Business Development/Proposal Manager (Program Manager Non Supervisory)

University of Maryland, Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Paid leave

Tuition remission

Flexible schedule

Job summary

The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Institute of Human Virology (IHV) seeks a Business Development/Proposal Manager to oversee grant planning, narrative development, and reporting for diverse programs.

You will coordinate NIH/CDC submissions, manage budgets and subcontracts, and identify strategic opportunities while ensuring compliance and strong communications with sponsors and leadership.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience: Four (4) years of program oversight including planning, budget, and coordination; minimum of 4 years of grant writing experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop and coordinate grant requirements and milestones including progress reports and budgets.
• Coordinate proposal and narrative development for NIH/CDC submissions and other funders; write for scientific and lay audiences.
• Manage subcontractors, subgrants, and consultant relationships; ensure compliance with work plans and deliverables.
• Provide advanced administrative support to leadership and faculty; perform data analyses and program coordination tasks.
• Identify, pursue, and facilitate business development opportunities and partner relationships.

Skills

Grant writing

Budget management

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP Certification

Job description

The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Institute ofHuman Virology (IHV)

is currently recruiting for a BusinessDevelopment/Proposal Manager .

Benefits: Exempt Regular

UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizeswellness, work/life balance, and professional development, alongwith additional exciting perks that employees cantake advantage of. This position participates in a retirementprogram (pension or optional retirement plan/ORP) that must beselected and is effective on your date of hire. Exempt regularstaff receive a generous PAID leave package that includes over 4weeks of vacation accrued each year, 15 paid holidays, 3 personalleave, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive healthinsurance; professional learning and development programs; tuitionremission for employees and their dependents at any UniversitySystem of Maryland school; and flexible work schedules andteleworking options (if applicable per job).

UMB is a public university and constituent institution of theUniversity System of Maryland. All employees are expected to workprimarily physically within the State of Maryland.

Primary Duties:

• In collaboration with programmatic leadership andfaculty/principal investigators plan, develop and coordinatemeeting current grant requirements and milestones, particularlysubmission of progress reports, annual budgets, final program, andfinancial reports and ensuring subgrants/contracts and/orconsultancies to the Division or from the Division areprocessed.
• Plan project renewals and communications strategy for program.Work with senior management in developing program goals andmilestones for growth.
• In collaboration with grants & contracts team at IHV,coordinates the proposal and narrative development for grantsubmissions/proposals for various agencies and funders,specifically the NIH and CDC but also with other non-governmentaldonors. Ability to write both scientifically and for a lay audienceis expected.
• Plan and coordinate daily activities of a program includingmonitoring relationships with outside agencies orsubcontractors.
• Provide advanced administrative support to the programmaticleadership and faculty/PIs. Perform specialized administrative andacademic functions, including research and financial data analyses,program coordination and monitoring, program submission datacollection, database creation, reports, and recommend changes inprogram administration or proposal development processes tooptimize them.
• Monitor and maintain relationships with contractors, partners(foreign and domestic), state agencies, and sponsors to ensurecompliance with work plan and deliverables.
• Manage proposal development for smaller opportunitiesthroughout the proposal development lifecycle and supports theDirector Health Program/Administrator and Faculty in preparingcomplex grant submissions/proposals through preparingbiosketches/CVs, facilities/equipment/capacity statements, “othersupport” and similar annexes/supporting documents, outlines, aswell as gathering and summarizing needed data, writing or editingsections of proposals, making section assignments, developingpartner scopes of work and reviewing proposal drafts. This includesensuring alignment, consistency and responsiveness acrossprogrammatic themes, budget, workplan and appendices.
• Provides advanced support to the Director Health Program/Administrator, faculty, and country leaders in identifying,analyzing, and pursuing business development opportunities.
• Develop and facilitate meetings, proposal design sessions,and/or presentations with high impact on participants. Coordinatelogistics, scheduling, and participant communications.
• Manage program activities through delegation of assignments tostaff. May mentor other support staff.
• Perform other related duties.

Qualifications :

Education: Bachelor's degree

Experience: Four (4) years of program oversight includingprogram planning, budget, and coordination. Minimum of 4 years ofgrant writing experience.

Certification/Licensure: Project Management Professional(PMP) Certification preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Knowledge of position requirements. Knowledge of all applicablerequirements, regulations, and laws. Experience with a range ofdomestic and international donors as types of sources (government,private, non-profit). Skilled in effective use of applicabletechnology/systems. Ability to effectively communicate both verbaland written thoughts, ideas, and facts. Ability to workcooperatively with others and independently. Ability todemonstrate, understand, apply, and adhere to the UMB Core Valuesof Respect and Integrity, Well-being and Sustainability, Equity andJustice, and Innovation and Discovery.

Hiring Range: $85,000 - $95,000, Commensurate with educationand experience

UMB is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforceand is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. Allqualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry or nationalorigin, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation,gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical ormental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, orany other legally protected classification.

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