Grants Coordinator

Rowan–Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) is a large community college in Rowan County and Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA. It is one of 58 colleges in the state-supported North Carolina Community College System. RCCC offers fully accredited associate degree programs in more than 40 areas of study, including arts and sciences, business, information technology, health and public services, engineering technologies, and biotechnology. RCCC also offers accredited diploma and certificate programs focused on career training, continuing education and basic skills education. RCCC provides a foundation and transferable credits for students advancing to four-year colleges and universities and helps adults receive the additional training they need to start or change careers. RCCC provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving a yearly overall enrollment of more than 22,000 students. In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus being developed in Kannapolis. RCCC offers day, evening and online classes for adults.

The Grant Coordinator will support the Director of Grants with administrative tasks related to grant research, grant development, grant management, and compliance such as generating grant documents, collecting time and effort reports, maintaining the reporting/deadlines calendar, and file maintenance. This includes maintaining records of potential funding sources and grant opportunity summaries, datasets of grants under development, grants submitted, grants under management, and reporting deadlines. Additionally, the Grant Coordinator will assist in grant development activities such as scheduling meetings, taking meeting notes, and keeping the development calendar.

Qualifications

• Required Education/Experience: Associates Degree, Minimum 2+ years of professional office experience, Minimum 2+ years working on grant-funded projects, Experience in working with federal grant programs.
• Preferred Education/Experience/Skills: Bachelor’s Degree, Experience in the community college environment, Experience managing federal grant projects, Grants writing experience.
• Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Minimum of two years of experience conducting research and managing grants, Proficiency in both written and oral communication, Experience managing federal, state, and private funding agency grant requirements, Experience in budgeting and accountability processes related to grants management and development, In-depth experience working with financial information, Strong organizational abilities, with close attention to detail and precision, Approachable, excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to work well independently and with a team, Excellent time management skills with a results-oriented focus, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and deadlines concurrently, Ability to discern sensitive matters and handle them with discretion and diplomacy, Maintain confidentiality of information, Professional demeanor, dependability, integrity, and good judgment.