Pre-Award Administrator

2 weeks ago


Chicago, United States University of Chicago Full time

Grant And Contract AdministratorThe job provides professional support for pre-award and/or post-award activities relating to grant and contract proposals and funding within a department or unit. Pre-award activities include research, preparing applications, and editing proposals. Post-award activities include compliance monitoring, payment processing, and salary allocations. Performs work with moderate guidance and utilizes knowledge of University and business drivers.Responsibilities include:Working directly with the faculty and research staff to seek new avenues for funding and new grant opportunities.Ensuring that notices of relevant new funding opportunities for research programs are brought to the attention of the faculty.Gathering needed documentation and managing the execution of Subawards, Sponsored Consulting Agreements, and Subaward Amendments.Working with a broad array of sponsors, interpreting regulations and guidelines of multiple program funding with broad and complex guidelines for spending.Ensuring all applications meet agency and University guidelines.Working 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.Coordinating with other departments/units/divisions regarding multi-investigator grant submissions.Working closely with Post Award staff (if separate) to transition grant administration upon award, including updating proposed budget to match Notice of Grant Award.Interacting with University Research Administration, faculty, postdocs, and pre/post-award colleagues from other departments and sections, and Financial Services Office personnel.The individual is a member of a team and must contribute to the team effort, as needed, which involves assisting colleagues to ensure timely service to PIs and sponsors as needed and to perform back-up duties during vacation or sick leaves of other award team staff.Handling 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.Preparing summaries of grants and effort allocations for Principal Investigators, meets with them and responds to their questions. Coordinating with other departments/units/divisions regarding multi investigator grants. Serves as department contact for annual audits and agency site visits.Performs other related work as needed.Minimum qualifications include a college or university degree in a related field and 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline. Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in a related field, five years of progressively responsible grant/contract and financial administration in an academic setting, and experience with budgets, ledgers, invoices, and fiscal reporting.



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