Director of Institutional Grants and Compliance Job Oklahoma City area,Oklahoma USA,Business

Campus

OSU-Oklahoma City

Contact Name & Email

Evan Burkala, evan.burkala

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm with occasional evenings and weekends.

Appointment Length

Regular Continuous/Until Further Notice

Hiring Range

$65,000 - $70,000

Salary

About this Position

Serves as OSU-Oklahoma City’s sole grants professional. Leads grant development and administration, aligning external funding with institutional priorities and building faculty capacity to lead funded projects. Ensures compliance with federal, state, OSU System, and OSU Foundation requirements from proposal approval through closeout. Serves as Principal Investigator for the Carl Perkins Postsecondary Consortium grant.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in education, English, communications, business, public administration, nonprofit management, or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Work Experience:

Minimum of three years of grant development and administration experience in higher education, government, or a nonprofit organization.
Documented record of funded federal grant proposals, including at least one multi-year award.
Experience developing budgets, timelines, logic models, work plans, and evaluation plans for competitive proposals.
Experience with post-award financial management, including budget monitoring, modifications, and closeout.

Skills, Proficiencies, and/or Knowledge:

Research and proposal development skills – Must have knowledge of federal grant guidelines. Proficient writing and research skills. Ability to listen and develop information into grant proposals and codify ideas into coherently written text. Must be able to create key proposal items such as detailed budgets, timelines, logic models, work plans, and compelling narratives. Provides guidance to PIs and other team members to create a comprehensive proposal.
Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively with high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate diplomatically, clearly, and effectively, both verbally and in writing to exchange information, give/receive instructions and respond to inquiries appropriately with all students, faculty, staff and community partners.
High degree of initiative to work independently and also collaborate in a team environment.
Demonstrated knowledge of office technologies including but not limited to: office computers, fax machines, scanners, internet, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Master’s degree in a related field.

Experience:

Grant administration experience at a community or technical college.
Experience administering Carl Perkins funds or working with Oklahoma Career Tech.

Certifications, Registrations, and/or Licenses:

Grant Professional Certified (GPC) or Certified Research Administrator (CRA) credential.

Essential Job Functions:

Grant Development

Identifies funding aligned with institutional priorities and distributes an annual grants calendar and monthly opportunity digest to leadership, deans, and chairs.

Leads proposal development with faculty and staff, including narratives, budgets, logic models, partner commitments, and letters of support; reviews all proposals before submission.

Manages the internal proposal approval process, including review of cost share, institutional commitments, and sustainability.

Maintains institutional registrations in SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and other funding systems, along with boilerplate and data developed with Institutional Research.

Coordinates with the OSU Foundation on private and corporate proposals and builds relationships with funders.

Achieves annual proposal and award targets…