Proposal Manager

Title: Proposal Manager

Employee Classification: Proposal Manager

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Research & Innovation

Sub Division-Department: UNT-Research & Innovation

Department: UNT-Advanced Environmental Rsrch-121101

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Salary range $56,640 - $65,000. Salary to commensurate with experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

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The Advanced Environmental Research Institute (AERI) is an Institute of Research Excellence at the University of North Texas dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research to address complex environmental challenges impacting communities on a local, regional, national, and global scale. AERI brings together a multidisciplinary team of researchers to collaborate on large-scale projects that generate innovative, science-based solutions in the areas of environmental health, sustainability, and environmental justice.

The institute also provides students with mentored research and professional development opportunities to help prepare them for career fields addressing environmental and sustainability challenges.

The Proposal Manager oversees the full life-cycle of proposal development for the Advanced Environmental Research Institute (AERI), within the Division of Research & Innovation. The Proposal Manager manages proposal development (from the pre-proposal planning phase, through to the final proposal ready for submission) and other related support processes to ensure that AERI submits compelling and on-time proposals that meet requirements for solicitations of varying size and complexity, ranging from short-term task orders to large, multi-million dollar research projects.

This position supports interdisciplinary research among the Institute through familiarity with the range of scholarship represented within its membership, and then identifies and connects them with correlating external research funding opportunities to pursue, including federal grants, local foundations, and industry partnerships. Other position duties include: planning, scheduling, and management of competitive proposals; serving as proposal writer, reviewer, and editor as required;

and serving as point of contact for proposal activities and communications for the assigned area. The Proposal Manager is given broad assignments and objectives that align with the strategic research initiatives of the Institute; and therefore this position requires as skill-set of creativity, originality, and storytelling and to serve as a resource for others in the resolution of complex problems and issues.

Bachelor's degree in related field and two years progressively responsible experience in proposal submission activities for private, local, state or federal grants or contracts; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

• Demonstrated ability to use varying styles, approaches, skills, and techniques to communicate with various constituents (e.g., faculty, staff, community partners).
• Strong proposal writing…