Grant Manager (CHESS)

Grant Manager (CHESS)

Location

DSU Main Campus, 1200 N Dupont Highway, Dover

Job Type

P12-Professional 12 month

Job Number

2025-00414

Division

CHESS

Department

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Opening Date

05/05/2026

• Description
• Benefits

General Description of the Position

The Grant Manager will report to the dean of the College of Humanities, Education, and Social Services . The incumbent will be expected to work with the Office of Research to identify new funding opportunities. Duties for the grants manager will include managing overall grant efforts, documenting payments, and expenditures, optimizing the grant administration processes, overseeing funding raising / matching funds, preparing progress reports, ensuring compliance with grant regulations, educating staff on policies, and preparing financial reports. The incumbent skills and expertise in successful grants management will aid our organization in serving the public by securing continuous funding, improving business opportunities through effective funding programs, and executing meaningful projects.

Essential Functions & Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Managing overall grant efforts and ensuring compliance with grant regulations
• Documenting payments and expenditure and preparing financial reports.
• Preparing and monitoring budgets.
• Optimizing the grant administration process and managing grant databases.
• Assist grant PIs with navigating University business processes related to hiring and supervising staff, student employment, procurement, and purchase cards, including entering purchase requisitions, preparing personnel action forms and position requisitions, and tracking these transactions through Banner and DocuSign.
• Serve as a liaison between grant PIs and Finance & Administration to facilitate an efficient and productive workflow process.
• Assist PIs with maintaining budget records and reviewing and reconciling Banner 9 and ARGOS reports.

Other Functions

Individuals in this job may be assigned one or more of the following tasks on a rotating or as-needed basis.

• Directly participating in grant writing by working with coordinators or grant writers.
• Educating staff on policies and grant requirements.
• Determining and creating plans to enhance the grants administration procedure within the college.
• Performs related duties as assigned by the dean of the College related to grants management.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The individual in this job must possess these skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that they can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

• Must be comfortable with developing and managing budgets and spreadsheets,
• Knowledge of and experience with DSU organizational structure, workflow processes, and operating procedures is preferred.
• Proficient in the use of productivity and enterprise software including MS Office (Word, Excel, Access), Banner 9, Argos, DocUSign, and CentreSuite is preferred.
• Ability and willingness to learn new systems, techniques, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively within a diverse community and to maintain a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Must be committed to an organization that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.
• Must be highly organized and detail oriented.
• Must have good project management skills, and excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to maintain neat and accurate records.
• Strong writing skills

Qualification Standards

• Education: Masters degree in business administration or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Minimum of three years- experience in grants administration, preferably in a college or university.

Performance Standards & EEO Statement

The criteria for evaluation in this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the DSU Fundamentals.
• Demonstrate an excellent working relationship with co-workers and customers.
• Demonstrate the excellent quality of work according to established guidelines and timelines.
• Demonstrate the ability to work on multiple tasks with excellence.

EEO Statement

Delaware State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, age, national origin, color, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship or disability, veteran or military status, gender identity or genetic information. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. The University is committed to the policy of equal employment opportunity in recruitment, hiring, career advancement, and all other employment practices.

Equal opportunity employer/program and "auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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

To learn more details, visit the Delaware State University Benefits Page and the State of Delaware benefits page.

Employer Delaware State University

Address 1200 N. Dupont HWY

Dover, Delaware, 19901

Phone (302) 857-6261

Website https://www.desu.edu/about/administration/human-resources