Senior Research Portfolio Manager

Description

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• School/Unit Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Job Function Finance
• Location Cambridge
• Job Type Full-time
• Salary Grade 057
• FLSA Status Exempt
• Union 00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary
• Term Appointment Yes

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The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) Office for Research Administration (HGSE ORA) provides comprehensive, faculty-centered research administration support across the full lifecycle of sponsored and research-related activity at HGSE.

Reporting to the Director of Research Management, the Senior Research Portfolio Manager manages a portfolio of assigned HGSE Principal Investigators (PIs) and areas, departments, and centers. The Senior Research Portfolio Manager provides comprehensive support across the full lifecycle of sponsored awards and other research funding — including contracts, consulting and related services agreements, gifts, internal awards, and other non-grant research support — from proposal development and submission through post-award management and closeout, helping to ensure compliance with sponsor, donor, and Harvard policies while supporting HGSE's research mission.

As a Senior Research Portfolio Manager, this position works independently to prepare, negotiate, and manage a full array of sponsored research awards, consulting and related services agreements, non-grant research funding, and related compliance issues.

This is a one-year term position with the possibility of extension, contingent upon funding, program needs, and satisfactory performance.

• Oversee pre-award areas including funding opportunity reviews and proposal submission for both sponsored and non-sponsored research funding — including grants, contracts, consulting and related services agreements, gifts, internal research awards, and other programmatic support — including budget preparation, format review, adherence to sponsor, donor, and university guidelines, and document tracking.
• Perform complex post-award activities including award approval — including review of federal and non-federal award documents, agreements, and non-grant research funding terms (such as consulting and related services agreements, gift agreements, and internal award terms) for compliance with university policy and procedures — financial analysis, reporting, and long-range financial planning.
• Act as subject matter expert from HGSE on sponsored and non-sponsored research administration matters; may serve on university- or school-level committees and special projects as a lead contributor.
• Serve as a source of information on fiscal policies and procedures including federal funding regulations, and advise PIs and project staff on existing options or alternatives for both sponsored and non-grant research…