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Highlights
The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree with some exposure to grants or up to 1 year of proposal experience, who is a problem-solver, eager to learn and thrives in a role with a lot of variety in their day. Serve as the main point of contact for external institutions to collect sub-award documentation, routing complete packages through internal systems for formal sign-offs.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Silver Spring, MD |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $70,000–$75,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 1970 |
| Website | https://www.sparksgroupinc.com |
Description
Job Summary/Company:
Responsibilities:
Qualifications/Background Profile:
Sparks Group in partnership with a leading academic research institution is seeking a Proposal Development Specialist. As the Proposal Development Specialist, you are responsible for developing budgets, documentation and proposal compliance while working in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree with some exposure to grants or up to 1 year of proposal experience, who is a problem-solver, eager to learn and thrives in a role with a lot of variety in their day. If you’re looking for your next opportunity to launch your career in proposal development, apply now!
Responsibilities:
- Guide staff through Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs), establishing submission timelines and responsibility matrices to keep complex grant applications on track.
- Prepare proposal budgets and financial justifications, applying correct institutional F&A and fringe rates while checking for compliance with sponsor limitations.
- Serve as the main point of contact for external institutions to collect sub-award documentation, routing complete packages through internal systems for formal sign-offs.
- Review grant components for strict adherence to formatting, page counts, and sponsor guidelines, while facilitating Just-In-Time (JIT) requests and post-award handoffs.
- Monitor investigator compliance credentials (COI and annual training) and maintain detailed audit-ready records across the proposal lifecycle.
Qualifications/Background Profile:
- Bachelor’s degree is highly preferred
- Up to 1-year Grants, contracts, finance, and budget-related experience in healthcare, academic, research or corporate setting. Related internship experience will be considered.
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office (including Excel)
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This job is Hybrid Remote.
Pay Range: Salary $70,000.00 to $75,000.00
We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.
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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.
About Company
Bringing the Best People and the Best Companies Together Since 1970.
Sparks Group (formerly SPARKS, Sparks IT Solutions, and Sparks Personnel) is the Washington DC Area's leading temporary staffing and full-time recruiting services provider. Whether you are seeking your next opportunity or looking to add talent, Sparks Group is the ideal partner for you! Each of our four divisions (Sparks Office, Sparks Accounting & Finance, Sparks IT, and Sparks Creative) specializes in placing professionals in temporary/contract, temporary-to-full-time, and full-time roles across a diverse array of staffing categories, positions and levels including: office/administrative, customer service, human resources and talent acquisition, legal support, government and cleared personnel, mortgage/banking, accounting and finance, contracts and procurement, information technology and creative/marketing.
Sparks Group brings over four decades of experience placing professionals in challenging and rewarding positions at many of the area’s most prestigious organizations. Our primary focus is presenting opportunities that match each candidate’s skill-sets, experience levels, career objectives, and growth needs. Sparks Group has regularly ranked as one of the top US staffing and recruiting firms having been named to Inavero’s Best of Staffing Lists® for Client and Employee Satisfaction (2012-2017). Additionally, Sparks Group is proud to have been recently selected for other awards Staffing Industry Analysts’ 2017 Best Staffing Firms to Work For, Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work (2017), the Washington Post’s Top Workplaces® List (2017, 2014), Forbes® Best Professional Recruiting Firms (2017), and the National Capital Business Ethics Award.