Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist

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Job Title:

Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist Department:
Academic Affairs Administration | Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society

Department:

Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society

The Ohio State University’s motto, Disciplina in Civitatem, or “education for citizenship,” is not merely a slogan; it is an exhortation to remain focused on the responsibility to develop an informed, engaged, and civic-minded citizenry. It is essential to fulfilling Ohio State’s land‑grant mission.

The Chase Center is a multidisciplinary university center that conducts teaching, research, and public programming concerning the core texts and great debates of Western civilization; the principles, ideals, and institutions of the American and Ohio political order; and the foundations of responsible leadership and informed citizenship. It is an independent academic unit of the University. The Center is a leader of the growing cadre of similar centers of civic thought and leadership in Ohio and throughout the country.

The Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society is conducting a search for the Center’s Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist, a person who will work closely with the Center’s administrative team to acquire the resources to build the Center into the flourishing academic community envisioned in ORC § 3335.39. The Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist, as with all members of the Center, should embrace the Center’s mission.

The Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist for the Salmon P. Chase Center will be responsible for identifying, planning, guiding, writing, and executing the Center’s grant and proposal processes for all grants and relevant donations, public and private, individual and institutional. The Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist will cover all the sponsored research activities for the Center and its faculty. This role requires creativity, strong communication skills, and the ability to engage various audiences, including faculty, Ohio State colleagues, and prospective partners.

• Develop and implement a comprehensive grant and donation resource acquisition plan to advance and promote the Chase Center’s mission.
• Forecast, plan, and manage research portfolios by identifying funding opportunities.
• Identify and disseminate potential funding opportunities.
• Coordinate and develop proposals including budget development.
• Plan, oversee, and draft grant applications and proposals to all varieties of potential financial supporters.
• Review applications and proposals for institutional compliance.
• Assist faculty in finding and preparing grants and proposals.
• Represent the Center in working with funders and developing financial resources and programs.
• Collaborate with Center and University faculty, staff, and administrators to effectuate duties.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, policies and sponsors related to research.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 4 years of relevant experience required.

• Demonstrated commitment to the Chase Center’s mission of citizenship education.
• Bachelor’s degree in a field related…