The Pre-Award Administrator provides professional support for pre-award and/or post-award activities relating to grant and contract proposals and funding within a department or unit. The job involves working directly with faculty and research staff to seek new funding opportunities and managing the execution of subawards and sponsored consulting agreements.
Requirements
- Works directly with faculty and research staff to seek new avenues for funding and new grant opportunities
- Ensures that notices of relevant new funding opportunities for research programs are brought to the attention of the faculty
- Gathers needed documentation and manages the execution of Subawards, Sponsored Consulting Agreements, and Subaward Amendments
- Works with a broad array of sponsors, interpreting regulations and guidelines of multiple program funding with broad and complex guidelines for spending
- Ensures all applications meet agency and University guidelines
- Works directly with the PI to develop proposal budgets, in accordance with the needs of the research plan and Agency and Institutional Requirements
- Responsible for timely submission of applications, renewal/continual amendments, ensuring timely submission of technical reports, just-in-time submissions, no-cost extensions, and Agency required re-budgeting
- Coordinates with other departments/units/division regarding multi-investigator grant submissions
- Works closely with Post Award staff (if separate) to transition grant administration upon award, including updating proposed budget to match Notice of Grant Award
- Interacts with University Research Administration, faculty, postdocs, and pre/post-award colleagues from other departments and sections, and Financial Services Office personnel
- Handles straightforward post-award activities including account creations, regulatory and compliance monitoring, salary allocations, effort reporting, grant projections, cost allocations, cost center charges, equipment inventory, invoice preparation, grant closing process, and account closing
- Prepares summaries of grants and effort allocations for Principal Investigators, meets with them and responds to their questions
- Coordinates with other departments/units/divisions regarding multi investigator grants
- Serves as department contact for annual audits and agency site visits
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
