Senior Manager Workforce Grants Administration

About the Role

Dallas College is seeking a collaborative and strategic leader to serve as Senior Manager, Workforce Grant Administration. This role oversees the administration of workforce grant awards, ensuring effective implementation, compliance with sponsor requirements, and meaningful results for students, employers, and communities. The position involves close partnership with program, finance, data, and sponsored-program teams to manage grant-funded initiatives from award through closeout.

Responsibilities

• Lead the administration of workforce grant awards throughout the post-award lifecycle.
• Coordinate with program, finance, data, and institutional teams to ensure compliance, reporting, and successful grant implementation.
• Review grant agreements, budgets, terms, and sponsor requirements to establish clear expectations, timelines, and deliverables.
• Monitor expenditures, reporting requirements, documentation, and key milestones; identify and address potential risks.
• Develop and maintain grant administration processes, tracking systems, and documentation standards.
• Coordinate grant modifications, including budget revisions, amendments, extensions, and changes in scope.
• Provide guidance, training, and technical support to stakeholders on grant administration requirements and processes.
• Support audits, sponsor monitoring activities, and grant closeout by ensuring records are complete and organized.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and strengthen stewardship of grant-funded resources.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop, coach, and retain a high-performing team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Establish clear performance expectations and support employee growth.
• Manage performance and align team priorities with departmental and institutional goals.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, finance, accounting, higher education administration, grants management, social sciences, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience:
  • Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in grant administration, grant management, or a closely related field.
  • Demonstrated experience administering multiple grant awards with concurrent budgets, deliverables, and reporting requirements.
  • Experience reviewing and applying grant award terms, sponsor requirements, and federal/state grant regulations.
  • Experience coordinating grant activities across multiple functional areas.
  • Preferred: Experience with federal grant requirements (2 CFR Part 200), higher education/workforce development, and comprehensive post-award grant administration.
• Certification: Professional certification in grants management, research administration, or a related field is preferred.
• Skills:
  • Comprehensive knowledge of post-award grant administration and the grant lifecycle.
  • Ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and private grant requirements.
  • Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and grant-management systems.

Pay

Salary Minimum: $68,840.00 Annually

Schedule

Weekly Work Hours: 40

Benefits

Eligible for Dallas College benefits package.

Work Location: On-site. After six months, some positions may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement based on job responsibilities, operational needs, supervisor approval, and Dallas College policy. Academic (Faculty) positions require an on-campus presence.