Join Our Mission at Augustana College
At Augustana College, we don’t just educate students - we empower them. As a nationally recognized college of the liberal arts and sciences, we invest in engaged learning, maximizing student potential, and building strong community partnerships—the driving forces of our Bold & Boundless Strategic Plan (2024-29).
For our 2,500 students, Augustana offers a collaborative and student-focused environment, in which faculty and staff play an active role in shaping futures through hands-on learning, mentorship and leadership development. Located on a scenic, wooded campus in Rock Island, Illinois, Augustana is part of the vibrant Quad-Cities metropolitan area (pop. 470,000), about a 3-hour drive from Chicago.
We seek mission-driven professionals who are passionate about student success, innovation and making an impact. If you thrive in an environment that values curiosity, collaboration and the power of transformative education, we invite you to bring your talents to Augustana.
Employees at Augustana enjoy an excellent benefit package including medical, retirement, generous paid time off, tuition benefits for employees and their family members, and much more.
Position: Director of Grants Management
Department: Office of Advancement
Immediate Supervisor: Vice President of Advancement
Supervises: Manager of Grants and Corporate Relations
Grade: 755
Overview: The Director of Grants Management is responsible for overseeing the College’s grant efforts from federal, state and private sources. This includes proactively identifying potential funding sources, overseeing proposal development, applying for financial support, and providing post-grant reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with college leadership to manage the entire life cycle of the grants process, including identifying funding sources, gathering supporting information, creating grant applications in support of the strategic priorities of the College, and submitting post-grant reporting.
- Monitor area funding agencies for grant opportunities that fit current college programing and oversee all college submissions to local funders.
- Monitor the performance periods of grants, reporting deadlines, deadlines for submission of budgets and other materials required for grant continuation and reporting.
- Proactively meet with faculty and administrators to develop grant concepts, edit narratives and budgets, and instruct on approval and submission processes.
- Along with the Manager of Grants and Corporate Relations, federal grant consultants, and college cabinet members, set annual priorities, identify and schedule major and minor grant applications, and respond to strategic opportunities.
- Participate in the Office of Advancement sponsored events.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills & Experience:
- At least three years of successful grant development and oversight with a preference for experience in a higher education setting.
- Demonstrated success as a grant writer of competitive and complex grants from a variety of funding sources.
Education: Bachelor’s degree with masters preferred
Additional Information:
Pay and Benefits: This position is budgeted to pay $65,000 - $77,750 annually based upon skills, experience and abilities.
We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support the needs of employees. Full-time employees are eligible for a comprehensive range of benefits including:
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts
- Life insurance, disability insurance, and supplemental insurance programs
- Retirement plan with a generous company contribution
- Excellent paid time off/holiday benefits
- Tuition benefits for employees and their family members
- Access to company facilities (gym, pool, health center, etc.)
- You can learn more about our benefit programs at our Benefits website.
EEO Statement: Augustana is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is Augustana College’s policy to provide equal opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability and any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Note: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities are subject to change at any time with or without notice.
Application Instructions:
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and names of 3 references. Review of applications will begin immediately. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
