Director, Grant Program and Compliance

Essential Job Functions :

• Oversight of all post-award grant activities, deliverable progress, and expenditures monitoring, including sub-recipient awards, to assure institutional and governmental compliance with fiscal, programmatic, and reporting measures from award notification to grant close-out.
• Implement new awarded grants immediately, serving as a grant manager or director either in the interim or for the project’s duration, including hiring of grant personnel, equipment purchase, communication with sub-recipient(s), setting up trainings, activities and deliverables etc. required by the grant program(s).
• Review and analyze all external grant program progress reports and data. Create monthly grant program progress report for all grants, including improvements and effective solutions to meet grant program requirements and goals.
• Research and work with SDGM and Director of Grants Development (DGD) closely in identifying grant opportunities for SJC’s priorities and needs and request(s) from Departments and SLT.
• Outreach, engage and build critical relationships with SJC faculty and / or staff for potential grant program opportunities.
• Outreach, network, build and maintain a strong industry partnership with community resources such as external institutions, organizations, workforce entities, and state and local government agencies etc. for potential grant opportunities and awarded grants.
• Advise and assist SDGM developing and updating clear, concise instruction on grants administration policies and procedures for the College.
• Provide support for effectively managing grant project(s) throughout the project lifecycle for Grant PI / Directors. Act as Grant Director / PI and manage grant program(s) as needed.
• Research and provide senior leadership with adequate inputs and accurate grant information for grant-making strategy and decision-making.
• Work with DGD and external grant contractors / consultants for the proposal submission process and confirm institutional grant proposals that are comprehensive, accurate, executable, and sustainable. Assist proposal planning, solicitation review, budget preparation, cost volume development, data required, narrative, internal policies & procedures verification / forms etc.
• Work with DGD and support Grant PI / Director Trainings
• Work with sub-recipient(s) or sub-awardee(s) for the grant development process, implementation process.
• Work with Grant PIs / Directors and serves as a point of contact with external partners on grant compliance and management issues.
• Develop, implement, and manage internal project processes to ensure compliance with relevant College and grant-related rules and regulations. (, S / A eligibility, purchasing, equipment inventory, closing documents).
• Work with grant accountants to ensure financial compliance and budget monitoring for awarded grants.
• Assist Grant Accounting Manager to create and issue sub-recipient agreement and amendments for sub-recipients.
• Work with Gant PIs / Dirs to complete sub-recipient monitoring review process for programmatic areas.
• Provide Grant PIs / Dirs accurate and creative solutions in troubleshooting and resolve incidents in a timely manner.

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Note : This position has opportunity for limited remote work arrangements with appropriate approvals and in accordance with the policies, procedures, and needs of the College.