Grants Administrator - School of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech is seeking a Grants Administrator responsible for overseeing grant funding processes from proposal development to compliance with funding agency regulations. The role supports researchers and faculty throughout the grant lifecycle.

Key duties include budgeting, contract review, financial reporting, and training staff on grant management best practices. The successful candidate will stay current with regulatory changes and coordinate across departments to ensure timely, accurate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the grant application process by ensuring all proposals are completed accurately and submitted by established deadlines.
• Develop and manage budgets for grant proposals, ensuring alignment with funding agency guidelines and institutional policies.
• Review and analyze grant contracts to ensure compliance with terms and conditions set by funding agencies.
• Monitor grant expenditures and financial reporting to ensure adherence to budgetary limits and funding regulations.
• Provide guidance and support to faculty and researchers in understanding grant management processes and requirements.
• Prepare and submit financial reports to funding agencies, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of grant-related financial activities.
• Conduct training sessions and workshops for staff and researchers on best practices in grant management and compliance.
• Stay informed about changes in grant regulations and funding opportunities to advise the organization on potential impacts and strategies.
• Collaborate with various departments to facilitate effective communication and coordination regarding grant-related activities.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Grant administration

Budget management

Compliance

Communication skills

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

About Us

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information

The School of Chemistry & Biochemistry

The School has vibrant undergraduate and graduate programs, with ~ 400 undergraduate majors and ~ 190 graduate students, and an extensive research portfolio. Its faculty, staff, and students participate in a range of dynamic and collaborative research programs and enjoy modern facilities located on a pleasant urban campus in the City of Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Summary

The Grants Administrator is responsible for overseeing the administration of grant funding processes, including proposal development, budget preparation, and compliance with funding agency regulations. This role ensures that all financial activities related to grants are conducted accurately and efficiently, providing support to researchers and faculty throughout the grant lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Job Duty 1 - Oversee the grant application process by ensuring all proposals are completed accurately and submitted by established deadlines.
• Job Duty 2 - Develop and manage budgets for grant proposals, ensuring alignment with funding agency guidelines and institutional policies.
• Job Duty 3 - Review and analyze grant contracts to ensure compliance with terms and conditions set by funding agencies.
• Job Duty 4 - Monitor grant expenditures and financial reporting to ensure adherence to budgetary limits and funding regulations.
• Job Duty 5 - Provide guidance and support to faculty and researchers in understanding grant management processes and requirements.
• Job Duty 6 - Prepare and submit financial reports to funding agencies, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of grant-related financial activities.
• Job Duty 7 - Conduct training sessions and workshops for staff and researchers on best practices in grant management and compliance.
• Job Duty 8 - Stay informed about changes in grant regulations and funding opportunities to advise the organization on potential impacts and strategies.
• Job Duty 9 - Collaborate with various departments to facilitate effective communication and coordination regarding grant-related activities.
• Job Duty 10 - Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in related discipline or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience

Eight or more years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Master's Degree

Preferred Experience

Five or more years of relevant experience.

Knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Guidance) governing federal grants and administrative requirements.

Certified Research Administrator (CRA) certification preferred.

Familiarity with Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

This job requires advanced knowledge of and expertise in the pre-award and post-award sponsored research and grant administration process. Ability to interpret and explain complex regulations, policies, and government language is essential. Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills are required to interact with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse academic and research community. Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize while performing multiple, complex financial tasks is required. Advanced knowledge of financial and accounting principles and practices in an academic and research institution.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

Other Information

• Location: Atlanta, GA
• Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00
• Job Grade: G07
• This is not a supervisory position.
• This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
• This position will not be required to drive.
• This role is not considered a position of trust.
• This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
• This position will not travel.
• This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit: https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest