Grant Development Specialist

Title: Grant Development Specialist

Salary Range: $37, 704.00 to $40,000.00

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Southeast KY Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Southeast Cumberland C.C.

Department: Advancement

Total Rewards

Southeast KY Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Grant Development Specialist is part of the Institutional Advancement department and is responsible for procuring grants for the success of the College. The Grant Development Specialist will work closely with members of the Institutional Advancement department, the Southeast Education Foundation, and various committees to strategically fund SKCTC projects and goals. This position will be responsible for developing and submitting grant proposals, in addition to managing funded grant projects. The person chosen will have the opportunity to pursue professional development and certification in grant writing. This position serves all five campuses, Cumberland, Harlan, Knox, Middlesboro, Pineville, and Whitesburg. The person chosen for this position will work with SKCTC to select a home campus for daily work and will travel regularly to other campuses. Partial remote work may be possible.

Job Duties:

• Research external funding possibilities for strategic priorities.
• Lead committees of colleagues and partners to develop grant projects and proposals
• Write grant proposals in response to funding opportunities.
• Take initiative to develop and implement strong action plans
• Maintain proficient knowledge of the College’s history, mission, and programs.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders and serve as liaison between college and

funder.

• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and funder regulations.
• Provide grant administration, management, and technical assistance including budgeting.
• Manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outcomes.
• Report on projects to funders
• Maintain a strong working relationship with the System Office staff, college staff, and

faculty involved in writing grant proposals, and contacts with entities with which KCTCS
has sponsored projects, contracts, and subcontracts.

• Provide individual and college-wide training sessions and assistance on how to organize

and write a grant proposal and how to manage a funded project.

Minimum Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional Skills Requested:

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to self-direct, with effective time management and organizational skills.
• Creativity in grant design and outcomes, scope of work, visionary, and strong sustainability

concepts

• Excellent interpersonal, team building and networking skills skills
• Ability to communicate with many individuals at all levels throughout the internal college

environment as well as external business and community partners, presenting a
professional and courteous manner.

• Ability to lead committees of colleagues and partners both in person and virtually, and to

delegate and have strong follow through skills.

• Skilled in research, data collection and compilation in supporting, reporting, and

developing a strong grant.

• Experience in budget development and design, as it relates to a specific grant-

direct/indirect costs, administrative costs, match calculation and federal form completion.

• Familiar with the evaluation process of a project or grant, such as types of processes,

methods, instruments, and evidence based methods - qualitative and quantitative,
formative and summative.

• Excellent communication skills – both oral and written.
• Ability to multi-task, work under deadlines, and prioritize projects to meet deadlines with

high levels of efficiency and accuracy.

• Must have extensive computer skills in: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).

Experience with grants.gov and federal funding is desirable.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and recognize the need of sensitivity in handling

information.

• Ability to flexibly address shifting priorities when required, including those outside Monday

through Friday work schedule.

• Extensive travel throughout the College’s service area of Bell, Harlan, Knox, and Letcher

Counties is required.

• Ability to relate to people with diverse backgrounds.