Contract & Grant Administrator

University of New Mexico•Albuquerque, NM

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

UNM’s Office for Community Health (OCH) is a key resource to New Mexico’s communities and operates under the Executive Vice President of Health Sciences. OCH’s many programs offer a diverse set of resources linking community health needs with University resources in all mission areas—clinical services, education, research and health policy. The Health Sciences Center (HSC) Office for Community Health (OCH) is seeking a goal-oriented, experienced grant writer for a vacant Contract & Grants Administrator. This position will provide and coordinate centralized administrative and technical guidance and support to faculty, staff, and community partners seeking external funding for research, public service, and sponsored institutional projects. This role supports the Office for Community Health (OCH) by collaborating with internal teams and external partners to identify and pursue funding opportunities that advance and sustain OCH’s mission and programs. This role supports OCH in contract and grant writing for the office, with primary focus on grant writing, grant opportunity research, connection with UNM foundation and potential funding partners, and engagement with community partners that may serve as the primary or subaward grantee. The preferred applicant will have extensive professional experience with technical and academic writing and a successful award record of large grants for which the applicant served as the lead writer and/or coordinator. Experience should include federal grants, such as NIH, NSF, and HHS, and state and local government grants. The Contract & Grant Administrator will research and prepare grant proposals, coordinate engagement for multidisciplinary projects and proposals, research and develop narrative, provide editing and revision guidance to subject matter experts and co-contributors, and facilitate submission of all grant application materials with support from the Executive Director of Operations, OCH leadership, and the Research Management Team. Researches and interprets relevant regulations, guidelines, and sponsor requirements, and oversees the preparation, submission, and processing of contracts and grants. Provides guidance, training, and mentorship to junior administrators as appropriate, and serves as a primary liaison with funding agencies, contractors, community partners, and other sponsors supporting institutional programs. See the Position Description for additional information.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
At least 6 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in writing or related field and 5+ years’ experience writing federal, community, foundation, and state grants with a successful award record (>30%).
Bachelor’s Degree in writing or related field and experience writing, coordinating, and researching federal, community, foundation, and state grants with a successful award record (>30%).
Experience working with community organizations and/or non-profits.
Experience coordinating large, multidisciplinary projects, facilitating meetings, delegating tasks, tracking deadlines, and organizing a coherent deliverable from diverse components.
Advanced experience researching, writing, and editing academic, technical, and professional documents, proposals, manuals, and materials.
Direct experience writing, organizing, and submitting large grants following academic institution processes.

Responsibilities

Research and prepare grant proposals
Coordinate engagement for multidisciplinary projects and proposals
Research and develop narrative
Provide editing and revision guidance to subject matter experts and co-contributors
Facilitate submission of all grant application materials with support from the Executive Director of Operations, OCH leadership, and the Research Management Team
Researches and interprets relevant regulations, guidelines, and sponsor requirements
Oversees the preparation, submission, and processing of contracts and grants
Provides guidance, training, and mentorship to junior administrators as appropriate
Serves as a primary liaison with funding agencies, contractors, community partners, and other sponsors supporting institutional programs.