Remote Grants & Contracts Administrator - Pre & Post-Award

Duke University; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 61,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke University is seeking a Grants & Contracts Administrator to manage a portfolio of complex grants and contracts within the School of Medicine Shared Research Administration Resource Group. This role supports pre-award and post-award activities, ensuring proposals meet sponsor and university guidelines while maintaining accurate budgets and compliance.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and demonstrated ability to navigate federal rules, Duke policies, and related systems (SPS, R3,

Qualifications

• This role requires a bachelor’s degree or higher and relevant training in grants administration.
• Preference for prior grants/Research Administration Academy (RAA) training.
• Proven ability to navigate complex sponsor requirements and university policies.

Responsibilities

• Pre-award: develop budgets and proposals, ensure alignment with sponsor and Duke guidelines.
• Post-award: manage budgets, reporting, compliance, and cost transfers across projects.
• Administrative: implement SOPs, manage effort allocation, and ensure timely sponsor payments.

Skills

Data analysis

Learning new grant software

MS Office proficient

Verbal & written communication

Project management

Reporting

Federal rules knowledge

Duke policies knowledge

Grant processes & systems

Costing rules understanding

SPS experience

Reconciliation controls

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Grants/research education or certification preferred

RAA training expected within 12 months

Tools

SPS

R3

grants.duke

SES

Job description

Duke University is seeking a Grants & Contracts Administrator to manage a portfolio of complex grants and contracts within the School of Medicine Shared Research Administration Resource Group. This role supports pre-award and post-award activities, ensuring proposals meet sponsor and university guidelines while maintaining accurate budgets and compliance.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and demonstrated ability to navigate federal rules, Duke policies, and related systems (SPS, R3,