Salary: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 Annually
Location : 9101 E Lowry Blvd Denver, CO
Job Type: Professional/Tech Full-time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: GJA-299926-01272025-NC
Department: CCCS Academic & Student Affairs
Division: CCCS Workforce Partnership & Development
Opening Date: 01/28/2025
Closing Date: 2/5/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
Department Contact Information: Nikki Cimino,
Description
The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) is hiring a Business Services Manager to join our Workforce Solutions team within Academic & Student Affairs. We're looking for someone who has excellent relationship building skills and is comfortable working with budgets and financial tracking. If you're looking for an opportunity to do grant work with different, innovative industries across Colorado, this position may be for you! CCCS provides generous leave, , and flexible work schedules, including hybrid-remote work within the state of Colorado.
NOTE: This position is term-limited and is funded through 12/31/2026.
Examples of Duties
In this position you will provide fiscal and operational leadership and support for Workforce Solutions grants and other funding streams, including federal, state, and private funding sources. You will also be responsible for all financial and operational support of grant program compliance, including budget tracking and reconciliation, report management, and other day-to-day operations.

• Process distributions and reimbursements to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) and/or subrecipients, including invoice review and monitoring of expenditures.
• Interpret federal and state regulations (including Uniform Grant Guidance) to determine expense allowability.
• Manage budgeting and data management functions, including collaborating with fiscal and program teams to gather necessary data for reporting.
• In collaboration with the Grants Director and the CCCS Workforce Solutions team, provide coordination and day-to-day administration of federal, state, and private grant funds, ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory, and organizational policies related to grant funding.
• Co-develop and maintain grant technical assistance, training, and communications (application and reporting forms, policies and procedures, fact sheets, website content, guides/manuals, etc.).

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent combination of education and/or grant management experience.
• Two years of experience in all stages of grant management, inclusive of evaluation, contracting, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, compliance, and close-out.
• Project/program management experience.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.

Supplemental Information
Attributes that will contribute to success in this position:

• Ability to develop new processes, procedures, forms and technical communications.
• Knowledgeable in contract development and administration.
• Collaborative and team-oriented approach to work.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written skills.
• Strong relationship development skills and ability to effectively interface with internal and external program participants and provide technical assistance.
• Ability to adhere to deadlines.
• Responsible, independent worker with a detail-orientation and focus on performing accurate work.
• Ability to understand new concepts, synthesize information, and operationalize new program policies and procedures.
• Fluent with grant budget and fiscal management.
• Knowledge of higher education and workforce development integration.

Work Location/Travel Expectations :

• The office location for this position is 9101 E. Lowry Blvd. Denver, CO 80230.
• Alternative work arrangements, including flexible schedules and hybrid-remote work, may be available. All work must be completed in the state of Colorado.

The Colorado Community College System is the state's largest provider of higher education and workforce training, consisting of 13 colleges and over 35 locations across the state, educating approximately 115,000 students annually. In addition, we train more than 4,000 Coloradans each year through customized employer training programs. Our mission is to provide accessible, responsive learning environments where students can achieve their educational, professional and personal goals in an atmosphere that embraces academic excellence, diversity and innovation. We are an organization that encourages individuals to bring their whole selves to work.
CCCS believes when all human qualities are regarded with dignity and respect and when everyone has access to the individualized support they need, all will have the opportunity to thrive. In all aspects of the employment process, decisions are made based on merit, competence, performance and business need without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
Note: per the , an applicant may redact information from their resume, cover letter, and/or transcripts that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. If your position requires us to review an official transcript, without redacting, we will request one as part of our conditional offer process. In order to evaluate work experience against established requirements for positions, we are still requesting dates of service (month and year) for positions in the applicant's work history.
A career at the Colorado Community College System's administrative office comes with great perks. Whether you are responsible for strategic System leadership or provide high quality administrative and technical support, you will reap a rewarding experience being a part of an enterprise which assists thousands of students to elevate their lives each year. Our System Office culture emphasizes and celebrates professionalism in performance of jobs and diversity in our workforce. Our focus on outcomes rather than tasks is supported with flexible work arrangements, and the expectation that our employees perform best when they are engaged and enjoy a degree of autonomy in how they approach the delivery of quality work product. You will admire the friendly culture of our system office and be inspired by our team environment and dedicated employees.
We offer the following benefits:

• Our employees stay because of the work/life balance they are able to obtain at the System Office. This includes generous leave benefits:
  • Administrator/Professional-Technical (APT) positions earn 15 hours of annual leave and 10 hours of sick leave each month - based on fulltime status.
  • Classified employees earn generous levels of annual and sick leave based on their years of service.
  • CCCS employees receive 11 paid holidays per year, many of which are observed between December 25th through January 1st.
  • CCCS employees have leave available for a variety of additional personal needs such as academic/volunteer activities, bereavement, public health emergencies, and more.

Many positions are eligible for alternate work arrangements that may include flexible schedules and/or working remotely within Colorado.

CCCS offers comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans with considerable employer contributions. We also offer employer-paid life insurance. For a complete overview of our benefits, visit our

CCCS employees are eligible for Federal Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness. For more information, go to the website.

As a CCCS employee, you have an opportunity to become a lifelong-learner and enjoy considerable savings for the college education of you and your dependents through our tuition reimbursement program.

We offer retirement savings through via our defined benefit or defined contribution plans. CCCS employees are also eligible to participate in a robust set of supplemental retirement options such as a 401K, 457, and/or 403b.

All state employees are eligible to participate in , which offers discounts for retailers and services and other benefits resources.

CCCS offers employee assistance services to you and your household members at no cost through the Colorado State Employee Assistance Program (). Available services include counseling, professional coaching, webinars, mediation, financial assistance, and more.