UNIV- Grants Administrator II- Department of Public Health Sciences

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

3d•$58,854 - $105,978

About The Position

In conjunction with the Department of Public Health Sciences’ Department Administrator and Vice Chair for Research, the Grants Administrator II provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the department's research administration and grants management activities. The position operates with a high level of autonomy and serves as a primary expert for sponsored research administration, guiding faculty, investigators, fellows, and trainees through the full grant lifecycle. The GAII directs pre-award activities, supports post-award administration, ensures compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements, supervises grants administration staff, and develops processes that improve efficiency, compliance, and research funding success. The role provides comprehensive proposal development and submission support; leads departmental research administration operations; prepares and coordinates post-award documentation; interprets and applies research regulations; advises faculty on grant strategies and funding opportunities; supports financial management; and maintains grant records and reporting systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, or the social sciences.
Four years of experience in contracts and grant administration activities.
Computer literacy.

Responsibilities

Provide proposal development support and coordinate preparation, review, routing, approval, and submission of grant applications to federal, state, foundation, and industry sponsors.
Develop and review complex proposal budgets, evaluating cost sharing, Facilities and Administrative costs, effort commitments, waiver requests, and other fiscal requirements.
Coordinate proposal activities with collaborating institutions, consultants, subrecipients, and internal stakeholders; review proposals for completeness and compliance; and track pending, submitted, and awarded proposals.
Lead and manage departmental research administration operations, set priorities, and ensure timely and accurate proposal submissions.
Supervise, train, mentor, and evaluate grants administration staff, and serve as a departmental resource for grant administration policies, procedures, and best practices.
Develop metrics, reports, and analyses with the departmental research team, and participate in institutional committees, research administration workgroups, and related professional development activities.
Prepare and coordinate progress reports, RPPRs, carryover, extension and re-budget requests, closeouts, financial reports, and other sponsor and institutional documentation.
Aid in preparing and reviewing investigator Biosketches, Other Support documents, effort reports, and related sponsor documentation.
Support award setup, grant transfers, subcontract administration, multi-year award management, and investigator compliance with sponsor terms and conditions.
Interpret and apply federal, state, sponsor, and institutional regulations; maintain knowledge of applicable ORSP, GCA, IRB, and other research compliance requirements.
Communicate policy updates, procedural changes, and best practices, and recommend and implement improvements to efficiency and regulatory compliance.
Advise faculty and investigators on grant development strategies and sponsor requirements; identify and share funding opportunities aligned with departmental research priorities.
Develop educational materials and tools, and maintain departmental grant resources, including website content and tools.
Monitor grant expenditures and budgets, identify variances, communicate concerns to leadership, and collaborate with the finance team to resolve discrepancies and support fiscal stewardship.
Manage departmental/DCU research efforts and complete payroll costing allocations, payroll accounting adjustments, effort adjustments, and spending transfers as appropriate.
Assist with annual budget planning, forecasting, and financial review activities.
Maintain grant records and documentation; oversee tracking of MOUs, VA Task Orders, subcontract agreements, and other research-related documents; and maintain systems for recordkeeping, reporting, and data analysis.