Specialist, Post-Award Grants

Eastern Kentucky University • Richmond, VA

11h • Onsite

About The Position

The Post-Award Specialist is responsible for contract negotiation for sponsored projects and post award administrative tasks including budget development support, communicating pre- and post-award compliance concerns, processing award modifications and prior approval requests, providing post-award training and technical assistance to project directors, and completing special projects as assigned to meet the needs of the University and the Sponsored Programs and Research Administration office.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Two years of experience with budgeting, grant compliance, or related duties

Responsibilities

• Develops resources and provides post-award technical assistance to project directors and administrative personnel, including through new award orientation meetings.
• Processes subawards, award modifications, and prior approval requests, including scope revisions, budget revisions, and no-cost extensions; functions as a liaison with external funding agencies for post-award issues.
• Reviews external award documents to refine the budget, deliverables, and recommend if the contract necessitates EKU Legal Counsel review before the award documents are signed.
• Performs general reviews of spending on active grant awards with an emphasis on appropriate allocation of personnel effort and spending trends; communicates compliance concerns for action.
• Assists with special projects and initiatives aimed at growing sponsored project funding and improving support for managing awards.
• Supports office functions by completing all other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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