Grants Administrator

@Orchard LLC; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

@Orchard LLC is seeking an experienced Federal Grants Program Support Analyst to support the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Sea Grant College Program and manage the federal grants lifecycle. Responsibilities include coordinating competitions, conducting program analysis, preparing reports and briefing materials, and ensuring compliance with federal policies.

Requires a bachelor's in environmental/marine science and 5+ years of federal grant experience within NOAA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, marine science, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting federal grants management lifecycle.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage grant lifecycle administration from application through award and post-award support.
• Coordinate national grant competitions, review panels, and proposal logistics.
• Conduct technical research, program analysis, and evaluation.
• Prepare reports, implementation plans, communications, and briefing materials.
• Support fellowship and program operations.
• Develop stakeholder communications and outreach products.
• Support the Program Manager with planning, reporting, and contract activities.
• Ensure compliance with federal policies and program requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Technical writing

Communication skills

Grant management systems

Databases / enterprise apps

Microsoft Office 365

Google Workspace

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science or related field

Tools

Grant management systems

Microsoft Office 365

Google Workspace

Job description

@Orchard LLC is seeking an experienced Federal Grants Program Support Analyst to support the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Sea Grant College Program.

The Federal Grants Program Support Analyst provides programmatic, analytical, and administrative support across the full federal grants lifecycle, helping NOAA execute competitive funding opportunities, manage grant programs, coordinate fellowship activities, evaluate program performance, and engage with the National Sea Grant Network. Working closely with Government program managers and stakeholders, this role supports grant administration, technical analysis, program planning, communications, and reporting while ensuring compliance with federal policies, NOAA requirements, and established program objectives.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Responsibilities:

• Manage grant lifecycle administration from application through award and post-award support.
• Coordinate national grant competitions, review panels, and proposal logistics.
• Conduct technical research, program analysis, and evaluation.
• Prepare reports, implementation plans, communications, and briefing materials.
• Support fellowship and program operations.
• Develop stakeholder communications and outreach products.
• Support the Program Manager with operational planning, reporting, workload coordination, and contract administration activities.
• Ensure compliance with federal policies and program requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, marine science, or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience supporting federal grants management lifecycle and relevant program support within a NOAA mission-driven environment/contract.
• Must have strong analytical, technical writing, and communication skills.
• Experience using grant management systems, databases, or other enterprise applications to support program administration, reporting, and records management.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office 365 and Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive), with the ability to prepare professional reports, presentations, spreadsheets, and collaborative documents.
• Must be available for occasional travel to the program HQ.
• Experience with scientific or research programs is preferred.

Compensation: Competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience.

If you are a motivated individual with a passion for continuing your work with NOAA, we want to hear from you!

@Orchard is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, or other protected characteristics.