Grants Operations Specialist

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Newark, NJ 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $71K - $109K 💻 Operations 🗓️ April 24th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Grants Operations Specialist for the School of Nursing. This role manages the pre-award grant process by coordinating proposal preparation, ensuring compliance with sponsor and university regulations, preparing budgets, and facilitating communication among faculty, staff, and external partners. The specialist also administers the submission of applications through various platforms and supports grant-related programs and select post-award tasks.

Highlights

Serve as primary contact for faculty, staff, and students on grant proposal pre-award activities.
Advise on sponsor guidelines, compliance requirements, and submission procedures.
Prepare summaries and internal timelines for grant applications.
Prepare and review proposal budgets.
Facilitate communication with Rutgers units and external collaborators.
Submit applications using RAPSS, grants.gov, and other portals.
Provide administrative support for grant programs and post-award continuity.
Proficiency required in MS Excel, MS Word, grants.gov, and RAPSS.
Minimum of a bachelor's degree plus 2 years of grant administration experience or equivalent.
Salary ranges from $71,447 to $109,422 with comprehensive benefits.