Grant & Contract Administrator I: Post-Award Research Support

University System of New Hampshire; Hampshire Township (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Grant and Contract Administrator I (GCA I) within STAR Team I provides post-award research administration support for a portfolio of sponsored programs across the University System of New Hampshire.

Working collaboratively with principal investigators, departments, SPA Awards, Accounting and Financial Compliance (AFC), and other institutional partners, the GCA I assists with the day-to-day financial and administrative management of sponsored awards, including reviewing expenditures and

Qualifications

• Associate's degree and three years of related experience or equivalent combination of higher education and experience totaling seven years.
• Experience in college or university business office.
• Additional related experience and/or higher education.

Responsibilities

• Complete pre-award administration of grant and/or contract activities.
• Synthesizing sponsor guidelines to identify proposal requirements and providing comprehensive checklists and templates for use by proposal team members.
• Organizes proposal, renewal and resubmission applications.
• Create, route and monitor proposal forms.
• Handle all communication and follow-up with PI concerning additional information required by sponsor or University to finalize proposal
• Completes entire application for smaller, less-complicated, simple, standard proposals.
• Assists in post-award administration of research grants and/or contracts, e.g., labor distributions, time and effort reporting, purchases and reimbursements.
• Monitor routine financial transactions, which may include researching and resolving discrepancies
• Prepares cost transfer forms to correct charges on sponsored projects.
• Assists in preparing audit documentation
• Participates in account close out activities
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Associate's degree

Job description

The Grant and Contract Administrator I (GCA I) within STAR Team I provides post-award research administration support for a portfolio of sponsored programs across the University System of New Hampshire.

Working collaboratively with principal investigators, departments, SPA Awards, Accounting and Financial Compliance (AFC), and other institutional partners, the GCA I assists with the day-to-day financial and administrative management of sponsored awards, including reviewing expenditures and