Executive Director Grants Management

Primary Location :

4800 Preston Park Boulevard, Plano, Texas, 75093

We are searching for candidates that meet the required qualifications and experience and are able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Job Summary :

Lead and supervise all aspects of grant management services for the college district. This includes leading the grant writing teams, pre-award deployment, deployment activities, and post-award close-out activities. Oversees a grants portfolio of a multitude of highly intricate rules and regulations from agencies including but not limited to : subcontracts, federal grants, state grants, private grants, and cross-institutional agreements. Serve as the authorized representative, an information resource, and districtwide creative collaborator for grant-funded projects. Interpret complex fiscal policies and procedures and administer college guidelines and sponsored regulations; provide guidance to staff and project leads regarding sponsor policies. Provide leadership for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

Required Qualifications :

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with college district colleagues, local workforce boards, economic development organizations, and grant professionals from other institutions of higher education (IHEs) to identify needs and create partnerships for grant project development.
• Create and foster relationships with federal program officers, state leaders, educational institutions, and key employers to strategically position Collin College to negotiate competitive grant proposals; form innovative partnerships; and gain a national reputation as first-in-class in grant acquisition and deployment.
• Develop and execute strategies for obtaining grant opportunities including assisting staff to rapidly assemble grant teams, subject matter experts and community members to create and submit a timely grant proposal.
• Recruit, hire, and retain a qualified, highly productive grants management team to support the level of grant activity expected.
• Oversee and provide guidance to the SBDC.
• Ensure all finance and accounting functions, including fiscal budget planning, funding, expending, financial reporting and analysis, auditing, and risk management reviews are managed in compliance with college, funding source, and state and federal standards, regulations, policies, procedures, and requirements.
• Prepare and maintain a dashboard of grant projects within the grant lifecycle.
• Consult with project / program grant managers in the preparation and submission of grant extension requests, progress reports, financial reports, final reports, and other closeout documents.
• Establish policies and procedures and documentation and ensure that all records are kept confidential and are maintained according to established federal, state, college, and professional practices.
• Develop and maintain relationships with Academic and Workforce Divisions, Public Relations, Student and Enrollment Services, Continuing Education, and other district offices to ensure synergistic efforts in support of grant-funded initiatives.

Supplemental Functions

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Physical Demands, Working Conditions, and Physical Effort

Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and / or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Positions in this class typically require talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking, and repetitive motions. Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards. Office environment. Little physical effort is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Six (6) years of related grant experience and two (2) years of supervisory experience.

Preferred

Master's degree from an accredited institution.

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job as duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. Collin College reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made by Collin College at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Required & Preferred Qualifications (if applicable) :

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt / non-exempt) is designated by position. The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.

Compensation Type : Salary

Employment Type : Full time

Hiring Minimum

92,862.00

Hiring Maximum

111,434.40

Compensation is determined based on experience.

09 / 05 / 2025 Collin College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law.