Georgia Institute of Technology
Grants Administrator Lead (Fully remote)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30383
About Us
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts.
Job Summary
Serve as a unit level team leader, expert advisor, and consultant within a college, an academic unit, a research unit, or a business unit on matters related to sponsored research program administration in accordance with Institute and sponsor policies. Provide pre-award and post-award funds management for sponsored research programs. Advise department financial staff and investigators on issues related post-award grant management. Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to other grant administration, finance, or accounting personnel.
Responsibilities
Identify funding sources and administer grant budgets. Advise faculty on budget development, financial scenario and strategic planning, and financial forecasting in response to grant solicitations and requests for proposals.
Edit and prepare proposal documentation, submit required documentation into sponsor systems, and appraise proposals for Office of Sponsored Programs review.
Liaise with management and staff in the Office of Sponsored Programs and the Office of Grants and Contracts Accounting regarding sponsored research grants and contracts.
Administer post-award activities including developing financial reports, negotiating and maintaining sub-agreements, monitoring and reconciling expenditures and salary distribution, submitting budget revisions, and auditing transactions for compliance with budget justification and sponsor policies.
Generate custom and required reports for faculty and unit management regarding sponsored research plans, proposals, and projects.
Collaborate, provide advice, and give direction to unit financial or accounting personnel regarding the pre-award and post-award process, as appropriate.
Provide assistance to students, post-doctoral fellows, and research faculty on assistantships and fellowships.
Identify and provide sponsored research training and educational opportunities for faculty and staff.
Research potential grants opportunities from agencies and philanthropic organizations.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Experience: Eight to ten years of job related experience.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: This job requires advanced knowledge of and expertise in the pre-award and post-award sponsored research and grant administration process. Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills are required to interact with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse academic and research community.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status.
Other Information
Salary range: $61,759.00 – $83,991.00
Location: Fully Remote
This is not a supervisory position.
Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check.
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Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts.
Job Summary
Serve as a unit level team leader, expert advisor, and consultant within a college, an academic unit, a research unit, or a business unit on matters related to sponsored research program administration in accordance with Institute and sponsor policies. Provide pre-award and post-award funds management for sponsored research programs. Advise department financial staff and investigators on issues related post-award grant management. Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to other grant administration, finance, or accounting personnel.
Responsibilities
Identify funding sources and administer grant budgets. Advise faculty on budget development, financial scenario and strategic planning, and financial forecasting in response to grant solicitations and requests for proposals.
Edit and prepare proposal documentation, submit required documentation into sponsor systems, and appraise proposals for Office of Sponsored Programs review.
Liaise with management and staff in the Office of Sponsored Programs and the Office of Grants and Contracts Accounting regarding sponsored research grants and contracts.
Administer post-award activities including developing financial reports, negotiating and maintaining sub-agreements, monitoring and reconciling expenditures and salary distribution, submitting budget revisions, and auditing transactions for compliance with budget justification and sponsor policies.
Generate custom and required reports for faculty and unit management regarding sponsored research plans, proposals, and projects.
Collaborate, provide advice, and give direction to unit financial or accounting personnel regarding the pre-award and post-award process, as appropriate.
Provide assistance to students, post-doctoral fellows, and research faculty on assistantships and fellowships.
Identify and provide sponsored research training and educational opportunities for faculty and staff.
Research potential grants opportunities from agencies and philanthropic organizations.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Experience: Eight to ten years of job related experience.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: This job requires advanced knowledge of and expertise in the pre-award and post-award sponsored research and grant administration process. Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills are required to interact with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse academic and research community.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status.
Other Information
Salary range: $61,759.00 – $83,991.00
Location: Fully Remote
This is not a supervisory position.
Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check.
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