Spa - Award Manager

Position Details

Posting Number: S14154P

Working Title:

SPA - AWARD MANAGER

Department: VPR-SPA Pre-Award

Location:

Athens Area

Posting Type:
External

Employment Type:

Employee

Benefits Eligibility:
Benefits Eligible

Full/Part time:
Full Time

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m. (Additional Schedule Information)

Advertised Salary:
Commensurate with Experience

Posting Date: 09/18/2025

Open until filled:
Yes

Proposed Starting Date: 11/03/2025

Location of Vacancy:
Athens Area

Special Instructions to Applicants:

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Classification

Title:

Grants Supervisor

FLSA:
Exempt

FTE: 1.00

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The SPA Award Manager is responsible for the design and implementation of a cohesive and flexible award team that supports faculty and research staff in their pursuit of externally funded research and scholarly activity. The Award Manager will have excellent interpersonal and team-building skills to promote a productive working relationship between SPA staff and the research community. This position requires vision to encourage innovative problem solving while maintaining a highly compliant environment.

• Leadership, direction, training and mentorship of a diverse team of seven professional pre-award staff members involved in the review, negotiation, execution, and administration of sponsored awards and modifications.
• Sets and tracks performance and productivity metrics.
• Engages in process improvement activities to meet goals of efficiency and enhanced customer service.
• Responsible for human resources activities including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotion and ensuring onboarding and training resources for staff.
• Provides guidance and expertise in areas including proposal and budget development, sponsor policy, sponsor systems, and institutional policies.

• In collaboration with other units, develops and promotes educational activities through the presentation of workshops, meetings and electronic resources to assist the campus community in successfully receiving and administering outside funding sources for their research, instruction, cooperative extension, public service and other sponsored activities.
• Creates and fosters an environment of support for the university research community by extending and supporting their endeavors to secure and administer external funding.

• Participates and contributes to outreach activities conducted by SPA including training materials,…