Director of Sponsored Program

Salary: $81,225.00 - $108,300.00 Annually

Location : Normal

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 202300426

Department: Sponsored Programs

Opening Date: 10/11/2024

Description

Summary:
The position encourages and supports university faculty in their pursuit of external grant support for research programs, scholarly activities, student research awards, program services, and equipment purchases. The Director oversees university-wide initiatives to improve external funding success and helps to identify and secure collaborative partners for specific funding requests.

The position will provide oversight and supervision of a comprehensive program of institutional research. Responsible for maintaining a quality assurance program. Additionally, the position acts as a liaison to colleges and departments in project/program development; dissemination of information on potential funding sources; assistance in proposal preparation and submission; negotiation of grants and contracts, research compliance and assistance in project monitoring and reporting.
Examples of Duties

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Encourage and support faculty in the pursuit of external grant and contract support for sponsored programs.
• Oversee university-wide initiatives to improve external funding success.
• Identify and secure collaborative partners for specific funding requests.
• Provide for the pre- and post-award processes.
• Work closely with Academic Deans and Center Directors to assist faculty in their research, scholarship, and grant-writing activities.
• Supervise a staff of coordinators and grant writers.
• Advise grant writers so as to ensure: (1) that proposals are of the highest quality, and (2) that all final proposals conform to sponsor criteria.
• Maintain oversight over successful grant and contract applications to ensure that the funding sources guidelines, policies, and required reporting procedures are followed by the university.

Typical Qualifications

Minimum Position Requirements (including certifications, licenses, etc.):

• Master's degree (Doctorate preferred).
• Three (3) years of experience with sponsored programs and assessment.

Supplemental Information

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Excellent, organizational, supervisory, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently conceive, design and conduct research using statistical techniques.
• Ability to prepare effective reports on results of research.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multiple constituents including faculty, staff, students, alumni, the public, governmental agencies, and the corporate and foundation community.
• Ability to provide effective leadership to internal and external constituents.
• Knowledge of federal regulations, public and private contracting, and job specific processes.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short and long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

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Do you have a master's degree?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have three (3) years of experience with sponsored programs and assessment?

• Yes
• No

Required Question