ContractGrant Coord Lead

Required Education and Experience: Bachelors Degree AND:

• 60 months experience in grant proposal submission and/or research administration.

Equivalency/Substitution:Will accept 48 months experience in grant proposal submissions and/or research administration in lieu of the Bachelors Degree for a total of 108 months experience.

Skills:

• Advanced working knowledge of databases and electronic tools related to funding opportunity dissemination (e.g. Community of Science).
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook Word PowerPoint and Excel)
• Advanced knowledge of pre-award grant submission process and federal application requirements
• Advanced organization skills
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• Ability to perform multitasks and handle stressful situations
• Ability to exercise discretion
• Ability to ask questions to determine the proper course of action while following established standards
• Ability to supervise

Certifications: None

Advertised Physical Requirements:

• Physical:
  • Must be able to work in sitting position use computer and answer telephone.
• Environmental:
  • Office Work Environment.

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Provides professional staff support in grant proposal submission activities including upper-level research program management duties that require a deep understanding of research administration concepts guidelines principles and practices. Coordinates duties with research administration and financial management programs policies and guidelines.

Duties:

• Performs grant proposal submission all large complex or multi-PI grant submissions.
• Ensures that Proposal Services Core database is current and ensures system captures all information needed for internal and external reporting requirements.
• Updates management on activities of Proposal Services with Principal Investigators and the University Office of Research Administration regarding grant proposal information regarding grant proposal submissions to grant proposal planning meetings and proposal writing groups.
• Conducts analysis of Proposal Services Core metrics and reports results to complex RFAs RFPs and other funding advice to leadership and investigative teams about grant application requirements.
• Coordinates report preparation and/or submission of reports to sponsors Research Programs and leadership.
• Performs various forms of research information gathering problem solving and interpretation of policies and procedures related to grant and contract in office efforts to identify funding opportunities.
• Keeps abreast of changes in Research Administration field including changes made to federal regulations and specific agency requirements and changes to staff and management.
• Supervises support personnel including other exempt employees including Program or Project trains delegates tasks and conducts performance appraisals.
• Performs various duties to successfully fulfill the function of the position.