Director, College Grant

Title: Director, College Grant Support

Employee Classification: Dir College Grant Support

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

Sub Division-Department: UNT-College of Engineering

Department: UNT-Engineering-Dean's Off-130100

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Commensurate with experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

The college of Engineering is responsible for approximately half of all research expenditures at UNT and the CENG research office provides post award support to college faculty by providing specialized and efficient payroll and procurement needs while also ensuring compliance to sponsor, UNT, state, a federal laws and guidelines.

The Director of College of Engineering Research Services Office is responsible for all aspects of the Post Award financial sponsored project processes including: award review; grant setup review; the monitoring of expenditures to ensure compliance with sponsor and institutional policies; reconciliations; project progress monitoring; closeout and fiscal compliance for grants and contracts from federal, state agencies, and other nonprofit organizations. This position oversees the sound fiscal management to federal and State agencies and other nonprofits;

coordinating with the UNT Office of Grants and Contracts, and other areas of the university to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of grant and contract agreements as well as the organization’s accounting policies and procedures, including monitoring subrecipient awards, time and effort reports, and cost share. The Director CENG College Research Services will also work closely with other areas of the university to ensure that costs charged to grants and contracts are necessary and reasonable and are treated consistently per all contract provisions, uniform Guidance 2 CFR Part 200, best practices, and ensure that reimbursable costs are expended in a timely manner.

Bachelor’s degree in related field and six years of closely related professional experience or equivalent combination.

• Skill in managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Ability to analyze and prepare documents, reports, and correspondence.
• Skill in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Ability to establish and maintain a good rapport with university faculty and staff.
• Skill in analyzing and organizing technical data.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
• Ability to implement new systems and procedures and to evaluate their effectiveness.
• Knowledge of accounting, budgetary, and management principles, practices, and procedures.
• Knowledge of, or the ability to learn, University policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local laws, statutes, regulations, codes, and standards related to the area of responsibility.
• Ability to identify and incorporate continuous changes in federal and state policies and procedures, ensuring University and department compliance.

• Master’s degree
• CRA (Certified Research Administrator)

None specified.

• Oversee the post award fiscal administration of all grants and contracts awarded to the College of Engineering. Establishes quality assurance measures and appropriate controls associated with the financial administration of grant and contract awards.
• Hires, trains, develops, and manages the performance of the college research services office staff to maintain institutional, industry, and professional standards.
• Ensures continuous quality improvement to improve processes, and increase stakeholder satisfaction. Acts as primary liaison with college faculty on grant compliance requirements by initiating…