Contracts and Grants Manager
Contracts and Grants Manager
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11-04-2025
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Monthly Salary
$ 51500 - 68227
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
11-04-2025
Job Description
Position Summary
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. The Contracts and Grants Coordinator is responsible for generally managing and providing direction guidance and leadership related to preaward and postaward contract and grant activities within the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. The selected candidate will play a critical role in meeting the proposal development and grants management needs of assigned faculty within the department while also serving as a contact for faculty and staff regarding university and sponsor policies processes rules and regulations. This position is expected to perform high level tasks related to budgeting proposal preparation reporting and overall grants management on a broad scale for many funding agencies ranging from large complex proposals and projects involving multiple faculty and departments at UNC and/or multiple collaborative universities (including subcontractors and/or consultants) to smaller singleinvestigator awards or application submissions for student fellowships. The Contracts and Grants Coordinator will: Take lead responsibility for planning and coordinating all contract and grant proposal submissions for assigned faculty in the department Assist with proposal development including the estimation of project costs and the preparation of project budgets Prepare and submit proposal packages in university and sponsor systems Ensure compliance with sponsor terms and conditions Manage monitor track and report on postaward activities Resolve postaward issues by working closely with departmental and university postaward staff Serve as the subject matter expert within the department for preaward and postaward business processes
Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
It is necessary for the candidate to demonstrate the following: Knowledge and experience working with pre and postaward financial management from a variety of sponsors. Extensive experience with calculating payroll and forecasting. Thorough understanding of how to interpret regulations and guidelines from a wide variety of funding agencies and use the funding mechanism required by those agencies Proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word Excel PowerPoint and Access). Extensive experience creating spreadsheets and developing formulas in Excel. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Strong customer service skills. Strong organizational time management and prioritization skills. Ability to perform work with a high degree of autonomy accuracy efficiency and timeliness.
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Three or more years of experience with financial management of sponsored research (pre and postaward). Previous experience with UNC CH systems (e.g. CAYUSE RAMSeS ConnectCarolina Infoporte). Experience with State F&A trust and other fund types. Experience with financial and pre/postaward management workflow tools. Experience managing funds and awards for multiple principal investigators across multiple units. Experience with shadow accounting. Experience with electronic personnel salary source management. Certified Research Administrator CRA Certified Financial Research Administrator CFRA and/or Certified PreAward Research Administrator CPRA credentials. Experience managing or providing work direction to peers and clients/customers.
This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. The Contracts and Grants Coordinator is responsible for generally managing and providing direction guidance and leadership related to preaward and postaward contract and grant activities within the Department of Exercise and Sport Science. The selected candidate will play a critical role in meeting the proposal development and grants management needs of assigned faculty within the department while also serving as a contact for faculty and staff regarding university and sponsor policies processes rules and regulations. This position is expected to perform high level tasks related to budgeting proposal preparation reporting and overall grants management on a broad scale for many funding agencies ranging from large complex proposals and projects involving multiple faculty and departments at UNC and/or multiple collaborative universities (including subcontractors and/or consultants) to smaller singleinvestigator awards or application submissions for student fellowships. The Contracts and Grants Coordinator will: Take lead responsibility for planning and coordinating all contract and grant proposal submissions for assigned faculty in the department Assist with proposal development including the estimation of project costs and the preparation of project budgets Prepare and submit proposal packages in university and sponsor systems Ensure compliance with sponsor terms and conditions Manage monitor track and report on postaward activities Resolve postaward issues by working closely with departmental and university postaward staff Serve as the subject matter expert within the department for preaward and postaward business processes
Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience
It is necessary for the candidate to demonstrate the following: Knowledge and experience working with pre and postaward financial management from a variety of sponsors. Extensive experience with calculating payroll and forecasting. Thorough understanding of how to interpret regulations and guidelines from a wide variety of funding agencies and use the funding mechanism required by those agencies Proficiency with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word Excel PowerPoint and Access). Extensive experience creating spreadsheets and developing formulas in Excel. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Strong customer service skills. Strong organizational time management and prioritization skills. Ability to perform work with a high degree of autonomy accuracy efficiency and timeliness.
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Three or more years of experience with financial management of sponsored research (pre and postaward). Previous experience with UNC CH systems (e.g. CAYUSE RAMSeS ConnectCarolina Infoporte). Experience with State F&A trust and other fund types. Experience with financial and pre/postaward management workflow tools. Experience managing funds and awards for multiple principal investigators across multiple units. Experience with shadow accounting. Experience with electronic personnel salary source management. Certified Research Administrator CRA Certified Financial Research Administrator CFRA and/or Certified PreAward Research Administrator CPRA credentials. Experience managing or providing work direction to peers and clients/customers.
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