Program Manager - Grants Administration

Description

Manages the day-to-day operations of a large university program or department, including the supervision of staff employees, student workers, programs or processes.

• Plans and develops procedures for administering a large or complex department or program.
• Manages fiscal activities, including procurement and budget analysis.
• Provides guidance to subordinate staff and evaluates performance.
• Prepares abstracts, research reports, funding proposals, operations and procedure manuals, and other written material and documentation.
• Creates and reviews reports of expenditures and activities.
• May administer grants and grant‑related communications, scholarships and other operations.
• Develops, implements and maintains appropriate policies and procedures.
• May serve as property custodian for the department.
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

• Oversee and manage post‑award activities across portfolios inline with institutional and sponsor requirements.
• Provides direction and partners with UHCOP Office of Research and CBO to streamline workflows, ensuring alignment within institutional and sponsor policies.
• Provides budget projections as needed to support PI decision‑making and avoid under‑or‑over spending of grant funds.
• Handles administrative tasks related to research budgets and accounts at the discretion of PIs or leadership, maintaining expenditure records for review.
• Aids in monitoring expenses, reviewing accounting entries and recording complex transactions in accordance with guidelines.
• Compiles numerous research reports on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.
• Processes and verifies financial transactions upon faculty request or departmental need, checking fund availability and applying institutional and sponsor requirements to ease administrative responsibilities.

Experience will be considered in lieu of education.

Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job‑related 4‑year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in‑depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.

Experience: Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job‑related experience.

Certification/Licensing: None.

All positions at the University of Houston‑System are security‑sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.