2526-278 - Contracts & Grants Services Lead - Proposals & Agreements (CL4) - Central Office
Nova Scotia Community College - 21 Jobs
Halifax, NS
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Contracts & Grant Services Lead - Proposals & Agreements (CL4)
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Central
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Research Innovation & Workforce Development
Term Full-time Position: Commencing approximately December 1, 2025 and ending approximately December 31, 2026
Application deadline is 11:59, November 6, 2025
Competition No. 2526-278
Salary range: $78,279.48 to $92,093.50 annually
As the Contracts & Grant Services Lead, you will lead NSCC's end-to-end pre-award process -from identifying and prioritizing funding opportunities to developing and submitting high-quality proposals and negotiating research agreements. You'll 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 NSCC's 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 NSCC's Contracts & Grants Services team. You'll 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 Master's 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.
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 [email protected]. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept late or paper applications.
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