2526-278 Contracts & Grants Services Lead Proposals & Agreements (CL4) Central Office

As the Contracts & Grant Services Lead you will lead NSCCs end-to-end pre-award process -from identifying and prioritizing funding opportunities to developing and submitting high-quality proposals and negotiating research agreements. Youll help shape how NSCC attracts and manages research and innovation funding ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and funder expectations.

In this role you will:

• Lead the full lifecycle of pre-award activities coordinating proposal development budgets partner engagement and submissions to ensure timely high-quality applications.
• Build and manage a proactive funding pipeline by monitoring government and industry opportunities to support growth and long-term sustainability.
• Provide expert guidance to researchers and senior leadership fostering collaboration across NSCCs campuses and divisions.
• Oversee the development and negotiation of research agreements ensuring compliance with funder guidelines institutional policies and partner expectations.
• Collaborate across departments including Central Finance Facilities and Research Innovation and Workforce Development to ensure smooth transitions between award phases.
• Establish systems tools and metrics that strengthen proposal quality efficiency and success rates while supporting data-informed decision-making.
• Deliver training and mentorship to build internal capacity in proposal writing budgeting and compliance.
• Track performance and outcomes analyze funding success rates and prepare reports that inform future strategy.
• Foster a culture of excellence and collaboration ensuring NSCC remains a trusted high-performing partner in research and innovation.

This is a new and evolving role within NSCCs Contracts & Grants Services team. Youll have the unique opportunity to design and refine systems processes and tools that shape how the College manages research funding. Success in this role requires innovation self-motivation and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment where new ideas are encouraged and collaboration is key.

Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

• The minimum educational qualification for this position is Undergraduate degree in Business Administration Public Administration Communications Legal finance or related field.
• A Masters degree would be considered an asset .
• You have a minimum of 5 years of recent and related occupational experience in research administration grant writing or funding program management.
• You have specific experience in managing the full lifecycle of grant applications from identifying opportunities and leading proposal development to negotiating agreements and ensuring compliance.
• Proven experience in project management including coordinating cross-functional teams and holding stakeholders accountable for deliverables.
• Experience in developing and implementing processes systems or tools that improve efficiency compliance and success rates in funding applications
• Experience with large-scale institutional funding applications (e.g. CFI) preferred.
• You are familiar with and comfortable using computer applications such as the Microsoft Office Suite E-mail Sharepoint Teams and Co-pilot).
• You are comfortable working in a digital environment; you take responsibility for acquiring knowledge about advancing technology; and you are committed to using technology to create an exceptional student experience

Relevant Skills and Knowledge

• You demonstrate a commitment to inclusion diversity equity accessibility and anti-racism
• You possess excellent interpersonal skills that enable you to interact at all levels of an organization
• You are known for your superior customer service skills and are able to create a relationship with trust beyond immediate interaction
• Your superb team working skills enable you to contribute positively to a team environment
• You have specific technical occupational knowledge and skill in Project Management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple complex projects and deadlines simultaneously
• You are known for your problem solving and critical thinking skills
• You are a strong communicator
• Skilled in relationship building and stakeholder engagement with the ability to influence negotiate and hold colleagues and partners accountable in a collaborative manner.
• Proficiency in the use of research administration tools financial systems and project management software (e.g. MS Office Suite SharePoint or equivalent platforms).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in environments of change ambiguity and growth contributing to the design of new processes and solutions.
• Commitment to equity diversity inclusion and accessibility with the ability to integrate these principles into research administration grant writing and partnership development.

We value Diversity and Inclusion

The College values diversity and inclusion and is committed to employment equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates including Aboriginal/Indigenous Persons Black/African Nova Scotians members of racially visible communities persons with disabilities persons of a minority sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression and women. Applicants from these communities wishing to self-identify may do so by completing the online questionnaire within the application.

NSCC is organized into five campus regions and three stand-alone campuses. Each region and stand-alone campus is led by a designated Principal and regional management team which supports NSCCs commitment to accessible high-quality education across the province.

• Eastern Region: Includes Pictou Campus Strait Area Campus and Wagmatcook Learning Centre
• Northern Region: Includes Truro Campus Cumberland Campus and Amherst Learning Centre
• Metro Region: Includes Akerley Campus and IT Campus
• Southwest Region: Includes Lunenburg Shelburne Burridge Campuses and Digby Learning Centre
• Valley Region: Includes Kingstec Campus Annapolis Valley Campus and the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)

Stand-Alone Campuses:

• Ivany Campus
• Sydney Waterfront Campus
• eCampus

All NSCC positions are advertised every Tuesday and Thursday. To learn more about us and our hiring process please follow this link.

Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.

NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodations as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact Nikki Berrigan HR Generalist at emailprotected. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here.

Unfortunately we cannot accept late or paper applications.