Grant Manager

Salary: $79,124.15 - $103,731.18 Annually
Location : Jacksonville, NC
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Finance
Opening Date: 11/13/2026
Closing Date: 11/27/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Job Description
The Grant Manager's role will be to continually search, identify, facilitate, and implement grant opportunities. This position is responsible for grants development, evaluation, and compliance, including research, pre-award grant writing, coordination of grant applications, and adherence to grant guidelines. This individual will assist with providing technical assistance to Onslow County departments, private and non-profit organizations related to development of grant applications and processes.

Position Responsibilities

• Performs complex planning, research, consultative, technical and program administration.
• Performs routine searches for funding opportunities, understands and tracks the current and evolving research.
• Investigates local, state, federal, private, and corporate sources of funds. This includes reviewing materials, listservs, telephone contacts and correspondence.
• Takes the lead in searching and communicating funding opportunities to Onslow County staff and small businesses.
• Performs internal reviews of institutional needs and assesses the feasibility of obtaining external funding for project and program proposals.
• Develops and maintains an internal grant application process.
• Develops and maintains a grant management system for funded grants that includes report due dates, budget adherence, impact of grants, and any other grant requirements.
• Develops and maintains a library of information on funding sources, grant writing, and community and state data relevant to Onslow County programs and services.
• Coordinates, develops, and processes grant applications from conceptual to submission stage while working closely with faculty and staff throughout all phases.
• Ensure adherence to guidelines of grants.
• Continually promotes grant opportunities and provides professional development and grant training to Onslow County staff.
• Coordinates, manages, and leads grant development teams of key internal and external stakeholders that may include Onslow County staff and small business owners.
• Assists in identifying and preparing grant applications for small businesses located in Onslow County.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the local business community.
• Proactively engages with companies to create a business environment conducive to growth and expansion in the County. Conduct outreach visits and maintain ongoing relationships with area businesses.
• Performs related tasks as required.
• Performs assigned functions as a Disaster Ready Team (DRT) member, if appointed or volunteered.

Qualifications
Knowledgeable of funding sources, compliance issues, and legal and fiscal policies of funding sources and appropriate government agencies; high degree of initiative to find solutions and meet deadlines; work independently, with the ability to work under pressure; knowledge of and experience using databases to do research, to identify funding opportunities or other similar functions; knowledge of and demonstrated proficiency in the use of modern office software (e.g., Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Adobe Professional, Adobe Acrobat and database software); demonstrated advanced level competencies using spreadsheets; excellent research and analytical skills; experience in grant program planning and analysis; ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with department staff and various community members; ability to organize, prioritize and manage multiple projects independently, often with tight deadlines.
Education, Experience, and Special Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in business, public administration, finance, or a related field; and 3 years of experience related to grant development, grant opportunity searches, grant writing experience including federal, state, and private sources.

Special Requirements:
A valid driver's license.
Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, internal equity, budget, and market considerations.
Regular Onslow County employees have the ability to participate in a wide array of employee benefits including:

Health Insurance
Health Insurance is provided by Cigna and covers a wide variety of healthcare services.

Dental Insurance
Dental insurance is provided by Delta Dental to full-time employees and covers a percentage of basic to major dental procedures, including orthodontia for children and adults.

Vision Insurance
Vision insurance is provided by MetLife to full-time employees and covers a variety of materials (contacts and glasses frames/lenses) and an annual eye exam.

North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System
Eligible employees are automatically enrolled in the retirement system and must contribute 6% of their gross salary each pay period. Once eligibility requirements are met, employees will be able to receive monthly payments for life based on their salary, age, and years of service credit.

NC401k
The County contributes 1% of employees' gross salary into the 401(k) account regardless of the employee's deferral amount. In addition, the County matches employee deferrals up to an additional 4%.

Vacation Leave
Regular full-time employees earn 13.5 days of vacation leave per year. With each 5-year increment of employment, vacation accrual increases.

Sick Leave
Regular full-time employees earn 12 days of sick leave per year.

Paid Holidays
County employees receive paid holidays annually. The Board of County Commissioners approves and may adjust the schedule as deemed necessary.

ComPsych Mental Health Services
The County provides Mental Health and Life Services through ComPsych to help employees and their families with personal, family and job-related problems such as counseling, crisis support, work-life resources, legal and financial consultations, and organizational support tools.

Supplemental Benefits
County employees are also offered a variety of supplemental benefits such as Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, 457b Deferred Compensation Plan, and MetLife Supplemental Plans.

For more information, please visit and click on the Benefits tab.
01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of completed education?

• High School Diploma or GED
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• Doctorate
• None of the above

02

Do you possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

03

How many years of experience do you have in grant review and/or grant writing?

• Less than 1 year
• One year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• 4 years
• 5 or more years

04

Have you uploaded your final transcript showing the date that your degree was awarded and any required certificates or licenses? This must be done even if you are a current employee or we have received it with a previous application.

• Yes
• No

05

Onslow County's values are REACH: Resilience, Excellence, Accountability, Customer Service, and Honesty. Which value(s) resonates with you the most, and why?
06

Based on your review of the position requirements, are you able to perform the position duties with or without reasonable accommodation?

• Yes
• No

Required Question