Director of Grants and Federal Affairs – Higher Education
McAllister & Quinn
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington, D.C. • District of Columbia • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $70,000 - $90,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Work directly with Higher Education Senior Leadership to research, develop, plan and execute grant seeking strategies for clients.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with Managing Directors and Directors at the firm.
- Deliver quality results with strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment with fixed deadlines.
- Manage and implement the federal and foundation grants strategy for a portfolio of assigned higher education clients.
- Identify grant opportunities that align with clients’ needs, and capacity on an ongoing basis.
- Obtain and retain extensive working knowledge of the most client-relevant federal grant programs.
- Develop solid professional relationships with the client point of contact.
- Coordinate with clients and the McAllister & Quinn team to project-manage grant seeking activities.
- Work with the McAllister & Quinn Research Analysts to identify and carefully vet local and regional foundation and federal grant opportunities for clients.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of McAllister & Quinn workshops, training webinars and on-campus faculty development sessions.
Requirements
- Must have a four-year baccalaureate degree
- Five years of prior work experience
- Strong writing, organizational, and inter-personal communication skills
- Detail-oriented with strong project management and planning skills
- Strategic, creative, service oriented, and adaptive professional mindset
- Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects while developing quarterly outlooks for future projects
- Demonstrated experience in problem-solving and team collaboration
- Comfortable researching new topics, and distilling research into useful client recommendations
- Familiarity with client services or consulting preferred
- Non-profit, foundation, or federal agency experience preferred
Benefits
- Competitive 401(k)
- healthcare
- dental
- life insurance
- long-term disability
- dependent care FSA
- HSA/FSA
- transit benefits
- Flexible vacation and leave policy
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
grant seeking strategiesfederal grant programsproject managementresearchplanningwriting
Soft skills
attention to detailorganizational skillsinterpersonal communicationproblem-solvingteam collaborationstrategic mindsetcreative mindsetservice orientationadaptability
Certifications
baccalaureate degree