Job Information
Boston College Proposal Development Specialist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job Description
The Proposal Development Specialist position is a part-time, 20 hours per week position within the Office for Sponsored Programs Team. This position is essential to maintaining the university’s adherence to new federal COI disclosure requirements. By ensuring the accuracy and compliance of all disclosures, the Proposal Development Specialist will help protect the university from potential legal and financial penalties, while supporting the integrity and smooth operation of our research administration processes.
Reporting to the Associate Director, Pre-Award Management, the Proposal Development Specialist will play a crucial role in ensuring the university's compliance with new federal requirements under the CHIPS and Science Act and NSPM-33. This position is responsible for monitoring Conflict of Interest (COI) and Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) faculty disclosures, working closely with the Research Security, Integrity and Compliance (RSIC) team members to ensure that all outgoing federal proposals and awarded grants meet these stringent regulations, as well as other agency requirements.
This role demands exceptional attention to detail, critical thinking, and strong communication skills. Empathy, patience, and effective conflict resolution are also essential, as the new disclosure regulations will require significant change management across the grant life cycle. The specialist must navigate the challenges of a high-pressure, deadline-driven pre-award environment, helping to mitigate disruptions to established processes and practices.
Hiring Range: $26.76/hr to $33.43/hr. Pay rate commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements
Attention to detail, critical thinking, communication skills, empathy, patience, and conflict resolution are all critical to this position.
Bachelor's degree preferred.
Closing Statement
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .