Grants Specialist

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

1d•$90,120 - $120,000

About The Position

Grants Specialist involves providing analytical, financial and training activities in support of contract and grant proposal development, grant-writing, funding, administration, and budget development. Activities may include pre-award proposal initiatives, management of funds post-award, and closeout activities for federal, state, local and private sponsors. Involves activities associated with analyzing research funding trends and sources, forecasting, planning, and managing of research portfolios by performing some or all of the following: coordinating and identifying and developing and / or presenting proposals, contracts and other agreements; reviewing proposals to ensure institutional compliance and program success; negotiating, administering and monitoring contract and grant awards, including compliance with regulations, terms and conditions; financial management and reporting; and sub award / subcontract issuance and administration. Experienced professional who knows how to apply theory and put it into practice with in-depth understanding of the professional field; independently performs the full range of responsibilities within the function; possesses broad job knowledge; analyzes problems / issues of diverse scope and determines solutions. Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced research administrator to independently develop and / or oversee research proposals, awards, and / or transactions related to contract and grant management and maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional research sponsor policies. Works on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires thorough understanding of complex regulations. Completes and approves transactions for signature by manager or other authorized institutional official. Works on complex proposals and awards that may involve multiple investigators and / or multiple sub awards. Guides less experienced staff. Central Role (CR): Is eligible for delegated signature authority (may vary by campus). Department Role (DR): Typically works on complex proposals such as grants / contracts which require task budgets, option years, multiple investigators and multiple sub awards.

Requirements

Analytical skills
Financial skills
Training skills
Contract and grant proposal development
Grant-writing
Funding administration
Budget development
Pre-award proposal initiatives
Management of funds post-award
Closeout activities for federal, state, local and private sponsors
Analyzing research funding trends and sources
Forecasting
Planning
Managing of research portfolios
Coordinating and identifying and developing and / or presenting proposals, contracts and other agreements
Reviewing proposals to ensure institutional compliance and program success
Negotiating, administering and monitoring contract and grant awards, including compliance with regulations, terms and conditions
Financial management and reporting
Sub award / subcontract issuance and administration
In-depth understanding of the professional field
Independently performs the full range of responsibilities within the function
Possesses broad job knowledge
Analyzes problems / issues of diverse scope and determines solutions
Seasoned, experienced research administrator
Independently develop and / or oversee research proposals, awards, and / or transactions related to contract and grant management
Maintains contract and grant records in compliance with institutional research sponsor policies
Works on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires thorough understanding of complex regulations
Completes and approves transactions for signature by manager or other authorized institutional official
Works on complex proposals and awards that may involve multiple investigators and / or multiple sub awards
Guides less experienced staff

Nice To Haves

Eligible for delegated signature authority (may vary by campus)
Typically works on complex proposals such as grants / contracts which require task budgets, option years, multiple investigators and multiple sub awards.

Responsibilities

Providing analytical, financial and training activities in support of contract and grant proposal development, grant-writing, funding, administration, and budget development.
Coordinating and identifying and developing and / or presenting proposals, contracts and other agreements.
Reviewing proposals to ensure institutional compliance and program success.
Negotiating, administering and monitoring contract and grant awards, including compliance with regulations, terms and conditions.
Financial management and reporting.
Sub award / subcontract issuance and administration.
Analyzing research funding trends and sources, forecasting, planning, and managing of research portfolios.
Independently develop and / or oversee research proposals, awards, and / or transactions related to contract and grant management.
Maintain contract and grant records in compliance with institutional research sponsor policies.
Works on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires thorough understanding of complex regulations.
Completes and approves transactions for signature by manager or other authorized institutional official.
Works on complex proposals and awards that may involve multiple investigators and / or multiple sub awards.
Guides less experienced staff.