Summary
Location
Austin
Salary
$57k - $72k
Type
full-time
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About this role
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Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. – AR 4.0300.01
Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
Job Posting Title:
Officer, Senior Grant ComplianceJob Description Summary:
General Statement of JobTo provide effective oversight of grant awards and grant activities to ensure that grant monies are expended timely and appropriately by the grant project director(s) and that all deliverables and terms of grant funding are met.
Job Description:
Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Assists implementation staff in the preparation and submission of compliance reports.
Advises grant managers on how to gather compliance data for reporting purposes.
Provides training, technical assistance, and support to all grant awardees to aid in effective and appropriate expenditures of grant monies and effective grant project management.
Develops and implements a systematic program review of grant funded projects that assist grant mangers to comply with contractual agreements, internal policies and procedures, reporting purposes and satisfactory progress toward completion of grant project objectives.
Acts as liaison between the funding agency and the grant project directors to ensure compliance with all grant terms and conditions specified by the funding agency and consistent with relevant regulations.
Reviews proposals and awards/contracts to identify and track deliverables for progress and compliance to expectations.
Develops and conducts grant orientation workshops to be utilized at the onset of new grants for the purpose of preparing grant implementers to align with ACC processes and expectations.
Reviews and processes documents, maintains databases, and provides complex reports.
Develops and provides necessary forms and documents to the grant project manager.
Assists with specific reporting and maintenance of databases as required.
Develops policies and procedures that facilitate successful grant implementation.
Works directly with the grant writers to assist in developing budgets for grant applications.
Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Grant programs and activities.
Program documentation and reporting.
Program implementation and delivery.
Basic query methods and database management.
Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Maintaining an established work schedule.
Working and interacting with multicultural groups of people.
Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow through with deadlines.
Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills including tact and diplomacy.
Writing and submitting successful grants.
Coordinating all phases of grant development processes.
Researching grant and resource opportunities.
Maintaining confidentiality of work related information and materials.
Technology Skills
Use a variety of spreadsheet, word-processing, database, project management and presentation software.
Required Work Experience
Two years related work experience.
Required Education
Bachelor's degree.
Preferred Education
Master's degree.
Special Requirements
Licenses/Certifications; Other
Knowledge of grant terminology, standards and documentation; federal, state, business and other agency grant processes; experience in a deadline-driven environment; able to work well in a team environment, handle multiple assignments and meet deadlines.
Physical Requirements
Work is performed in a standard office or similar environment.
Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.
Salary Range (PG 121)
$57,773 - $72,216
Number of Openings:
1Job Posting Close Date:
February 12, 2026Clery Act
As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.
Other facts
About Austin Community College
The Austin Community College Continuing Education Division develops and delivers innovative and accessible programs to meet the vocational, avocational and professional development needs of individuals and businesses in the Central Texas region.
What you'll do
- The Officer, Senior Grant Compliance is responsible for overseeing grant awards and activities to ensure compliance with grant terms and timely expenditure of funds. This includes providing training and support to grant managers and developing policies for successful grant implementation.
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