Hybrid Grants Administrator - Office of Research and Graduate Education

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Job Description - (Hybrid) Grants Administrator - Office of Research and Graduate Education (28797)

(Hybrid) Grants Administrator - Office of Research and Graduate Education 28797

Description

The Office of Research and Graduate Education at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a (Hybrid) Grants Administrator at the Health Sciences Center.

About the Opportunity

The primary purpose of this position is to manage and provide centralized grant administrative support to HSC Departments through developing strategies to meet and improve the organization’s goals. This position will report to the Director of HSC Pre- and Post-Award and will serve as part of the HSC Shared Services unit for centralized Grants Administration. This position will be responsible for providing management and oversight of daily pre- and post-award grants administration to members of the HSC community, with a special emphasis on pre-award support for complex program, center and training award mechanisms (T32s, P20s, P50s, etc.).

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

• 37.5-hour work week
• 13 paid holidays ( staff holiday calendar )
• 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year ( employee leave )
• 18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
• WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information ? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

What You'll Do

• Post-Award Administration
  • Responsible for management of sponsored projects/contracts from award initiation through closeout.
  • Performs analysis and evaluation of data and collaborates with PI on project’s progress. Makes recommendations as necessary.
  • Manages programmatic and financial needs for extramural funded projects with varying levels of complexity in collaboration with the PI.
  • Interprets and educates others on all granting laws, regulations, policies and procedures and ensures that institutional and sponsoring agency policies are followed.
  • Creates historical data including tracking, burn rates, revenue, trends and future projections.
  • Approves and manages monthly financial reports and provides oversight on research portfolios.
  • Provides guidance and initiates necessary actions for all project status changes and/or extension requests.
  • Educates PIs on managing budgets and cost accounting principles. Educates PIs on routine spending habits and reallocation of line item dollars. Counsels all PIs on allowable vs. unallowable expenses per sponsored guidelines.
  • Advise the PI on necessary research compliance issues such as animals, human subjects, and/or biohazards.
  • Advise/troubleshoot solutions that will enhance the efficiency of post-award administration at the HSC.
• Pre-Award Administration
  • Initiates and facilitates the grant proposal preparation and submission process from initiation through assembling of the application package. Reviews materials and educate PI as needed and serve as a direct liaison to the OSP reviewer assigned to submit the proposal.
  • Incumbent will monitor and remain knowledgeable of all current agency funding opportunities and advise PIs on searching/selecting appropriate grant opportunities that fit within their research.
  • Incumbent will develop the budget for all awards and ensure the budgets are accurate before submission to the funding agency.
  • Incumbent will maintain his/her knowledge of grants administration to serve as an advisor to the faculty within the incumbent’s primary departments and HSC by creating an effective application process which proves successful for submitting high quality applications.
  • Incu…