Strategic Research Investments Coordinator (R26-50)

About the role

The Strategic Research Investments Coordinator is responsible for coordinating institutional research investments and strategic research initiatives, with primary responsibility for, but not limited to, Catalyst 2030, seed funding initiatives, center-development investments, and other high-priority strategic award programs that may be established in the future. Under the direction of the Director of Strategic Initiatives, the role supports activities from planning and launch through implementation, monitoring, reporting, and closeout.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate strategic research investment programs, including Catalyst 2030, internal award programs, seed funding initiatives, center-development investments, and other high-priority institutional research initiatives.
• Maintain program workplans, timelines, milestone trackers, implementation schedules, and investment tracking tools.
• Track program status, funding commitments, deliverables, outcomes, deadlines, and follow-up actions across a portfolio of strategic research investments.
• Maintain program materials, intake forms, application processes, reporting templates, award documentation, proposal files, and historical program records.
• Coordinate communications regarding program schedules, eligibility and participation requirements, submission and intake procedures, review timelines, reporting expectations, and key deadlines.
• Coordinate cross-functional project activities and ensure key decisions, dependencies, and deadlines are documented and communicated to stakeholders.
• Prepare award and declination notifications.
• Respond to applicant inquiries regarding proposal status, award requirements, project extensions, reporting obligations, and program policies.
• Support annual assessment, portfolio reporting, and leadership briefings related to strategic research investments and internal funding programs.
• Process transactions and documentation related to strategic research investments, internal award programs, and other DfRED-supported funding initiatives, in compliance with program guidelines and institutional requirements.
• Coordinate award setup, modifications, and related pre-award administrative actions, including budget revisions, scope of work changes, and no-cost extensions.
• Coordinate post-award administration activities through appropriate University and SPA systems.
• Conduct quality reviews of award documentation and related administrative records.
• Monitor award expenditures and spending activity in accordance with approved budgets and program requirements.
• Provide process guidance to faculty, principal investigators, research staff, departmental administrators, and other stakeholders regarding intake or submission procedures, required documentation, routing processes, budget revisions, award or investment administration workflows, reporting expectations, and program policies