St. Petersburg College

POSITION DESCRIPTION

POSITION TITLE: Coordinator, Grants

DEPARTMENT: Resource Development SITE: DO

SALARY SCHEDULE: A&P - GRADE: C

BASIC FUNCTION:

Responsible for identifying potential sources of funding from local, state and federal agencies, private foundations/endowments; works with local, state and federal agency and foundation/endowment personnel to meet the requirements for proposal submission; works with subject matter experts to develop proposals to submit to the identified agencies and foundations; provides assistance to others interested in developing criminal justice grant proposals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

v      Reviews pertinent professional literature, the internet, and other resources, and communicates with agency/foundation personnel in order to identify funding opportunities.

v      Contacts and, when appropriate, visits funding sources to gather information about funding sources and notifies potentially interested parties at SPC of those identified opportunities.

v      Communicates with SPC development officers, administrators and faculty about fundable programs.

v      Develops written proposal for submission.

v      Confers with Business Services personnel and pertinent other to develop proposal budget.

v      Monitors progress of proposal after submission.

v      Prepares all correspondence in order to fulfill SPC Board of Trustees requirements.

v      Works with Business Services and Grant Project Manager to set up grant budgets once funding is secured.

v      Monitors progress of funded proposals with Grants Accountant to ensure that all procedures required by funding source are being met.

v      Writes final reports as required by funding source.

v      Performs all functions required of personnel in Educational and Student Services.

v      Performs related duties as required.

 

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's Degree required. Master's degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

 

Five (5) years experience working in higher education including some experience as a grants officer in fields or areas related to higher education, liberal arts, health, social services, business and technology and public safety.. Experience in developing and writing programmatic proposals to governmental and private funding sources including development of curriculum/programs, budgets and budget narrative, timelines, and job descriptions.

KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.  Excellent computer skills.  Knowledge of the grants process and related pertinent resources. Ability to write proposals. Ability to interact  with outside sources and staff. Ability to manage the grants development process from identification of opportunity to setting up a new budget in timely manner.

 

Revised: 9/06