Grants Specialist

TheDepartment of Global Healthhas an outstanding opportunity for aGrants Specialistto join their team.

Reporting to theManagingDirector for GlobalWACh the Grants Specialistis responsible forsupportinga portfolio of research withinthe Department of Global HealthmainlyGlobalWACh.The Departmentseeks a Grants Specialist who is passionate about coordinating complex projects impeccablydetailoriented a creative problem solver and capable of delivering excellence under deadline. Successful candidates will bringa high levelof organization strong written and verbal communication skills and a keen ability toidentifychallenges and proactively develop effective solutions to supporthighimpactresearch initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive post award grants management for an assigned portfolio including award setup budget development monitoring projections and financial reporting.

• Serve as the primary post award resource and point of contact for faculty staff sponsors and UW central officesregardingaward requirements compliance and submissions.

• Interpret and ensure compliance with sponsor terms and conditions Uniform Guidance and funder regulations through ongoing budget review and reconciliation.

• Track and manage all post award deliverables including financial and technical reporting deadlines reapplication timelines amendments and sponsor requests.

• Adviseprincipal investigators on budgetary planning payroll compliance andshort andlong term personnel projections based on monthly financial reports.

• Maintainaccurateand complete award documentation dashboards and filing systems and support invoicing consultant payments and operational tracking.

• Set up and implement invoice processing for expense reimbursements vendoragreementsand consultants.

• Support continuous improvement by coordinating close outsparticipatingin sponsored projects trainings and contributing to process improvements and SOP development across GlobalWAChand DGH.

Required Qualifications

To be considered for thisopportunityyour application mustdemonstrateyou meet both the minimum qualifications andadditionalqualifications listed below. Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements such as a license certification and/or registration.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent AND three to five years of experience in grant management OR equivalent education/experience.

• Applicants who do not meet these qualifications WILL NOT beforwardedto the Hiring Manager.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with Workday and SAGE andproficiencyin Microsoft Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong grants and fiscal management experience including at least two years of developing budgets managing funds orsubmittinggrants to federal ornonfederalsponsors ideally in an academic or research environment.

• Exceptional organization and attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to manage complex projects from start to finish while meeting firm deadlines in afastpacedsetting.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams communicate requirements clearly and support shared goals with professionalism and diplomacy.

• Critical thinking andproblemsolvingability including comfortoperatingin ambiguity troubleshooting challenges and exercising sound judgment inhighpressuresituations.

• Experience working with academic researchers on sponsored projects including familiarity with compliance requirements and a strongcustomerservicemindset when supporting faculty and research teams.

Working Conditions

• This positionoperatesin a deadline-driven environment and may occasionally require extended hours. The position will be asked to work regular work hours M-F (8-5PM) but does require participation in remote conference calls and meeting that may occur during the early morning (typically between 5-8 am) and late evening (typically 8-10 pm) in order to accommodate the time zones of the countries whereDGH works. This position isremoteeligible with a preference for remote/hybrid in Seattle.

About the Team
The Department of Global Health wasestablishedin 2007 bridging the schools of Medicine and Public Health with a mandate to harness theexpertiseand interdisciplinary power of all UW schools and colleges. Our mission is to improve health for all through research education training and service; to understand and address the causes of disease and health inequities at multiple levels; and to collaborate with partners to develop and sustainlocally-led quality health systemsprogramsand policies. Driven by tremendous interest among both students and faculty the Department has grown explosively to more than 400 graduate students and hundreds more undergraduates. We have more than 380 faculty and 1000 staff working on projects across 130 countries with our deepest ties in United States Kenya Uganda Peru Mozambique India South Africa Tanzania Ethiopia and Nicaragua.

This position will sit in the Global Center for Integrated Health of Women Adolescents and Children (GlobalWACh)but will contribute broadly to various centers across the Department of Global Health. Our mission is to make scientific discoveries cultivate leaders and bridge disciplines to advance the tightly connected health and well-being of womenadolescentsand children. GlobalWAChbrings togetherexpertisein maternal health from the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology neonatal and child healthexpertisefrom the Department of Pediatrics and vast experience working in infectious disease health metrics and evaluation education clinical research and service delivery within the Department of Global Health.These disciplines combine undera methodologythat views women children and adolescents as three populations interconnected along a shared life course.