Director of Grants managing federal grant strategies for higher education clients. Collaborating with leadership and delivering results within fixed deadlines in a consulting firm.
Responsibilities
Work directly with Higher Education Senior Leadership to research, develop, plan and execute grant seeking strategies for clients.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with Managing Directors and Directors at the firm.
Deliver quality results with strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment with fixed deadlines.
Manage and implement the federal and foundation grants strategy for a portfolio of assigned higher education clients.
Identify grant opportunities that align with clients’ needs, and capacity on an ongoing basis.
Obtain and retain extensive working knowledge of the most client-relevant federal grant programs.
Develop solid professional relationships with the client point of contact.
Coordinate with clients and the McAllister & Quinn team to project-manage grant seeking activities.
Work with the McAllister & Quinn Research Analysts to identify and carefully vet local and regional foundation and federal grant opportunities for clients.
Assist in the planning and implementation of McAllister & Quinn workshops, training webinars and on-campus faculty development sessions.
Requirements
Must have a four-year baccalaureate degree
Five years of prior work experience
Strong writing, organizational, and inter-personal communication skills
Detail-oriented with strong project management and planning skills
Strategic, creative, service oriented, and adaptive professional mindset
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects while developing quarterly outlooks for future projects
Demonstrated experience in problem-solving and team collaboration
Comfortable researching new topics, and distilling research into useful client recommendations
Familiarity with client services or consulting preferred
Non-profit, foundation, or federal agency experience preferred
Benefits
Competitive 401(k)
healthcare
dental
life insurance
long-term disability
dependent care FSA
HSA/FSA
transit benefits
Flexible vacation and leave policy
Job title
Director of Grants and Federal Affairs – Higher Education
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