RAO Research and Proposal Development Manager
Core
Provide strategic Research Development (RD) guidance and project management to assist the CSU research community with complex proposal development, funding source identification, and interdisciplinary initiatives.
Role type
Research and Proposal Development Manager
Builds
Competitive research proposals and strategic interdisciplinary research programs for federal agencies and external partners
Domain
Higher Education Research Administration
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Strategic proposal development, project management, funding source identification, relationship building, sponsor guidelines analysis, team coordination, technical writing
Preferred skills
Advanced degree in STEM, team science proposal development, data analytics, competitive intelligence, independent project leadership
Technologies
Proposal submission systems, virtual shared workspaces, data analytics software
Responsibilities
Analyze and interpret sponsor guidelines to ensure proposal fit and compliance; create and manage content for proposal documents including budgets and management plans; facilitate research team interactions and progress for large strategic proposals; identify and build relationships with external funding agencies and partners; analyze faculty research interests to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration; coordinate submission of application packages and manage institutional support needs.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC