Director, Grant Program and Compliance

Director, Grant Program and Compliance - District Office

PRIMARY FUNCTION: This position provides leadership, management, and operational oversight of college grant programs from project development to close‑out for federal, state, and local restricted grant awards that support college programs and activities. It ensures that grant projects are properly developed and that funds are used in accordance with OMB Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200), the grant funding agency, the grant program, and college regulations and requirements.

The role serves as a leader in grant compliance to grant PI/directors, administrators, and support staff in all areas of interpretation, performance, and fiscal responsibility as they relate to grants, and acts as a liaison to the grantor/agency officer(s) as warranted. The position supports the administration, compliance, and implementation of grants and monitors those grants. It ensures the successful implementation of all awarded grants, serving as a grant manager or director/PI either in the interim or for the project’s duration.

• Oversight of all post‑award grant activities, deliverable progress, and expenditure monitoring, including sub‑recipient awards, to assure institutional and governmental compliance with fiscal, programmatic, and reporting measures from award notification to grant close‑out.
• Implement new awarded grants immediately, serving as a grant manager or director either in the interim or for the project’s duration, including hiring grant personnel, equipment purchase, communication with sub‑recipient(s), setting up trainings, activities and deliverables required by the grant program(s).
• Review and analyze all external grant program progress reports and data. Create monthly grant program progress reports for all grants, including improvements and effective solutions to meet grant program requirements and goals.
• Research and work with the SDGM and Director of Grants Development (DGD) closely in identifying grant opportunities for SJC’s priorities and needs and requests from Departments and SLT.
• Outreach, engage and build critical relationships with SJC faculty and/or staff for potential grant program opportunities.
• Outreach, network, build and maintain a strong industry partnership with community resources such as external institutions, organizations, workforce entities, and state and local government agencies, for potential grant opportunities and awarded grants.
• Advise and assist SDGM in developing and updating clear, concise instruction on grants administration policies and procedures for the College.
• Provide support for effectively managing grant project(s) throughout the project lifecycle for Grant PI/Directors. Act as Grant Director/PI and manage grant program(s) as needed.
• Research and provide senior leadership with adequate inputs and accurate grant information for grant‑making strategy and decision‑making.
• Work with DGD and external grant contractors/consultants for the proposal submission process and confirm institutional grant proposals that are comprehensive, accurate, executable, and sustainable. Assist proposal planning, solicitation review, budget preparation, cost volume development, data required, narrative, internal policies & procedures verification/forms etc.
• Work with DGD and support Grant PI/Director trainings.
• Work with sub‑recipient(s) or sub‑awardee(s) for the grant development process, implementation process.
• Work with Grant PIs/Directors and serve as a point of contact with external partners on grant compliance and management issues.
• Develop, implement, and manage internal project processes to ensure compliance with relevant College and grant‑related rules and regulations. (i.e., S/A eligibility, purchasing, equipment inventory, closing documents).
• Work with grant accountants to ensure financial compliance and budget monitoring for awarded grants.
• Assist Grant Accounting Manager to create and issue sub‑recipient agreement and amendments for sub‑recipients.
• Work with Grant PIs/Directors to complete sub‑recipient monitoring review process for programmatic areas.
• Provide Grant PIs/Directors accurate and…