue relevant learning and professional development opportunities and apply new knowledge, insights, and skills to enhance results.
Compensation and Benefits

The annual salary range for this position is $67,000-$82,000. Union College offers exceptional benefits, including generous vacation, sick, and personal time, winter recess break, healthcare, dental, and vision insurance, free on-campus fitness facility access, employee scholarships, pre and post-tax participation in a 403(b) retirement plan, salary continuation program, tuition assistance program, and background checks.



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