Academic Grants Coordinator Job Town of Bethlehem New York USA,Education / Teaching

The staff and faculty of Northampton Community College share a single goal: to help students transform their lives through education. It's a goal that reaps rewards thousands of times over the course of a career. Employees at Northampton receive competitive compensation and an array of benefits while working on campuses located in a region with a very high quality of life.

NCC is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences in this area.

Academic Grants Coordinator

This posting will close on: 10/17/2026

No further applications will be accepted on or after this date

Primary Function:
Under the supervision of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, and in cooperation with the academic deans, faculty, program directors, and academic advisors in Perkins-Funded programs, the Academic Grants Coordinator will work to manage the academic elements of grant programs, with a particular focus (80%) on the Perkins Grant program, so experience administering the Perkins Grant is a must for the role.

The Academic Grants Coordinator will focus on increasing attainment of degrees, certificates, and other industry-recognized credentials and better prepare targeted populations, as identified in the Perkins V guidelines (and other grant programs), and other beneficiaries, for high-wage, high-skill employment. They will coordinate all grant activities for PA Department of Education (PDE) approved CTE programs and will provide leadership in the implementation of the PDE’s Bureau of Career and Technical Education (BCTE) grant guidelines with the goal of student success and continuous improvement of NCC’s CTE programs and CTE secondary partnerships.

Location:

Flexibility for a hybrid position may be available; must be able to regularly commute to the Main NCC campus in Bethlehem, PA.

Responsibilities

Coordinate needs analysis, market surveys, graduate survey and other Perkins V related research to identify viable and sustainable secondary-to-postsecondary articulation agreements and majors to expand CTE pathways to NCC.

Coordinate bi-annual comprehensive local needs assessment (CNLA) and quarterly stakeholder advisory meetings, including but not limited to sustaining a Perkins Stakeholder Group of K12, college/universities, business & community organizations, faculty, students, and parents.

Coordinate quarterly stakeholder meetings; listen to staff and stakeholders about needs that could be funded by Perkins and other grant programs, and advocate/follow-through to ensure these needs were met and are working.

Coordinate with the Academic and Student Affairs division to promote PDE-sponsored training.

Coordinate the development, implementation, and renewal of SOAR agreements, review of task lists, and other CTE local articulation.

Coordinate with Prior Learning Assessment to ensure secondary student awareness of SOAR and local agreements, articulated college credits are processed and recorded at NCC, and reported accurately to PDE by Institutional Effectiveness.

Coordinate CTE program approval through the CATS and complete annual updates.

Monitor the grant assurances to ensure compliance. Collect documents to include NCC’s N drive under grant name. Work with Grants Department to track progress and implementation of grant programs.

Develop, write, and implement the Perkins Local Plan (application) and Annual Performance Report.

Working with staff and faculty to identify programs that would align with the goals and requirements of the Perkins grant and other grant programs.

Review NCC’s capital list with Grants Accountant for items related to Perkins programs for funding. Reach out…