Grants & Contracts Officer III

gsu; Georgia; On-site; USD 67,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Georgia State University’s College of Arts and Sciences seeks a Grants & Contracts Officer III to provide essential pre-award support, lead training, and manage grant submissions. You will coordinate budgets, ensure compliance, and advise investigators on administrative requirements throughout the proposal process.

The role collaborates with central research administration and liaises with faculty, departments, and Legal Affairs to ensure timely and accurate grant and contract submissions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and four years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.
• Preferred: training and experience with federal research grants in a university setting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert to faculty and staff and assist with training on all aspects of pre-award.
• Lead and train GCO staff by creating, developing and providing research administration training for pre-award duties.
• Manage, coordinate, and monitor the proposal submission process for federal, state, local, and private grants, contracts, and agreements.
• Ensure all proposal elements (documentation, budget, cost share, sub-contracts) are accurate and complete.
• Develop budgets and budget justifications including proofing the budget.
• Advise Principal Investigators on administrative requirements for proposals.
• Monitor compliance with agency and university regulations regarding submission; apply F&A and fringe rates.
• Educate faculty and staff regarding the proposal submission process.
• Serve as final approver and remittance.
• Collaborate with OSP on pre-award tasks including advance accounts, JITs, budget revisions, eRA accounts.
• Participate in working groups to improve research administration.
• Interface with PIs, chairs, faculty and Associate Dean to ensure compliance and successful pre-award objectives.
• Keep the college informed of changes impacting pre-award grants and contracts administration.
• Work closely with central research administration on initiatives.

Skills

Pre-award expertise

Training staff

Budget development

Compliance knowledge

Proposal coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Grants & Contracts Officer III

College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty Development

The College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia State University is transforming lives through our research advances, career-empowering teaching, and work with community partners in Atlanta and around the globe. As the largest college on the Atlanta Campus, the College of Arts and Sciences is home to more than 15,000 students, 550 faculty, and 300 staff members. Our faculty teach the core curriculum courses that serve as the foundation of nearly every student’s university education.

These are exciting times at theCollege of Arts and Sciencesat Georgia State University. We are growing, and we are thrilled that you are interested in being a part of our team. We are surrounded by individuals empowered to use their expertise and talents to achieve our mission to pursue excellence.

The College of Arts & Sciences is seeking to hire anexperienced Grants & Contracts Officer III

WHAT MAKES College of Arts & Science A GREAT PLACE?

• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc
• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners
• Professional development opportunity and mentorship
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO:

The ideal candidate for this position will perform all of the Pre-Award duties to provide essential support to the College of Arts and Sciences.

The essential duties and responsibilities of the Grants & Contracts Officer III are the following:

• Serve as a subject matter expert to faculty and staff and assist with training on all aspect of pre-award.
• Lead and train GCO lls by creating, developing and providing research administration training for pre-award duties for COAS staff.
• Manage, coordinate, and monitor the proposal submission process for federal, state, local, and private grants, contracts, and agreements.
• Ensure all proposal elements (required documentation, budget, cost share, sub-contracts, etc) are consistent, accurate, and complete.
• Develop budgets and budget justifications which include proofing the budget.
• Advise the PIs on administrative requirements in preparing proposal submissions.
• Monitor compliance with agency and university regulations regarding submission; verify all financial information to include application of the appropriate F&A and fringe benefit rates for the project.
• Educate faculty and staff regarding the proposal submission process.
• Serves as final approver and remittance.
• Collaborates with OSP staff on pre-award tasks related to submissions including advance accounts, JITs, budget revisions, eRA commons account setup.
• Participates in working groups to improve research administration.
• Serves as the point person for pre-award team members on grants, contracts and agreement issues as well as questions related to university and federal guidelines.
• Interfaces with and acts as a liaison for principal investigators, department chairs, faculty and Associate Dean of Research with central research administration, Legal Affairs and granting agencies regarding the proposal submission process, award set up process, contract interpretation and sponsored programs policies to ensure compliance and successful completion of grants and contracts pre-award objectives.
• Keeps the college abreast of changes impacting pre-award grants and contracts administration.
• Works closely with central research administration on various initiative.
• Other duties assigned.

Anticipated Hiring Range:

$66,600 - $83,400. Salary offers will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications in relation to the Minimum Hiring Standards. Candidates earlier in their careers are typically offered salaries closer to the minimum of the hiring range, while those with more advanced or relevant experience may be considered for compensation at or above the hiring range.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and four years of related experience;or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

• Training and experience with federal research grants in a university setting.

To be fully considered for this position, all candidates at the time of submission must provide the following documents

• A complete and accurate GSU application
• Resume
• Cover Letter