Grant Post-Award Supervisor

About the role

The Post-Award Supervisor will support the Post Award Manager and Post Award Assistant Director. They will provide daily oversight and supervision of a post-award team of four-six members within CGS. This individual must demonstrate an expert level of understanding of sponsored project post-award processes and associated university and sponsor policies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as first point of contact for compliance review for CGS post-award sponsored research activity.
• Perform a monthly review of all sponsored awards within an assigned complex award portfolio and provides support to a CGS post-award team to ensure all charges are allowable, allocable and reasonable (i.e. adhere to all sponsor and UK requirements as well as GAAP).
• Serve as a subject matter expert in grant management processes and a resource/advisor for post-award team members for CGS processes and procedures.
• Develop and conduct training programs for team members on internal and external policies and procedures specific to sponsored projects.

Requirements

• Shift Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am EST – 5:00 pm EST; additional hours especially during peak deadline times.
• Can be fully remote or hybrid if near Lexington, KY.

Qualifications

• Required Education / Experience:
  • Master's degree and five (5) years of experience OR equivalent (below)
  • High School diploma or GED and eleven (11) years of experience
  • Associate’s degree and nine (9) years of experience
  • Bachelor's degree and seven (7) years of experience
  • Doctorate degree and two (2) year of experience

Skills and Preferred Education / Experience

• Skills in: Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Working knowledge of federal grant and academic institution sponsored research regulations is preferred.
• Knowledge of NIH eRA Commons is preferred.
• Knowledge of SAP is preferred.
• Certified Research Administrator (CRA) is preferred.

Benefits

The University of Kentucky offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 200 percent match on eligible retirement contributions, competitive health, dental, and vision coverage, tuition benefits for classes at UK, and much more. To learn more, please visit: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/exceptional-benefits-for-university-of-kentucky-staff.