Job Description
General Description
Position Details
Grants Coordinator position is available immediately at the City University of New York, Bronx Community College, reporting to the Grants Officer. The ideal candidate will be a strong writer, budget developer and exhibit a high degree of independent judgment, initiative and organizational skills.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist with guiding and facilitating faculty and staff in the writing and preparation of proposals, to include budgets, documentation, and interpretation of funding requirements
- Possess the ability to interpret complex grant funding requirements, submissions, and budget projections; able to interpret federal, state, and local government laws and regulations regarding grant administration
- Analyze and evaluate contract and grant budgets for correct calculation of expenditure categories such as salaries, percent of effort, salary adjustment increases, fringe benefits, indirect costs, materials, and equipment
- Perform prospect research to identify available public and private grant opportunities
- Ensure grant applications comply with the rules and regulations administered by the grantor prior to submission
- Assist with writing and editing grant proposals, letters of intent and concept papers
- Track grant budget spend downs in coordination with Project Investigators
- Develop and compile all required grant attachments for submissions
- Assist with developing strategies to optimize increased public and private grant submissions
- Analyze budget trends and make recommendations for cost control for various grants
- Assist with drafting detailed reports to the funders with respect to the organization's progress
- Monitor paperwork and other related documents connected with grant-funded programs
- Participates and/or assists in special projects, and performs associated administrative duties, as assigned
Other Duties
Qualifications
Essential Skills and Abilities
- Strong writing skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituents
- Experience with developing, analyzing and monitoring budgets and financial reports
- Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and produce quality results
- Excellent project management skills
- Strong interest in BCC’s purpose and mission
- Strong knowledge of planning and strategizing financial and budgeting issues
- Ability to perform in cross-functional environment and provide support
- Moderate to advanced knowledge of Excel
- Data management skills
Education Requirement
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree
Must submit resume along with cover letter.
Closing Date
Until Filled
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Grants Office
Full Time
$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Apr 20, 2018 (Or Until Filled)