Grants & Contracts Specialist I

Responsibilities

• Responsible for administration of various incoming and outgoing agreements under sponsored projects.
• Aid in generating and tracking all types of agreements (sub-awards, professional services agreements (PSAs), outgoing consulting agreements (OCAs) etc.) and modifications to and from organizations under various funding agencies.
• Under supervision, issue and accept various agreements and modifications.
• Maintain a strong customer-service oriented environment.
• Aid in implementing policies and standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with sponsor rules and regulations as it relates to sub-awards.
• Aid in providing formal and informal training to departmental employees, investigators, and staff on internal and external systems, operations, and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree - Required
• At least one (1) year experience in contract review and administration.
• At least one (1) year providing sponsored project management services on NIH and other federally funded grants.
• Preferred: Administering agreements, financial management experience, experience in academic, research, or hospital/healthcare environment.

Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrate success in a front-line service-oriented position, involving extensive customer contact and relationship building.
• Basic knowledge of policies and regulations governing federal funding and accompanying compliance issues.
• Knowledge of principles of grantsmanship/contract management and sponsor proposal and award policies and procedures (particularly those of the NIH).
• Ability, especially under pressure, to be professional, courteous, and tactful in dealing with investigators, administrative staff, funding agency contacts, prime and sub-awardee organizational representatives.
• Establish clear priorities and multi-task in a high-volume setting responsive to externally generated deadlines.
• Work with minimum direction and guidance within a service-team environment.
• Meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced academic environment.
• Excellent computer skills, particularly word processing and spreadsheet software (Microsoft Word and Excel).
• Experience in and knowledge of the management of NIH grants and other sponsored projects funding.
• Solid skills in distilling complex compliance issues so they are understandable to the lay audience.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills due to interaction with investigators, Department Heads, and regulatory agencies.
• Solid customer-service skills, and in conjunction with guidance from manager, work to find and implement creative, compliant solutions to satisfy customer needs.