Grant Administrator II – Professional Grant Writer

About the role

The Texas A&M University System Office is seeking a Grant Administrator II to provide expert writing, editing, and proposal development support for faculty and research teams across TAMU institutions. This role enhances proposal quality, competitiveness, and funding success.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, edit, and refine proposal narratives for federal, foundation, and industry sponsors.
• Collaborate with faculty to articulate research impact, innovation, and broader impacts.
• Review proposals for compliance with sponsor guidelines and evaluation criteria.
• Develop boilerplate content, institutional descriptions, and shared proposal resources.
• Coordinate proposal timelines and writing schedules.
• Provide writing workshops and grantsmanship training.
• Support development of white papers, concept papers, and strategic research communications.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five years of grant writing, scientific editing, or research communications experience.
• Demonstrated success with funded federal proposals.
• U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency (security‑sensitive position).

Required skills

• Exceptional writing and editing abilities.
• Project management and multitasking skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

What we offer

• Competitive health benefits and paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Defined benefit retirement plan with employer contributions through TRS.
• Optional defined contribution retirement plan and voluntary tax‑deferred annuity options.
• Tuition assistance and wellness programs to promote work/life balance.