Manager - Grants and Institutional Compliance

Manager
- Grants and Institutional Compliance

The Manager
- Grants and Institutional Compliance provides leadership for the College's grant development and administration functions and oversees key institutional compliance processes, including Perkins grant planning, Affirmative Action processes, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) administration. This position ensures the integration of external funding strategy with federal and state compliance requirements, including those associated with the Carl

D. Perkins Act, Affirmative Action planning, and related Office for Civil Rights (OCR) expectations. The Manager leads the development, submission, and management of grants while also ensuring that compliance-related processes are effectively planned, executed, and aligned across the institution. The role is accountable for successful grant outcomes and for driving the planning and execution of compliance-related processes in partnership with Human Resources, Access and Community Engagement, Student Services, and Institutional Compliance Reporting.

While compliance ownership is distributed across functional areas, this position is responsible for ensuring that processes are coordinated, timely, and aligned with institutional priorities.

• Lead the full lifecycle of grant development, including research, opportunity identification, proposal development, writing, submission, and post-award reporting and monitoring.
• Interpret funding guidelines and ensure proposals align with grant requirements, institutional priorities, and strategic objectives.
• Convene and lead cross-functional grant proposal teams as needed for each grant.
• Coordinate development of grant budgets in partnership with appropriate college teams and ensure compliance with fiscal and funding requirements.
• Maintain and oversee grant management systems, including proposal documentation, award tracking, and reporting processes.
• Coordinate and prepare the monthly and annual grant reports to the Board of Trustees for review by the Director of the department.
• Manage relationships with funding agencies and external partners and represent the College in grant-related collaborations and initiatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with all levels of College staff on the formulation of both the written document and grant budget for the final submission and post-award compliance. Coordinate proposal team formation of principal investigators (PIs) and collaborators; support proposal and budget development and writing; write and edit proposal narratives; create and submit proposal materials; and serve as liaison for staff during pre- and post-award periods.

• Lead the planning, development, and submission of the College's Perkins grant, including coordination of timelines, requirements, and deliverables.
• Ensure alignment of the Perkins plan with the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment (CLNA) and College strategic priorities.
• Collaborate with Student Services and other responsible units to integrate program activities and required outcomes into the Perkins plan.
• Provide grant writing, documentation, and submission support for Perkins-related activities.
• Monitor timelines and submission requirements to ensure timely and compliant completion of all Perkins deliverables.
• Identify risks related to timeline, data availability, or required inputs and escalate as appropriate.

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of the College's Affirmative Action planning and reporting processes.
• Establish timelines, facilitate cross-functional engagement, and ensure completion of required deliverables.
• Collaborate with Human Resources and Access and Community Engagement to support development and implementation of Affirmative Action plans.
• Support alignment of institutional practices with applicable civil rights compliance expectations, including those associated with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
• Utilize institutional data provided by Institutional Compliance Reporting to inform planning, monitor…