Grants Manager

Overview

Grade 104

Job Type: Officer of Administration
Regular/Temporary:
Regular
Hours Per Week: 35
Salary Range: $90,000-$95,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Reporting to the Director of the Grants Management Office (GMO), the Grants Manager (GM) will be responsible for all aspects of sponsored research administration (pre-award, post-award, award management, and award closeout functions) for a specific portfolio of research projects within the School of Nursing (SON). On a daily basis, the GM will work closely and cooperatively with the Director of the GMO and other GMs, as well as with faculty, postdoctoral scientists, and graduate students involved in sponsored research activities within SON.

Pre-Award: The Grants Manager will take the lead in all pre-award administrative aspects of research applications within the specified portfolio including those submitted by PhD Program students and postdocs. The GM pre-award duties include, but are not limited to:

• Prepare and coordinate the submission of required documentation for all new or revised/resubmitted sponsored research proposal applications to Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA), including reviewing the call for proposal, meeting with the Principal Investigator (PI) and research team, highlighting restrictions, due dates, and budgetary issues, collecting data from collaborators, ensuring timely submission, etc. – including tracking all submissions
• Create project budgets including budget justification based on input from PI
• Direct day-to-day monitoring of award activity to ensure expenses are in compliance with University and agency requirements
• Manage and track expenses on awards including changes to personnel and projections
• Reconcile all projects monthly and make corrections to charges as needed
• Produce monthly/quarterly reconciliations and financial reports including forecasting future expenses
• Meet with Faculty members monthly/quarterly to review financial reports, communicate status of requested changes, gather input on projections, and offer suggestions as needed
• Prepare and submit all changes to budget to SPA
• Prepare and submit all subcontract information to SPA
• Prepare and submit financial reconciliations for project year end and final financial reporting to Sponsored Projects Finance (SPF) as required by terms of award
• Prepare and coordinate the submission of required documentation for all non-competing renewals of currently funded projects to SPA (e.g., annual progress reports, no cost extension requests, etc.) – including tracking all submissions
• Prepare and submit ARC project budget set up information to SPA based on proposal submitted/award received, and input from PI
• Prepare and submit personnel appointment/change forms to SON HR including training grant appointments
• Collaborate with counterparts in other CU departments on inter-departmental/inter-school submissions
• Serve as subject matter expert within SON on research-related issues
• Serve as backup for the Director and other GMO team members in times of absence
• Maintain all proposal information and forms in GMO team folders and grant portals including biosketches, other support pages, faculty publications and awards, and research resources boiler plates, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Post-Award: The Grants Manager will take the lead in all post-award administrative aspects of research awards within the specified portfolio. The GM post-award duties include, but are not limited to:

• Direct day-to-day monitoring of award activity to ensure expenses are in compliance with University and agency requirements
• Manage and track expenses on awards including changes to personnel and projections
• Reconcile all projects monthly and make corrections to charges as needed
• Produce monthly/quarterly reconciliations and financial reports…