Grants Specialist

Grants Specialist

This position is an on-campus, full-time, 12-month, Professional Support Staff appointment with an annual salary of $45,088.44.

Application Close Date/Time: Thursday, August 15, 2024 at 7 PM CT

Applicants must submit:

• An online employment application
• Cover letter
• Resume or CV
• Copy of official transcript from the institution where you received your highest degree. If hired, certified official transcript is required.

The Grants Specialist is responsible for performing a variety of tasks related to the grant process such as: preparing, organizing, facilitating, and submitting grants; providing specialized grant-related assistance to applicants; developing and writing/editing grant proposals, reports, budgets, budget narratives, and other grant-related content.

Essential Job Functions

• Compose grant applications, and proofread/edit narratives, support letters, budgets, etc.
• Match college needs with grant program opportunities, ensuring that proposed strategies for developing grant programs meet the college's needs while complying with grant guidelines.
• Effectively and diplomatically communicate with various College administrators, staff, and faculty as well as external program officers and grant partners.
• Develop budgets in accordance with state, federal, and grantor requirements; write detailed yet concise budget justifications.
• Coordinate proposal development teams, which may be cross-disciplinary, include both Parkland and non-Parkland personnel, and require delegating tasks; attend project meetings.
• Comply with proposal deadlines and manage multiple deadlines at the same time.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of changing grant standards; proposal guidelines; and local, state, and national policies that affect grant making at the College.
• Synthesize and apply information from multiple sources, including: academic and technical subjects; institutional, economic and demographic data; state and federal grant manuals/circulars; college news and achievements, etc.
• Manage, administer, and maintain active registrations for Parkland federal grant accounts; navigate and effectively utilize various online grant submission portals.
• Collaborate with the Program Manager to determine short and long-term funding objectives and develop annual departmental objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Technical Writing, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field and at least one year of experience in grant development (or related work experience); or a combination of education and work experience.
• Verbal, mathematical, and writing abilities sufficient to assist with proposal preparation, produce correspondence, communicate effectively, and perform other duties.
• Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet, and desktop publishing software.
• In an effort to comply with SURS return-to-work restrictions for employers (40 ILCS 5/15-139.5), candidates for employment at Parkland College must either not be a SURS annuitant or must be willing to suspend his/her SURS annuity upon employment. This applies to all SURS annuitants except those receiving their annuity under either the Self-Managed Plan (SMP) or by lump sum payment.

Robust benefits, including medical insurance with no monthly premiums, dental, life, disability, retirement plans, flexible spending, dependent care, EAP, work/life balance with generous paid time off, and tuition waiver. More information on the benefits package may be found online at our Benefits page.

Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. Applications not submitted through https://www.parkland.edu/careers will not be considered.

Please monitor your email, including spam or junk mail folders, for future correspondence from Parkland College Human Resources.

For further information application process, please contact at 217-351-2220.

Applicants with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted by contacting Human Resources at 217-351-2220 or by emailing hr@parkland.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer