Sr Post Award Administrator

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.

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• 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

Essential skills for the Sr. Post Award Administrator position include interpersonal, communication, organizational, time management, problem‑solving, decision making, collaboration, presentation, and customer service. This position requires flexibility and agility, often pivoting between central and…