Remote Senior Grant Administrator - Proposals & Compliance

University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Cincinnati is seeking a Pre-Award Senior Grant Administrator to handle day-to-day proposal budget development, grant proposal preparation, and sponsor communications within a high-volume, deadline-driven environment.

Role emphasizes independence, adherence to sponsor guidelines, and collaboration with faculty and business staff across university offices; remote work options may apply following training for OH/IN/KY residents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Seven years of related work experience or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education.
• Four years of grant proposal development and submission experience.
• Knowledge of Uniform Guidance.
• Familiarity with NIH grant proposal submission policies.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple tasks; time management essential.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of NIH policies, cost principles and guidelines.
• Work directly and collaboratively with the various offices of the university to fulfill all compliance requirements and to resolve complex issues that arise during the application and just-in-time processes.
• Assist faculty and senior research staff with the proposal creation, preparation, and submission process to various federal and non-federal external agencies.
• Complete grant applications: follow standard principles and systems and use appropriate terminology associated with a particular field of specialization, continuously building on current job knowledge.
• Interpret information, ideas and instructions and communicate clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing including materials intended for distribution.
• Assist faculty and staff with developing, assembling, and administering federal, state, and private grants, contracts, and external funding sources.
• Breadth of duties may span several sub-specialties and may be either unit-specific, typically handling proposal submission, or more broadly defined encompassing the ability to help the research enterprise at UC.
• Extend mastery of job knowledge to the principles, theories and practices of related specialties and expand knowledge of best practices within the field of grant administration.
• Assist with dissemination of expertise to train future Grant Administrator 1's & 2's in the department unit to adhere to high standards of compliance with sponsored project requirements and dissemination of knowledge of UC-based financial systems and applications to achieve financial and Human Resource objectives.
• Participation in teams and special projects that involve extensive cooperation and coordination across multiple levels.
• Prepare written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues, university processes, sponsor guideline interpretations and other grantsmanship processes and deliver to a broad variety of audiences.
• Identify and implement innovative solutions to important and complex strategic and operational issues which may involve unusual circumstances.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need.
• This job description can be changed at any time.

Skills

Collaborative

Flexible work ethic

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Team contribution

Supervision

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Seven years experience in lieu of education

Job description

University of Cincinnati is seeking a Pre-Award Senior Grant Administrator to handle day-to-day proposal budget development, grant proposal preparation, and sponsor communications within a high-volume, deadline-driven environment.

Role emphasizes independence, adherence to sponsor guidelines, and collaboration with faculty and business staff across university offices; remote work options may apply following training for OH/IN/KY residents.