Post Award Team Lead - Sponsored Agreements Management

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT); Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established institution is seeking a dynamic Post Award Team Lead to oversee non-financial management of sponsored research agreements. This role involves managing complex grants and contracts, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing leadership to a dedicated team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in grants administration, accounting, and budgeting, along with demonstrated leadership skills. Join a forward-thinking university that values innovation and collaboration, and make a significant impact in the realm of research administration. If you are passionate about fostering teamwork and ensuring compliance in a supportive environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or significant experience in grants administration required.
• Accounting and budgeting experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage non-financial post-award management and closeout of research awards.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.

Skills

Grants Administration

Accounting

Budgeting

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Education

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree with Relevant Experience

Tools

Sponsor Systems

Job description

Post Award Team Lead - Sponsored Agreements Management

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Work type: Administrative & Professional
Senior management: Vice President for Research
Department: Sponsored Programs
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia, Fully Remote, Hybrid
Categories: Business / Accounting / Finance, Grants / Contracts

Job Description

The Office of Sponsored Programs at Virginia Tech is seeking a Post Award Team Lead - Sponsored Agreements Management to serve as the first-line manager for all non-financial post award management and final closeout of sponsored research awards. The lead will provide professional administrative management of personnel and complex grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. The lead will be responsible for portfolio management of awarded sponsored programs ensuring Virginia Tech policies and procedures are following all federal, state, and other sponsor rules and regulations, and responsible for adding or revising policies and procedures as needed. Management of sponsored awards includes: contact with the sponsor to request prior approval, facilitating rebudgeting, obtaining no-cost approval, managing complex cost-sharing requirements, managing program income, subrecipient monitoring including closeout of subrecipient, receipt of contract release and award closeout.

The team lead will also serve as the technical administrator of various sponsor systems accessed by the Post Award Team for Non-Financial Management to accomplish prior approval requests, progress report submission, vendor setup on sponsor systems, in a timely and compliant manner. This responsibility also includes role/access maintenance, user administration, and certification.

Team leaders are also responsible for exercising sound decision-making and problem-solving and for assisting in the development of administrative procedures to comply with regulations affecting governmental and industry-sponsored agreements. Team Leaders provide leadership for research administration, foster teamwork and collaboration, and demonstrate high commitment to customer service by applying skills and experience to research administration and ensuring compliance with federal, state, other sponsor, and university regulations and guidelines. The Grants and Contract Management Team Lead provides aid to all departments within OSP and acts as a liaison with the sponsor. This position may also include supervisory responsibilities.

Required Qualifications

● Master's degree or a Bachelor's degree with significant relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a Master's degree.
● Grants administration experience in a research or academic environment.
● Demonstrated accounting and budgeting experience.

Preferred Qualifications

● Relevant research administration certification such as CRA (Certified Research Administrator) or CFRA (Certified Financial Research Administrator) or completed within 6 months.
● Previous supervisory experience.
● Demonstrated leadership and independent initiative.
● Work experience with federal and non-federal grant and contact regulations.

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience, starting at $80,000

Review Date

January 24, 2025

Additional Information

This position is eligible for an onsite, hybrid, or remote work arrangement, which will require the completion of a telework agreement in accordance with Policy 4325, Alternative Work Site and Telework Policy. The final work arrangement will be confirmed upon hire.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in