Associate Director of Grant Development

State

Title:

Director

Bargaining Unit:
Non-Unit

Employment Type:

35 hours per week/Full-time

Salary Range: $95,000 - $110,000

NON-UNION POSITIONS :
For non-unit positions, salary commensurate with experience and is accompanied by a competitive benefits package.

Founded in 1855, TCNJ offers a highly personalized and collaborative liberal arts education with over 7,400 undergraduatesand 700 graduate students. The college is consistently ranked amongthe top comprehensive colleges in the nation, offering smallclasses, a 13:1 student-faculty ratio, and an immersiveliving-learning experience. With a 4-year graduation rate ranked #1in New Jersey and #9 among U.S. public institutions, TCNJ is amodel for public higher education.

The Associate Director of Grant Development provides strategic leadership and institutional oversight for sponsored researchdevelopment and compliance activities. The Associate Director serves as an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) withdelegated institutional authority to review, certify, and submitproposals on behalf of the College.

The role includes independent interpretation of sponsorregulations, certification of institutional representations tofederal agencies, leadership of research compliance processes,oversight of federal registration systems, and campus-wide researchdevelopment programming. The Associate Director exercises independent professional judgmentin determining proposal readiness, regulatory compliance requirements, and institutional submission authorization.

• Provide college-wide leadership and expert guidance for grants,sponsored research, and externally funded projects.
• Serve as an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) with authority to review, certify, and submit grant and contractproposals on behalf of the institution.
• Exercise independent professional judgment in certifyinginstitutional representations and assurances to federal and statesponsors.
• Interpret sponsor regulations and determine proposal compliancereadiness prior to submission.
• Provide advanced guidance regarding research design, goals,budgets, timelines, sustainability plans, and compliance requirements.
• Foster interdisciplinary collaborations aligned with institutional strategy.
• Lead development of major institution-wide grant proposals asneeded.
• Supervise and direct the Graduate Assistant supporting grantdevelopment activities.
• Engage in and oversee prospect research to identify strategicfunding opportunities.
• Review and approve complete and compliant proposal packages,including institutional approvals and regulatory disclosures.
• Attend funder technical sessions and interpret evolving sponsorrequirements.
• Prepare and distribute institutional fundingcommunications.
• Maintain current institutional registrations in federal systems(e.g., SAM.gov, Grants.gov, Research.gov) to ensure continuouseligibility for funding.
• Oversee institutional research administration platforms including CITI and SPIN to ensure operational readiness and compliance training completion.
• Lead campus-wide implementation of Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI), Export Control, Responsible Conduct of Research(RCR), and intellectual property compliance processes.
• Serve as institutional point of contact for iEdison reporting and federally funded invention disclosures.
• Determine when Export Control review is required and coordinate with appropriate institutional offices to ensure regulatoryadherence.
• Plan and execute Tri-Annual Faculty Writing Retreats and research development programming.
• Develop and deliver institutional training on non-fiscalsponsored research compliance requirements.
• Manage and oversee OGSR website content, communications, and research development materials.
• Track programming outcomes for institutional reporting and assessment.
• Provide continuity of compliance leadership and proposalcertification authority during administrative transitions.
• Stay current on regulatory updates affecting sponsored research administration.
• Participate in professional research administrationassociations to maintain institutional best practices.
• Plans, directs, and manages own work with broad…