Post Award Team Lead - Sponsored Agreements Management

Virginia Tech • Blacksburg, VA

60d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of Sponsored Programs at Virginia Tech is seeking a Post Award Team Lead - Sponsored Agreements Management to serve as the first-line manager for all non-financial post award management and final closeout of sponsored research awards. The lead will provide professional administrative management of personnel and complex grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. The lead will be responsible for portfolio management of awarded sponsored programs ensuring Virginia Tech policies and procedures are following all federal, state, and other sponsor rules and regulations, and responsible for adding or revising policies and procedures as needed. Management of sponsored awards includes: contact with the sponsor to request prior approval, facilitating rebudgeting, obtaining no-cost approval, managing complex cost-sharing requirements, managing program income, subrecipient monitoring including closeout of subrecipient, receipt of contract release and award closeout. The team lead will also serve as the technical administrator of various sponsor systems accessed by the Post Award Team for Non-Financial Management to accomplish prior approval requests, progress report submission, vendor setup on sponsor systems, in a timely and compliant manner. This responsibility also includes role/access maintenance, user administration, and certification. Team leaders are also responsible for exercising sound decision-making and problem-solving and for assisting in the development of administrative procedures to comply with regulations affecting governmental and industry-sponsored agreements. Team Leaders provide leadership for research administration, foster teamwork and collaboration, and demonstrate high commitment to customer service by applying skills and experience to research administration and ensuring compliance with federal, state, other sponsor, and university regulations and guidelines. The Grants and Contract Management Team Lead provides aid to all departments within OSP and acts as a liaison with the sponsor. This position may also include supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

• Master's degree or a Bachelor's degree with significant relevant work experience.
• Grants administration experience in a research or academic environment.
• Demonstrated accounting and budgeting experience.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant research administration certification such as CRA (Certified Research Administrator) or CFRA (Certified Financial Research Administrator) or completed within 6 months.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and independent initiative.
• Work experience with federal and non-federal grant and contract regulations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first-line manager for all non-financial post award management and final closeout of sponsored research awards.
• Provide professional administrative management of personnel and complex grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
• Manage the portfolio of awarded sponsored programs, ensuring compliance with Virginia Tech policies and procedures, and all federal, state, and other sponsor rules and regulations.
• Add or revise policies and procedures as needed.
• Manage sponsored awards, including sponsor contact for prior approval, facilitating rebudgeting, obtaining no-cost approval, managing complex cost-sharing requirements, managing program income, subrecipient monitoring and closeout, and award closeout.
• Serve as the technical administrator of various sponsor systems for Non-Financial Management, including prior approval requests, progress report submission, and vendor setup.
• Maintain roles/access, user administration, and certification for sponsor systems.
• Exercise sound decision-making and problem-solving.
• Assist in the development of administrative procedures to comply with regulations affecting governmental and industry-sponsored agreements.
• Provide leadership for research administration, foster teamwork and collaboration, and demonstrate high commitment to customer service.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, other sponsor, and university regulations and guidelines.
• Provide aid to all departments within OSP and act as a liaison with the sponsor.
• Potentially include supervisory responsibilities.

Benefits

• Eligible for an on-site, hybrid, or remote work arrangement, which will require the completion of a telework agreement in accordance with Policy 4325, Alternative Work Site and Telework Policy.
• Professional development opportunities.
• University shared governance participation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager