Senior Grants & Contracts Strategist

Shaw University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Shaw University in Raleigh, NC seeks a Sr. Grants and Contracts Specialist to provide pre-award, post-award and compliance support for grants, contracts and research within the Office of Sponsored Programs.

You will help design and implement a system to obtain, manage and steward externally funded projects. The role partners with the Department Head to ensure timely proposals, accurate documentation, and robust compliance with sponsor and institutional rules.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor’s degree; master’s preferred.
• Demonstrated analytical, organizational and communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Investigates, analyzes and identifies external funding sources to support institutional priorities and research.
• Conducts workshops on funding sources and grant writing.
• Works with the Department Head to manage subscription databases.
• May serve as a system administrator for electronic or online systems.
• Advises faculty and staff during funding application preparation to ensure compliance with all internal and sponsor requirements.
• Assists in editing, budget preparation and packaging funding proposals for submission.
• Oversees the funding proposal routing process for internal reviews and approvals
• Maintains pre and post award files with other OSP staff and prepares reports for internal and external communication on sponsored programs activity.
• Maintains documentation of compliance with all federal grant certifications and assurances and other research-related institutional compliance requirements (i.e., reports).
• Serves as liaison with Finance and Administration for budget and compliance matters and all matters related to federal grant administration.
• Works with OSP staff to develop policies and procedures and appropriate training programs
• Works with other OSP staff to monitor compliance with Financial Conflict of Interest policies and Responsible Conduct of Research training requirements.
• May include IRB Administration duties including Research Integrity tasks.
• Other duties as assigned to support the successful operations of the Office of Sponsored Programs.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical ability

Organizational skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Database management

Process management software

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Database management software

Job description

Shaw University in Raleigh, NC seeks a Sr. Grants and Contracts Specialist to provide pre-award, post-award and compliance support for grants, contracts and research within the Office of Sponsored Programs.

You will help design and implement a system to obtain, manage and steward externally funded projects. The role partners with the Department Head to ensure timely proposals, accurate documentation, and robust compliance with sponsor and institutional rules.