Grants Coordinator

Oakland Community College; Auburn Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Oakland Community College in Auburn Hills, MI, seeks a grants professional responsible for researching, writing, monitoring, and reporting on federal, state, and local grants.

The hybrid position requires ensuring compliance with grantor rules, coordinating budgets, and preparing timely applications, amendments, and reimbursements with clear communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Communications/English, Accounting, or related field.
• Experience with grant writing/management; Perkins grants preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with rules and regulations prescribed by the grantor.
• Monitors interventions and programs funded by grants to ensure compliance with grantor guidelines.
• Monitors, inputs, reviews, and approves grant data in applicable reporting systems.
• Performs timely submission of grant applications, proposals, and reports; develops and adjusts associated budget, coordination of budgeted funds, screening, and processing requests from expenditures, ensuring timely submissions for reimbursement.
• Assists in evaluating fiscal administration of grant programs.
• Serves as liaison with principals and other departments on grant related issues.
• Researches grant opportunities, writing and coordinating the preparation and timely submission of grant applications, application amendments, budget transfers, and other details.
• Performs other related tasks, as assigned.
• Ability to work additional hours, as needed.

Skills

Grant processing knowledge

Financial management software

Regulatory interpretation

Microsoft Office proficiency

Excellent writing/editing

Cross-department collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Communications/English/Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsible for researching, writing, monitoring, and compliance reporting on a range of federal, state, and other grants (i.e., Department of Labor Employment Training Administration, State, and County sources). This position is expected to work in a multi-cultural diverse working environment. This is a hybrid position. This description is intended to indicate the types of duties and responsibilities requested of the employee assigned this title. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required:

1. Ensures compliance with rules and regulations prescribed by the grantor.
2. Monitors interventions and programs funded by grants to ensure compliance with grantor guidelines.
3. Monitors, inputs, reviews, and approves grant data in applicable reporting systems.
4. Performs timely submission of grant applications, proposals, and reports; develops and adjusts associated budget, coordination of budgeted funds, screening, and processing requests from expenditures, ensuring timely submissions for reimbursement.
5. Assists in evaluating fiscal administration of grant programs.
6. Serves as liaison with principals and other departments on grant related issues.
7. Researches grant opportunities, writing and coordinating the preparation and timely submission of grant applications, application amendments, budget transfers, and other details.
8. Preforms other related tasks, as assigned.
9. Ability to work additional hours, as needed.

• Knowledge of grant processing including accounting and financial reporting
• Proficient in the use of financial management software to include spreadsheets and databases
• Ability to interpret federal, state, and local government laws and regulations regarding grant administration
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (e.g., Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills including ability to synthesize information and distill to a succinct and compelling form
• Ability to work effectively across a broad spectrum of staffEDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Communication/English, Accounting, or related field.

EXPERIENCE: Previous experience with grant writing/management. Experience with Perkins grants and experience in educational settings preferred.