Executive Director of Federal & State Grants and Sponsored Programs

Jackson College is seeking an experienced and strategic grant leader to serve as Executive Director of Federal & State Grants and Sponsored Programs.

This executive-level role leads the College’s enterprise strategy to secure federal, state, foundation, and legislative funding that advances institutional priorities and strengthens long-term capacity.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage a forward-looking federal and state grants pipeline
• Monitor and forecast competitive funding opportunities
• Lead development of complex, high-value federal and state proposals
• Develop Legislative Directed Spending (LDS) and Congressional Designated Spending (CDS) requests
• Direct cross-functional proposal teams and ensure compliant budgets
• Provide executive oversight of post-award compliance and risk

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressively responsible grant development experience
• Demonstrated success leading competitive federal and/or state proposals
• Experience managing complex deadlines and cross-functional teams
• Strong writing, editing, and project management skills
• Availability for non-standard hours during proposal periods

Preferred: Master’s degree; experience with major federal community college grants; appropriations/LDS/CDS development experience.

If you are a strategic, high-performing grants professional ready to lead enterprise-level funding strategy, we encourage you to apply.

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