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Director, Grants Administration and Compliance Cabrillo College Salary:

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Full-time (100%)

Job Number:

2026-02184

Closing:

9/17/2026 11:59

PM Pacific Location:

6500

Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA Department:

Grants Office Please apply for this job directly on the Cabrillo College job opportunities page here . Employment Opportunity Cabrillo College is seeking a Director, Grants Administration and Compliance who, under general direction, plans, organizes, and directs post-award grants administration and compliance functions for the District; ensures that all publicly funded grant programs are implemented, monitored, and closed out in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local funder regulations and District policies; provides fiscal oversight, compliance training, and technical assistance to the grant awardees, fiscal support specialists, and Business Services Office staff; and performs related duties as assigned. We need YOU ! Cabrillo College is looking for staff to provide quality programs and services for a diverse student population, promoting ever-evolving needs as our students grow toward their individual aspirational goals. Cabrillo is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) with a special focus on enhancing the Latinx student experience. Come join our team, valuing high-level and innovative instruction, support services, a welcoming environment, and helping to change the world one student at a time! Cabrillo is excited to recruit for the Director of Grants Administration and Compliance , a new role focused on strengthening the College's grants infrastructure and supporting the people who make grant-funded work possible. This position reports to the Dean of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness and will help build post-award systems that make grant management easier to navigate. The ideal candidate is highly organized, communicates with care, and is interested in developing practical processes that help teams manage grants with confidence.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary:

Full-time administrative/management assignment (220-day work year), 12 months per year, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with evenings and/or weekends as needed. Current eight-step schedule ranges from $119,615 to $168,310 per year. Salary placement is determined by documented education and experience. A doctoral stipend of $4,983 per year is provided to eligible employees. Position scheduled to begin as soon as possible, pending categorical funding and Governing Board ratification. Cabrillo is unable to sponsor work visas.

Benefits:

Cabrillo College currently provides a generous benefit stipend for employees plus dependents that employees apply towards benefit selections for medical, dental, life, and short-term/long-term disability insurance provided at a share of cost on a pre-tax basis, PERS Retirement, and an employee assistance program (EAP). Additionally, employees have the option to enroll in vision insurance at a discounted group rate. Depending on health plan selections, in many cases, full-time employees' net out-of-pocket for benefit premiums may be as low as $0. Classified administrators are required to join the Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS) and, as such, must contribute 8% of their monthly salary to PERS on a pre-tax basis. Please see the Benefits link on the HR webpage for more information.

Work-Life Balance:

This opportunity is a full-time assignment, 12 months per year. Cabrillo administrators enjoy a 220-day work schedule, which equates to an average of 19 self-selected non-work days, 22 set holidays, 3 individual responsibility days off annually, 12 days of sick leave accrue annually, 7 days of which can be used as Personal Necessity. Cabrillo's Commitment to

Diversity :

The ideal candidate will share Cabrillo's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. Cabrillo College serves approximately 10,500 students per term. As of 2025, 71% of Cabrillo students are members of minoritized populations, identifying themselves as LatinX (49%), Multi Ethnic (20%), Asian (1%), Black Non-Hispanic (