GRANTS MANAGER
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Education
Posted on April 1, 2019
Req #: | 163222 |
Department: | SCHOOL OF MEDICINE |
Job Location: | Seattle Campus |
Posting Date: | 03/14/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. |
Shift: | First Shift |
Notes: |
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs.
For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here. |
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for five consecutive years.
The School of Medicine’s Administrative Business Center (ABC) Shared Services Team has an excellent opportunity for a Grants Manager (Program Operations Specialist).
Under the general supervision of the Program Operations Manager, the Grants Manager will be responsible for all aspects of proposal development for grants and contacts submitted to diverse funders. This person will be responsible for providing expertise in both pre-award policies and practices as defined by sponsors, federal, state and the University, while managing ABC’s grant and contract program from proposal development through submission to funding sponsors. Proposal development responsibilities include working directly with principal investigators, department directors, and other staff; developing budgets and preparing administrative portions of proposals; and recommending and implementing departmental policies and practices to ensure compliance with sponsor and university requirements. Pre-award responsibilities include: 1) developing and administering proposal timelines, 2) creating budgets, 3) preparing administrative portions of proposals, 4) writing technical components of proposals including budget justifications, methods sections of proposals, facilities descriptions, biosketches and similar, 5) assisting with literature review, creation of graphs and figures, development of citations, 6) insuring compliance with sponsor and university requirements, 7) quality control of applications. Post-award responsibilities include: 1) preparing and submitting progress reports according to sponsor requirements, 2) providing technical advice and interpretation of regulations to Division faculty and staff, and 3) preparing and submitting Just-in-Time materials. This position is responsible for quality control of applications before they leave the office. This position will participate in lean process improvement activities.
The Administrative Business Center (ABC) resides within the School of Medicine (SOM) Dean’s Office and is governed by an oversight committee comprised of ten department directors and administrators, plus central campus and Dean of Medicine representatives. The position is responsible for managing compliance to policies unique to SOM. This position has the opportunity and the risk to increase a faculty members’ research portfolio and therefore opportunity for promotion. The SOM is highly interdisciplinary with collaborative research and training programs that cross over institutional boundaries and involve local, national, and international research organizations and foundations. The Grants Manager will be responsible for preparing incoming and outgoing subawards and contracts with these diverse organizations and their performance will affect valuable funder and collaborator relationships.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Grant & Contract Administration and Compliance Management
Administrative Responsibilities
Portfolio Management
Quality Assurance
Lean Process Improvement
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Higher Education Administration, or similar degree or equivalent experience. Three or more years’ experience working in research administration with substantial responsibility for proposal development, including complex budgets and subawards.
DESIRED
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Application Process:
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