Remote Senior Grants & Sponsored Programs Lead

University of Miami; Coral Gables (FL); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami is seeking a Sr. Sponsored Programs Specialist for a full-time remote role within UHealth, Department of Medicine. You will coordinate administrative and financial functions, review complex grant activities, and ensure compliance with guidelines and regulations.

You will guide faculty and administrators in proposal development, review applications for accuracy, and manage post-award actions while overseeing junior staff and coordinating audits and subcontracting activity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience are required.
• Learning agility to adapt to changing procedures, technologies, and protocols.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical assistance and guidance to faculty and administrators in the development and preparation of funding proposals.
• Responds to general inquiries regarding sponsored program policies and procedures.
• Reviews grant applications to ensure accuracy.
• Accesses applicable databases to verify regulatory compliance approvals before establishing the project account.
• Maintains internal proposal documents and electronic records for the assigned portfolio.
• Processes and disseminates various non-financial post-award actions such as award notifications, amendments, and related documents.
• Assists in the coordination of the project closeout.
• Coordinates with faculty on possible budget revisions to be consistent with award amount as received.
• Reviews award terms and conditions and discusses flagged items with faculty.
• Oversees all audits and bank reconciliations of petty cash accounts.
• Monitors sponsored programs subcontracting activity.
• Submits to accounts payable all received and endorsed invoices and tracks timely payments by that unit.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

Job description

The University of Miami is seeking a Sr. Sponsored Programs Specialist for a full-time remote role within UHealth, Department of Medicine. You will coordinate administrative and financial functions, review complex grant activities, and ensure compliance with guidelines and regulations.

You will guide faculty and administrators in proposal development, review applications for accuracy, and manage post-award actions while overseeing junior staff and coordinating audits and subcontracting activity.