AM29P4 Sr Grants Administrator

The mission of the ACS Education and Career Development unit is to serve learners and educators by building communities and providing effective chemistry education products services and information. Theunitprovides programs and services for teachers and students from kindergarten through graduate school.

The Student Experiences office oversees the ACS Scholarship portfolio Project SEED and LEADS programming ensuring deliverables providing professional development and mentorship opportunities and cross-collaborating with other ACS units and external partners.

ACS Scholarships Portfoliois a renewableportfolio of scholarshipsforundergraduates in the chemical sciences. Project SEED is a high school summer researchfellowshipprogramdesigned for students from low-income households. LEADS is a3-day event focused on preparing high-potential early-career professionals and students for successful and impactful careers in the chemical together highly esteemed chemists scientists professionals and Nobel Laureates for networking self-reflection career exploration mentoring and technical discussions.

Position Summary

The Sr Grants Administrator of Undergraduate Scholarships in the ACS Student Experiences leads scholarship operations including disbursements and communication with students and university administration. The position will be responsible for regular check-ins performance reviews and identifying professional development for staff. The incumbent will work with scholarship staff to ensure the needs of scholarship recipients are addressed by ACS programs products and services. The position reports to the Portfolio Manager of the Undergraduate Scholarship Portfolio. This position will collaborate with internal units and external organizations as needed to advance ACSs strategic interests and contribute to other Student Experiences as well as ACS-wide initiatives as needed.

Position Accountabilities:

1. Oversee day-to-day operations of the Undergraduate Scholarship Portfolio.
2. Tracks and monitors all financial awards and scholarship activities and reporting including initiating new scholarships grants payments project monitoring and closeout.
3. Manages application lifecycle processes reviewer processes and grants management financial management recordkeeping operational systems and compliance.
4. Engages with institutional contacts including university bursars financial aid offices scholarship coordinators and academic advisors to coordinate scholarship logistics and student support.
5. Monitors the office budget; oversees contracts and invoice payments.
6. Completes special projects as required.

Education/Experience/Technical Knowledge

Bachelors degree with experience in scholarship or grants management editing professional development people and program management; Advanced degree preferred. 7 years of related experience. Working knowledge of managing the lifecycle of a scholarship. Excellent communication organizational verbal written data-driven and analytical skills are desired. The ability to think strategically solutions-focused demonstrate responsibility diligence timeliness responsiveness and commitment are a must. Experience facilitating workshops leading strategic planning and managing data is a plus. Technical knowledge required: Microsoft Office Foundant Qualtrics data analysis Salesforce Excel Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat.

This position will be primarily based in the Washington D.C. office. ACS employees work a hybrid work schedule consisting of working onsite three days per week. ACS employees are in the office on Tuesday and Wednesday with the third in-office day scheduled in consultation with the manager. While always welcome to work in the office employees may work the other two days of the week from a location of their choice. New employees are immediately eligible for this hybrid work arrangement. ACS offers re-location assistance if applicable.

This role is based in our Washington DC office. A reasonable rate of base compensation for this position is$90000- $100000per year.

ACS currently provides the following benefits for this position: paid vacation leave paid sick leave paid holidays health insurance flexible spending account or health care savings account dental insurance life insurance vision insurance retirement benefits short- and long-term disability and 4-week work from anywhere; each benefit is subject to the terms of the applicable program. Additional benefits may apply based on skills experience and location.

Any actual offer of employment reflecting the total compensation package and benefits will be made in the sole discretion of ACS. ACS reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.

Required Experience:

Senior IC