Sr Post Award Administrator

.locations:
Boston, MA (Main Campus):
Eligible for Alternative Work Location
** About the Opportunity**##
** Summary**## Northeastern University’s Research Enterprise Services (NU-RES) Hub seeks to hire talented, experienced, agile research administrators dedicated to supporting investigators secure and manage their extramurally-funded sponsored activities. NU-RES provides leadership and expertise to faculty, investigators, and administrators, supporting the research and sponsored programs portfolios of the University and its affiliated research institutes.

The Hub, a shared administrative and business service unit operating within Northeastern’s central sponsored programs office (NU-RES), assists faculty and research investigators across the University’s global research network by providing department-level administrative support. The Hub serves as a critical researcher-NU-RES interface and directly supports faculty throughout the proposal-award life cycle. Team members of the Hub provide direct assistance to faculty and research investigators;

cross-function support to Hub and NU-RES team members; and work closely with all units reporting to the Senior Vice Provost for Research.
*** Reporting to the Associate Director, Research Finance, the Senior Post Award Administrator position is a unique, central-level position providing college and department-level financial research administration services to Principal Investigators while collaborating with the central research finance office. As such, the Senior Post Award Administrator serves as a subject-matter expert, pivoting between multiple college and departmental units and liaising across multiple departments to maximize efficiencies and ensure holistic support to Principal Investigators.

This position collaborates significantly with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including, but not limited to, faculty, college administrators, internal and external research administrators, and finance personnel. Exceptional service-mindedness and the ability to perform with tact, diplomacy, and discretion are essential.
*** Northeastern University, a dynamic, innovative, and entrepreneurial University with a diverse, complex, and growing award portfolio, is committed to inclusion and diversity; and hiring and developing personnel who enjoy working in a high-performing culture that rewards excellence. In addition,
** Northeastern is a global university, and NU-RES supports its team working remotely. Remote locations and work schedules are determined based on operational needs and consultation with NU-RES team members, consistent with University policies and guidelines.
** To learn more about Northeastern’s unique academic environment and generous benefits, please see .##
** Summary of core responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
*** scheduling and attending routine meetings with PIs to review account activities and projections
* processing financial and effort-related transactions; reviewing expenditures for compliance
* monitoring account balances; providing monthly or ad hoc financial reports to PIs and departments
* coordinating cost-share; requesting award extensions; supporting financial reporting and award closeout activities
* liaising with various internal and external constituents and college or department administrators to maximize efficiencies, address areas of overlap between research and non-research activity to prevent gaps or duplications, and ensure coverage of all aspects of post-award financial research administration responsibilities
* participating in and providing training to faculty, staff, or others on best practices related to post-award financial research administration
* serving as a key contributor in meetings, process improvement working groups, and other committees as needed to establish best practices, understand and improve operational efficiencies related to post-award research administration## ##
** Overview of

Qualifications:

** Essential skills for the Sr. Post Award Administrator position include interpersonal, communication, organizational, time management, problem-solving, decision making, collaboration, presentation,…