"Grant Development Manager"

Job Summary

The Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LA&S) brings together strategy, operations, and campus innovation across the Colleges of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Science. Established in 2025, LA&S enhances the impact of staff functions across the university while addressing the evolving challenges and opportunities in higher education.

The Grant Development Manager plays a key role in advancing research and scholarship by providing comprehensive pre-award research administration support to faculty pursuing external funding. Working collaboratively with college and departmental research administrators, this position will focus primarily on supporting social science and humanities faculty. Core pre-award duties include identifying and disseminating funding opportunities, assisting with proposal development and submission, preparing budgets and justifications, ensuring compliance with sponsor and institutional guidelines, and coordinating internal review and approval processes.

In addition to serving faculty within LA&S, the Grant Development Manager will collaborate closely with pre-award professionals in the Office of the Vice President for Research and across the university to share best practices, streamline processes, and strengthen the overall research infrastructure.

Responsibilities

This position will manage the pre-award grant process for LA&S.

• Oversee the research, preparation, submission and follow-up of various grants such as industry, foundation, and government.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally to determine needs and identify projects fitting organization's strategies.
• Review planned proposals and submission guidelines to suggest positioning and determine feasibility of meeting deadlines.
• Provide strategic guidance during research and drafting stages of grant submission. Review and edit finalized grant to ensure clear and compelling language.
• Identify, pursue, cultivate, and enhance relationships with foundations and government agencies in support of funding needs.
• Manage a grants and contracts officer and serve on the LA&S pre-award research team.

Minimum Qualifications

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).

Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

• Supervisor, Grant Development Management: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience or a master's (or equivalency) degree.
• Senior Supervisor, Grant Development Management: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
• Manager, Grant Development Management: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 6 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 4 years of directly related work experience.
• Senior Manager, Grant Development Management: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.
• Associate Director, Grant Development Management: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 10 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 8 years of directly related work experience.
• Director, Grant Development Management: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 12 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 10 years of directly related work experience.
• Senior Director, Grant Development Management: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 14 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 12 years of directly related work experience.

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Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN43581B

Full Time or Part Time? Full Time

Work Schedule Summary:

Department: 02476 - LAS Liberal Arts & Sciences

Location: Campus

Pay Rate Range: 55,000-67,000

Close Date: 11/21/2025

Open Until Filled:

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