Sponsored Programs Assistant

Concordia University is a Lutheran higher education community committed to helping students develop in mind body and spirit for service to Christ in the Church and in the world.

Position Summary

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS: The Sponsored Programs Assistant performs duties aimed at institutionalizing and strengthening Title III activities. The position directly supports Title III personnel in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and assists as needed with Title III activity-related tasks across other departments involved in the grant. This position is full time and grant-funded and will end with the expiration of the Title III grant on September 30 2025.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

The ORSP Sponsored Programs Assistant assumes responsibility for the following tasks:

• Assist grant Primary Investigators in keeping and analyzing metrics related to grant objectives
• Coordinate with grant personnel to plan execute and evaluate grant activities
• Work with grant personnel and institutional leadership to plan and prepare for post-grant program
  sustainability
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Experience in research administration grants and/or research setting(s)
• Excellent organizational skills ability to plan schedule and coordinate multiple simultaneous
• parts of a larger project
• Must be results and goal oriented able to work in a team environment and independently
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels
• Ability to provide quality customer service in an efficient and effective manner
• Ability to work through complex problems independently with incomplete information by utilizing
• analytical and critical thinking skills and employing the correct external resources
• Knowledge of Title III goals and objectives project management and Federal grant post-award
• practices
• Effectively prioritizes deadlines
• Knowledge of federal regulations such as 2CFR200 the Uniform Grant Guidance
• Supportive of the mission and values of Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS)

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in business administration communications or related field required
• Masters degree in business administration or other relevant field preferred

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Application Instructions

To receive full consideration all applicants are asked to complete and submit an online employment application through the Concordia University Employment page. To begin please click the Apply Now section on the job page and then click the Apply For This Position button to begin the application process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of CU to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable federal state and local laws.

The University will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex pregnancy national origin (including ancestry) citizenship status physical or mental disability age marital status gender veteran or military status predisposing genetic characteristics domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

However CU is an institution of the LCMS and to the extent allowed by law CU reserves the right to give preference in employment based on religion. In addition preference in holding certain employment positions is given to ordained or rostered ministers of the LCMS. Based on a religious tenet CU recognizes only male LCMS ordained Ministers of the Gospel but recognizes both male and female LCMS Rostered Ministers of the Gospel.

The Human Resources Department has been appointed to manage the equal employment opportunity program including all equal employment opportunity activities as required by federal state and local agencies. If any employee or applicant for employment believes this policy has been violated he/she must contact the Director of Human Resources.

Concordia University is a HLC accredited co-educational liberal arts school offering more than 70 undergraduate majors over 40 masters degree programs and 4 doctoral programs. There are also a variety of accelerated evening and e-learning programs.