SCF offers many benefits to our eligible employees from obtaining tuition scholarship for employees and eligible dependents, paid Life Insurance, matching Florida Retirement System (FRS) contribution, complimentary access to Wellness activities, paid sick and vacation time, four-day work week during June and July, paid winter break, access for eligible dependents to our on-campus Collegiate School and many more! Visit our SCF Human Resources webpage for benefit details

Job Summary

This position is responsible for the coordination of the College’s efforts to procure grant funding from public entities (primarily from governmental agencies) to support the mission, objectives and programs of the College. Activities include searching for potential funding sources that support the College mission and priorities, facilitating the writing and submittal of grant proposals and providing guidance on, and, or management of practical and compliance issues dealing with expenditure of funds, reporting, and interaction with funding sources and partners.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following listing of essential job duties indicates the general nature and level of work required in this job. This is not designed to be a comprehensive listing of all the activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required in this job. Individuals assigned to this job may be asked to perform other duties as required. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.
Applicants may be asked to demonstrate any or all of the following duties:

• Leads grant development teams made up of College faculty, staff and others (including representatives from partner institutions); assists the team with formulation of project ideas and design; guides the writing team through internal procedures (ie: creating new staff positions); edits and enhances proposal presentation and contributes original written content when required; works with institutional research to request required data; develops the grant budgets, timelines and other documentation to meet specifications of funding sources, formats and prepares the final proposal and required forms for timely submission.
• Encourages faculty and staff participation in preparing proposals and administering awarded grants through presentations, recognitions and informal meetings.
• Works closely with grant project directors, finance staff, and HR to assure fiscal and programmatic success of select grant projects. Activities include monitoring grant budgets and addressing any discrepancies, meeting with grant project directors to gauge program success, assisting project directors with annual and interim reporting, reviewing grant invoices for accuracy, and creating payroll forms for hiring grant-paid staff.
• Closely monitors grant requirements and leads grant project directors in designing processes to ensure compliance. Activities include but are not limited to development of processes or guidelines for time and effort reporting, asset management, purchasing, and reporting on deliverables.
• Facilitates the development of collaborative proposals by nurturing existing external relationships established by College, division and departmental personnel (ie: community organizations, business and industry representatives and government entities, as well as educational institutions and economic development groups).
• Facilitates contact with state, federal and other funding agencies as appropriate and necessary for effective management of potential or funded grants.
• Reviews and researches databases and other sources for potential funding resources that may support identified College needs and initiatives and makes that information available to appropriate College faculty and staff.
• Develops and maintains an ongoing grant submission plan for the College, under the direction of the VP Institutional Effectiveness, and the Director, Sponsored Projects.
• Makes recommendations to College leadership regarding policies and procedures for developing and submitting grant proposals, as well as the successful implementation of awarded projects (including proper administration and documentation for collaborative projects).
• Provides technical assistance based on Federal and State regulations and guidance on practical and compliance issues dealing with expenditure of funds, reporting and interaction with funding sources and partners.
• Assists Director, Sponsored Projects with a variety of tasks, including, but not limited to researching data, writing, and editing of reports.
• Supervises Sponsored Projects Department personnel providing support for the grants function as directed by the Director, Sponsored Projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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  Education/Experience:

• Supervisory Experience:

• Language Ability:

• Math Ability:

• Reasoning Ability:

• Computer Skills:

• Certificates and Licenses:

• Internal Contacts:

• External Contacts:

Supplemental Information

In addition to satisfactory performance on all of the essential job duties and responsibilities for this job, all State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota employees must fulfill the following basic performance expectations:
Mission and Goals: Each State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota employee is expected to know the College’s mission and goals.
Service Excellence: All State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota employees will strive to provide outstanding service excellence to everyone they serve including students, the community, and fellow employees in accordance with Pride in Excellence standards as listed:

Pre-Employment Screenings:

Requires successful completion of criminal background screenings and employment reference checks.

Statement of Non-Discrimination:

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota does not discriminate on the basis of sex, pregnancy, race, religion, age, national origin/ethnicity, color, marital status, disability, genetic information or sexual orientation in any of its educational programs, services and activities, including admission and employment. Direct inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies to: Equity Officer, 941-752-5599, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton, FL 34207.