Grant Development Manager

Grant Development Manager

The Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LA&S) brings together strategy, operations, and campus innovation across the Colleges of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Science. Established in 2025, LA&S enhances the impact of staff functions across the university while addressing the evolving challenges and opportunities in higher education. The Grant Development Manager plays a key role in advancing research and scholarship by providing comprehensive pre-award research administration support to faculty pursuing external funding. Working collaboratively with college and departmental research administrators, this position will focus primarily on supporting social science and humanities faculty. Core pre-award duties include identifying and disseminating funding opportunities, assisting with proposal development and submission, preparing budgets and justifications, ensuring compliance with sponsor and institutional guidelines, and coordinating internal review and approval processes. In addition to serving faculty within LA&S, the Grant Development Manager will collaborate closely with pre-award professionals in the Office of the Vice President for Research and across the university to share best practices, streamline processes, and strengthen the overall research infrastructure.

Responsibilities :

This position will manage the pre-award grant process for LA&S.

• Oversee the research, preparation, submission, and follow-up of various grants such as industry, foundation, and government.
• Collaborate cross-departmentally to determine needs and identify projects fitting organization's strategies.
• Review planned proposals and submission guidelines to suggest positioning and determine feasibility of meeting deadlines.
• Provide strategic guidance during research and drafting stages of grant submission. Review and edit finalized grant to ensure clear and compelling language.
• Identify, pursue, cultivate, and enhance relationships with foundations and government agencies in support of funding needs.
• Manage a grants and contracts officer and serve on the LA&S pre-award research team.

Minimum Qualifications :

EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example : bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience). Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels :

Preferences :

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups, such as minorities, women, qualified persons with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities. The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

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