Grant​/Contract Manager

Job Description - Grant/Contract Manager (252621)

Job Number: 252621

Organization:
Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences

Schedule:

Full-time

Work Type:
Onsite

Salary Range:
Targeted salary: $72,500.00 annually, based on education and experience

Benefits Provided:
Yes

Required Attachments:
Resume, Cover Letter

The Grant/Contract Manager position will serve as a supervisor in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences (AGS) Grant Management Center (GMC) providing professional administrative support and financial grant management to facilitate provisions of services and resolve problems; provide expertise on grant/project terms and conditions; serve as the liaison to the AGS Deans Office and key staff in OU's Office of Research Services, Research Financial Services, and other stakeholders.

• Supervise Grant Management Center Staff (2 full time employees)
• Serve as main point of contact for faculty members, PIs, and departmental staff for sponsored financial and HR requests and actions; provide direct support to PIs including reviewing proposals and budgets prior to submission, coordinating award personnel and payroll actions, and holding biannual meetings with stakeholders
• Provide professional administrative support and financial grant management to facilitate provisions of service and resolve problems
• Provide expertise for all awards with an understanding of both special and regular terms and conditions
• Provide information and clarify policies and procedures per specific grant guidelines and OU directives
• Assure compliance to grant terms and conditions of monetary awards
• Monitor expenses for allowability and allocability
• Perform specialized accounting functions, including the preparation of reports requiring researching, collecting and analyzing data and information
• Review monthly accounting statements prepared by the GMC team to verify accuracy
• Oversee the annual department budget
• Provide grant/contract management including budget/fiscal planning and control, day-to-day management of operations, and program development and marketing to increase revenues for a large, complex sponsored grant/contract; develop and monitor strategic plans
• Provide direct administrative and fiscal management of the grant or contract; manage day‑to‑day business operations of the grant or contract program; supervise assigned staff
• Responsible for fiscal oversight and management, including negotiating service contracts and purchasing supplies and equipment for operations activities; responsible for financial planning and monitoring grant/contract progress; develop and manage the budget; advise college/department leadership on long‑range financial planning and new initiatives
• Perform various duties as needed to fulfill the function of the position

Required Education
:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Management, or closely related field,
AND
:

• 60 months experience in business management, administration, accounting, finance, operations management or closely related area, with 24 months directly related to coordinating/managing sponsored grants or contracts

Equivalency/Substitution
:
Will accept 48 months experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree for a total of 108 months experience

• Effective communication with strong interpersonal and oral, as well as written communication skills
• Ability to influence colleagues at all levels with tact and diplomacy and handle sensitive, confidential information with discretion
• Solution‑oriented and able to exercise sound judgment to solve problems within the scope of the position
• Accurate in developing and managing budgets, projecting expenditures, and managing recommended solutions in a fast‑paced environment
• Knowledge of Uniform Guidance and cost accounting standards
• Knowledge of pre‑award grant submission process and federal application requirements
• Ability to use Microsoft Office products with intermediate skills in Excel

• Ability to communicate, including expressing oneself or exchanging information with others
• Ability to engage in repetitive motions, including the movement of the hands, wrists, or…