Senior Pre-Award Grant Administrator (Remote)

Georgetown University; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgetown University is seeking a Senior Pre-Award Grant Administrator to manage extern­ally funded grants and contracts. You will negotiate, set up new awards, and process changes within Georgetown’s financial system, serving as a key liaison to sponsors and PIs across clusters.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5–7 years in university grant management, with expertise in federal funding guidelines, subawards, and related compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 5–7 years of progressively responsible grants management experience.
• Knowledge of sponsored research funding mechanisms (federal, state, international) and funding guidelines (2 CFR 200, FAR).
• Proficiency with financial systems, accounting, and cost accounting standards related to grants.
• Budgeting experience in Excel and ability to review/negotiate sponsored awards.
• Experience with subawards and related compliance; proficiency with Excel, Adobe Pro and DocuSign.

Responsibilities

• Review, negotiate and administer externally funded research grants and contracts.
• Serve as liaison with external sponsors for sponsored grant agreements.
• Set up new awards and process changes in Georgetown’s financial system.
• Lead/oversee Pre-Award activities within the cluster and provide training as needed.

Skills

Budgeting

Negotiation

Grant administration

Communication

Spreadsheet proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Adobe Acrobat Pro

DocuSign

Job description

Georgetown University is seeking a Senior Pre-Award Grant Administrator to manage extern­ally funded grants and contracts. You will negotiate, set up new awards, and process changes within Georgetown’s financial system, serving as a key liaison to sponsors and PIs across clusters.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5–7 years in university grant management, with expertise in federal funding guidelines, subawards, and related compliance.