The Grants and Partnerships Office at Bronx Community College is seeking an experienced Grants Manager to join the team. The Grants Manager, reporting to the Director of Grants and Partnerships, will assist PIs with all aspects of pre-and post-award activities such as preparing and assembling proposals, interacting with other entities & departments to facilitate proposal development & reporting, assisting with budget management responsibilities for projects as well as monitoring terms of agreements for compliance purposes & communicate with appropriate parties as needed as a resource and liaison to the departments & PIs.

• Assist faculty and staff in preparing and assembling grant proposals/contracts in compliance with sponsor, university, college, and agency regulations
• Assist faculty and staff in determining requirements, deadlines, and time management for responses to PA/RFA/FOAs or general application submissions in a proactive manner
• Coordinate multiple applications under absolute deadlines.
• Interact with other departments, institutions, and agencies to facilitate the development, submission, and administration of grant proposals.
• Assist faculty with award management and serve as a liaison with the Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of faculty.
• Coordinates with the Research Foundation to assign fund account numbers, input contracts for review, processes wire transfers, and track fund account activity
• Provide data reports as necessary
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Grants and Partnerships Director

• Comprehensive knowledge of the field of grants proposal development, sponsored programs, and research administration
• Knowledgeable of federal, state, city, and private funding agencies, their guidelines, and policies and procedures
• Knowledge of major federal funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Education grant policies and procedures along with their associated portals (i.e., eRA Commons/ASSIST, Research.gov/Fastlane, G5)
• Knowledge of key office technology; ability to master software for tracking sponsored programs
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Ability to resolve problems in a calm and effective manner and provide the highest level of customer service
• Ability to work effectively with internal and external constituents at all levels
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse constituencies; ability to explain basic concepts to professional college staff, college officials, and the Research Foundation administrators
• Ability to listen and respond to the concerns/ideas of others
• Ability to write clearly and effectively for multiple stakeholder audiences

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.