Job Title: Grants Coordinator
PVN ID: BX-1710-002137
Category: Research
Location: BRONX C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Position Details

Grants Coordinator position is available immediately at the City University of New York, Bronx Community College, reporting to the Grants Officer.  The ideal candidate will be a strong writer, budget developer and exhibit a high degree of independent judgment, initiative and organizational skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assist with guiding and facilitating faculty and staff in the writing and preparation of proposals, to include budgets, documentation, and interpretation of funding requirements
  • Possess the ability to interpret complex grant funding requirements, submissions, and budget projections; able to interpret federal, state, and local government laws and regulations regarding grant administration
  • Analyze and evaluate contract and grant budgets for correct calculation of expenditure categories such as salaries, percent of effort, salary adjustment increases, fringe benefits, indirect costs, materials, and equipment
  • Perform prospect research to identify available public and private grant opportunities
  • Ensure grant applications comply with the rules and regulations administered by the grantor prior to submission
  • Assist with writing and editing grant proposals, letters of intent and concept papers
  • Track grant budget spend downs in coordination with Project Investigators
  • Develop and compile all required grant attachments for submissions
  • Assist with developing strategies to optimize increased public and private grant submissions
  • Analyze budget trends and make recommendations for cost control for various grants
  • Assist with drafting detailed reports to the funders with respect to the organization's progress
  • Monitor paperwork and other related documents connected with grant-funded programs
  • Participates and/or assists in special projects, and performs associated administrative duties, as assigned

Other Duties

Qualifications

Essential Skills and Abilities

  • Strong writing skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituents
  • Experience with developing, analyzing and monitoring budgets and financial reports
  • Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and produce quality results
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Strong interest in BCC’s purpose and mission
  • Strong knowledge of planning and strategizing financial and budgeting issues
  • Ability to perform in cross-functional environment and provide support
  • Moderate to advanced knowledge of Excel
  • Data management skills

Education Requirement

Minimum Bachelor’s Degree

 

Must submit resume along with cover letter.

 

 

Closing Date

Until Filled

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Grants Office
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Closing Date
Apr 20, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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