[Hiring] Grants Contractor @Hanover Research

Role Description

Hanover’s Grants Contractors work alongside Content Directors and Researchers providing grant support services to Hanover’s higher education clients engaged in investigator-initiated research and team science. The Grants Consultant will be responsible for:

• Assessing appropriate fit of highly technical funding programs
• Consulting with clients on concept development
• Revising proposal narratives to ensure competitiveness against funder requirements
• Conducting grantsmanship trainings in both web-based and in-person settings

This is an ideal role for those with a passion for getting to know scientific research and science-focused academic programming intimately and then helping clients to become more effective in carrying out their institutional missions.

Responsibilities

• Review and revise STEM- and/or health science-focused proposal narratives to optimize competitiveness
• Work closely with clients to create strong grant proposals from conception to submission
• Provide highly professional consultative service to clients throughout the grant writing process
• Coordinate with remote proposal development teams to ensure all proposals are submitted in a timely manner
• Independently create client-ready deliverables with minimal guidance or oversight
• Manage tight deadlines to create proposals and deliverables requiring few edits quickly

Qualifications

• Experience writing and researching for a scientific audience
• Ability both to accept and to provide constructive feedback
• Strong fact-checking, writing, and editing skills in the English language
• Experience facilitating team training
• Strong interest in prospect research, fundraising strategy, grant writing, and the organizations we serve
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work quickly and independently with minimal guidance or oversight
• Ability to work under pressure and multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills and work ethic
• Proven academic achievement
• High comfort level with Microsoft Office applications, such as MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power Point

Requirements

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in a STEM-related discipline preferred, though candidates with relevant experience who hold other degrees will be considered. Ph.D. preferred.
• 5-10 years’ experience reviewing, revising, and consulting on proposals to federal agencies funding investigator-initiated research, namely (in preferred order): NIH, NSF, DoD, and USDA
• Working knowledge of LaTeX/Overleaf software tools (preferred)
• Background working on center-level and multi-investigator proposals (e.g. NIH U- and P-series grants) (preferred)

Location

• USA Remote
• Office is located in Arlington, VA

Compensation

Hanover Research strives to create compensation that is competitive, equitable, and fair. The compensation range for this contracting opportunity at the company is $50.00 - $75.00 per hour. Please note this compensation range is contingent on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Our rate is determined by the contracting opportunity and the market.

How to Apply

If you are interested in the prospect of working for a dynamic, growing company, we encourage you to submit your resume, and in lieu of a writing sample, please submit a list of grants you have authored or co-authored which includes the grant name, the agency, your role in the process, and the year worked.

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