Grants Administrator or Senior Grants Administrator
- Employer
- Northeastern University
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Jun 20, 2022
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Grants & Contracts
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Grants Administrator or Senior Grants Administrator
About the Opportunity
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Director for Pre-Award Administration at the College of Engineering's Administrative Resource Center (ARC), the Senior Grant Administrator provides Pre-Award support to a designated portfolio of faculty with a complex, and diversified portfolio of research activities. Working closely with faculty, the Sr. Grants Administrator ensures research proposals submission in a timely manner and in compliance with announcement, agency, federal government, and Northeastern University policies and regulations. The Sr. Grants Administrator provides high quality customer service and ensures quality of support to fulfill proposal requirements for all institutions involved ensuring timely internal routing and approval of proposal packages. The Sr. Grans Administrator works closely with the post-award team, faculty, and the Northeastern Research Enterprise to ensure a seamless, timely and successful lifecycle of the research administration process.
Acting with minimum supervision, the Sr. Grants Administrator is an independent problem solver, who takes initiative to resolve questions and move processes forward. The Sr. Grants Administrator will support ARC efforts to provide high standards of customer service and will take the lead in tasks aimed at ensuring completion of proposal records in a timely manner and with complete, finalized files attached to each proposal in the ePaws system. The Sr. Grants Administrator participates in outreach activities to educate faculty and administrators to improve the success rate of COE proposals.
This position will establish and implement submission procedures relating to grant and proposal development. Participate in development and implementation of training and education programs that promote a clearer understanding of the grants management process.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in accounting or business
administration with 3-5 years of experience in grant administration
in an academic environment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of federal regulations and experience
in managing compliance and interpreting and applying university and
sponsor policies and procedures.
- Experience with ePaws, electronic grants administration and
submission systems such as grans.gov, ASSIST, eRA commons, FastLane
- Research.gov, and similar systems.
- Knowledge of federal/university guidelines, policies and
procedures.
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects in a high
volume, deadline driven environment.
- Strong analytical, computer and interpersonal skills.
Based on work experience, this position is available for Grants Administrator or Sr. Grants Administrator.
Position Type
Research
Additional Information
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
To apply, visit https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Boston-MA-Main-Campus/Grants-Administrator-or-Senior-Grants-Administrator_R106465 jeid-4f6d2af44df22e4daa565bc34bb2ef35
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