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Grants and Contracts Administrator/Specialist

2 months ago


Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Grants and Contracts Administrator/Specialist to join our team at the Commonwealth of Virginia. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the proposal submission and award administration process, ensuring compliance with sponsor requirements and University guidelines.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage grant submission processes, complete forms, prepare letters, upload proposal documents into sponsor portals, and support the preparation of financial reports per sponsor guidelines
  • Prepare, review, and revise grant budgets
  • Review proposals for conformity with University, State, and Sponsor guidelines
  • Resolve problems through contact with University administrators or faculty and recommend appropriate action
  • Mentor new administrators and provide guidance
  • Provide technical and administrative assistance to faculty and administrators
  • Interpret sponsor regulations
  • Maintain complete and accurate file and database information
  • Organize files, documents, and communication
  • Demonstrate understanding of proposal submissions including federal, State, commercial, other extramural, and intramural funding pathways
  • Demonstrate understanding of an award life cycle including management of effort reporting, management of internal budget(s), unobligated balances, etc
  • Demonstrate understanding of Residual Balance process for eligible awards via OSP process
  • Demonstrate an understanding of Workday Finance related functions including entering of costing allocations, period pay adjustments and other financial tasks related to management of grant related finances
  • Proactively review funded grants/trials for documentation, due dates for deliverables, financial tasks, and other assigned tasks
  • Identify UVA resources required for funding proposals including data mining, statistics support, etc and communicate to PIs/researchers
  • Provide training and support of Grants and Contracts Assistant under direction of Research/Department leadership
  • Participate in collaborative competency checklist review for individuals in other School of Medicine Departments if asked
  • Other duties as assigned
Requirements
  • For Grants & Contracts Administrator:
    • Education: Bachelor's degree
    • Experience: At least three years of grant and contract experience. Four additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
    • Licensure: Certified Research Administrator (CRA) certification is preferred.
  • For Grants & Contracts Specialist:
    • Education: Associate's degree
    • Experience: At least two years of grant and contract experience. Two additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Working Conditions

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.