Senior Manager, Contracts and Grants Services

Education

Central Office/ IT Campus

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Research, Innovation, and Workforce Development

Continuing, Full-time Position: Commencing approximately July 2, 2025

Application deadline is 11:59, June 3, 2025

Competition No. 2526-093

Salary range: $119,446.80 to $140,525.64 annually

Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

• The minimum educational qualification for this position is an undergraduate degree in business administration, finance, public administration, law, economics, or a related field. An MBA, MPA, or a Master's degree in a relevant field would be considered an asset.
• You have a minimum of seven (7) years of recent and related occupational experience in strategic operations, research administration, financial management, or post-secondary administration.
• You possess recent experience in a leadership role ideally in a large, complex organization.
• You have broad general knowledge of stakeholder engagement and partnership development within government, industry, academia, and funding agencies.
• Proven expertise in managing complex, multi-million-dollar budgets, cost-sharing frameworks, and financial reporting systems.
• Strong track record in contract negotiation, policy development, and regulatory compliance within a large organization.
• You possess demonstrated knowledge of human resources management principles with the ability to create an engaging and inclusive and effective working environment for employees through hiring, orientation, development, and mentorship.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale transformation initiatives, process optimization, and organizational change management.
• You have a proven track record of leadership by effectively managing and inspiring staff
• Experience managing physical and financial resources to ensure effective service delivery.
• High proficiency in digital environments and financial reporting systems, including COGNOS, ERP systems, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategies that drive efficiency, enhance service delivery, and align with institutional objectives.
• Proven ability to quickly establish effective and credible relationships, both internally and externally, is also essential in this role.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated creativity in idea generation and solution implementation.

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 of trust beyond the immediate interaction
• Your superb team working skills enable you to contribute positively to a team environment
• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and fostering a high-performing culture.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with a history of innovation and effective decision-making.
• You have specific technical occupational knowledge and skill in post-secondary administration, and research development.
• You are known for your problem solving and critical thinking skills
• You are a strong communicator
• You possess excellent coordination skills specifically related to coordinating multiple projects/programs simultaneously, sometimes with exceptionally large contract value (e.g. >$1M).
• You have proven records and information management skills and abilities to track awards, budgets, contracts, and deliverables across a breadth of activities
• You have strong project management skills lead teams through process improvement, change management, and strategic initiatives.
• You are dedicated to life-long learning and embrace a philosophy of continuing education and professional development for yourself and your team.

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.