[Hiring] Grants Manager @K.L. Scott & Associates

Role Description

The Grants Manager will oversee the end-to-end application review lifecycle, including:

• Review planning
• Reviewer recruitment and assignment
• Reviewer training
• Conflict-of-interest controls
• Technical and administrative reviews
• Merit reviews
• Scoring quality assurance
• Data validation
• Progress reporting
• Competition closeout

The position will ensure that applications are reviewed impartially, consistently, thoroughly, and in accordance with applicable funding announcements, evaluation criteria, scoring rubrics, confidentiality requirements, and established review procedures.

The successful candidate must have direct experience managing or supporting competitive grant reviews and formal merit-review processes. Experience reviewing programs or proposals involving:

• Economics
• Economic development
• Innovation
• Entrepreneurship
• Workforce development
• Related areas

Familiarity with artificial intelligence technologies, AI workforce development, responsible AI, or technology commercialization is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Program Evaluation, Research, Data Analytics, Social Science, or a related field.
• Seven (7)+ years of progressively responsible experience in grants management, grant program operations, program evaluation, application review, research administration, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or managing competitive grant reviews.
• Demonstrated experience supporting, conducting, or managing formal merit reviews.
• Experience managing reviewer recruitment, assignments, training, conflicts of interest, application tracking, scoring, quality assurance, and reporting.
• Experience evaluating applications against established funding requirements, evaluation criteria, and scoring rubrics.
• Experience coordinating reviewers, subject-matter experts, analysts, or review panels in deadline-driven environments.
• Strong knowledge of competitive grantmaking practices, confidentiality requirements, reviewer independence, and defensible decision documentation.
• Strong analytical and quality-assurance skills, including experience validating quantitative and qualitative data and identifying scoring or documentation inconsistencies.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and virtual collaboration/project-management tools.
• Experience working with electronic grants management, application review, workflow, or similar systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, impartiality, discretion, and professionalism when handling sensitive or proprietary information.
• Ability to work effectively and independently in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal or state competitive grant programs.
• Experience evaluating grants related to economic development, entrepreneurship, innovation, workforce development, technology commercialization, or related areas.
• Experience leading multi-reviewer panels, reviewer calibration, portfolio analysis, or score normalization.
• Experience with Salesforce or comparable grants management platforms.
• Familiarity with artificial intelligence, AI workforce development, responsible AI, technology commercialization, or related emerging technologies.
• PMP, Certified Grants Management Specialist (CGMS), or comparable professional certification.