Strategic Grants & Pre-Award Coordinator

Kansas City Kansas Community College; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 69,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Kansas City Kansas Community College is seeking a Pre-Award Grants Coordinator to lead grant procurement activities across local, state, federal, and private levels. The role focuses on identifying opportunities aligned with the College’s mission and coordinating with investigators and external partners.

The position reports to the Executive Director of Foundation, requires strong financial and reporting skills, and involves collaboration with Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two (2) years of successful experience in federal and/or state grant writing, grant management, and grant reporting.
• Two (2) years of experience handling various accounting tasks, such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, general accounting/bookkeeping, and cash handling, and utilizing computerized accounting software, including Microsoft Office.
• Two (2) years of experience generating reports and reconciling accounts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, manage, and optimize all grant-seeking efforts (pre-award) and related reporting requirements.
• Strengthen and enhance the grant procurement and administration process, overseeing grant fundraising, writing new applications with the support of subject-matter experts, preparing and assisting with preparing progress reports, ensuring compliance with grant regulations, reviewing grant proposals, managing grant databases, engaging with donor agencies, and educating staff on grant procurement policies.
• Collaborate with designated Finance and Operations staff in the support of the grants office for all financial functions related to awarded grants, including budgets, subcontract documents, cost share, and other requirements.
• Provide guidance to ensure that proper controls and best practices are followed in the Grants Office, and provide guidance as needed on the post-award grants process.
• Collaborate with the Controller or designee to document payments and expenditures.
• Research and pursue new grant funding opportunities to meet identified goals and needs.
• Act as liaison between contracted external grant agencies and appropriate college personnel.
• Provide a high level of customer service in answering questions and gathering information.
• Develop and foster internal and external customer relations.
• Other duties assigned by the Executive Director of the Foundation or the College President.

Skills

Grant writing

Grant management

Budgeting

MS Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Microsoft Office

Accounting software

Job description

Kansas City Kansas Community College is seeking a Pre-Award Grants Coordinator to lead grant procurement activities across local, state, federal, and private levels. The role focuses on identifying opportunities aligned with the College’s mission and coordinating with investigators and external partners.

The position reports to the Executive Director of Foundation, requires strong financial and reporting skills, and involves collaboration with Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders to