University of Idaho Applicant Portal | Grants and Contracts Administrator Lead (peopleadmin.com)
The Grants and Contracts Administrator (GCA) Lead oversees the University of Idaho's grants and contracts management team (known as the Post Award team). This position provides organization, oversight, and analysis of sponsored (externally funded) projects, to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the agreement, cited federal regulations and university policies and procedures. This position is responsible for the independent review and processing of all agreements, modifications, and requests for sponsor prior approval, with a focus on high-risk and complex project types. The GCA Lead also provides training to faculty and staff in the areas of grants, contracts, subcontracts, and other sponsored project related areas.
Duties may include:
- Supervise Post Award team members and act as unit lead; exercise delegated decision-making authority
- Serve as a liaison between university stakeholders and funding agencies to resolve project-related administrative questions and issues
- Provide assistance, interpretation and guidance to team members, principal investigators (PIs), and other university employees to mitigate risks associated with sponsored funding
- Research and analyze new and existing agency requirements; recommend changes to university policy as needed for compliance
- Simultaneously handle a variety of assignments that require a high degree of attention
- Resolve complex compliance issues in a professional setting; implement policy changes and solutions when warranted
- Collect and review all required documents on assigned projects, including federal contracts and complex or high-risk project agreements
- Verify accurate reporting of financial data in the financial system of record
- Identify compliance risks and resolve the issue
- Create and maintain process documentation for post award team
- Develop, deliver and participate in workshops and seminars, including trainings for large audiences
- Maintain records and metrics data for the team and report data to supervisor and stakeholders
- Adjust metrics collection points to facilitate the needs and goals of the unit and university
- Work in a customer service-oriented team environment to accomplish shared goals
- Utilize team metric data to plan for volume trends and staffing needs
- Organize, prioritize, and plan team and personal workloads to meet deadlines
- Other duties as assigned
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Sarah Martonick
Assistant Director, Sponsored Operations
University of Idaho
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