Grant Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Aid in the preparation, review, and renewal of grants, contracts and subcontract proposals.
• Prepare grant proposals and subcontracts for all sponsored research projects.
• Care for day-to-day activities related to grants and contracts and ensure compliance with internal and external policies and procedures.
• Coordinate sponsored project setup and budget line items per award notice on all grants and contracts, including reconciling and analyzing specific activity on sponsored projects.
• Aid in the preparation of faculty biosketch for accuracy, completeness and compliance with government guidelines.
• Monitor departmental compliance with conflict of interest disclosures and other perquisite online course completion.
• Attend SPA meetings and forums to continually enhance general knowledge of grants administration and understand emerging changes with federal grant rules and processes.
• Care for the annual effort reporting compliance and the certification process.
• Coordinate quarterly meetings with research Principal Investigators to monitor grant submission.
• Aid in post-award activities and project close-out as needed.
• Maintain awareness of and respond to urgent financial transaction requests.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent in education and experience.
• Two years of related experience preferred.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Good interpersonal skills are highly important.
• The ability to take initiative and work independently is required.