Grants and Contracts Manager

Post-Award Grant Administration, Reporting, and Compliance. Coordinate all post-award activities for sponsored projects within the School of Civic Leadership, including award setup, budget increments, cost share reporting, and financial oversight. Prepare and coordinate required quarterly, annual, and final financial and programmatic reports in collaboration with principal investigators (PIs), unit leadership, and central offices. Maintain complete, accurate, and auditable project files for all sponsored awards. Ensure compliance with state, federal, sponsor, and University policies and procedures governing sponsored research and grant administration.Faculty, Graduate and Undergraduate Research Personnel Onboarding, Compliance, and Effort Reporting. Coordinate with new faculty, graduate research assistants, undergraduate research assistants, and post-doctoral fellows to establish and maintain PI or Co-PI status (as applicable), personnel appointments, and related unit code creation. Work with faculty and the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) to ensure that all covered individuals on a project have completed required Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) training and any sponsor- or University-mandated compliance requirements. Assist faculty and senior personnel with bi-annual effort certification reporting, ensuring accurate and timely reporting for faculty, staff, and student employees supported on sponsored projects.Budget Monitoring and Financial Reporting. Monitor sponsored project budget groups and process fund transfers as necessary. Review and monitor financial transactions, including appointment documents, payroll reallocations, and payment vouchers. Prepare monthly expenditure and variance reports for all active sponsored accounts and proactively identify and communicate potential budget or compliance concerns to faculty and unit leadership.Proposal Development, Sponsor Coordination, and Agency Engagement. Work with faculty in all aspects of proposal preparation and submission to federal agencies, foundations, and other governmental and non-governmental sponsoring organizations in accordance with University and sponsor guidelines and deadlines. This includes preparation of budgets and budget justifications, cost-share commitments, sub-award documentation, letters of agreement, and required certifications. Serve as faculty liaison to the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) and sponsor organizations as appropriate. Attend and support quarterly and annual sponsor briefings, meetings, and workshops to assist faculty engagement, track funding priorities and reporting expectations, and coordinate follow-up actions related to proposal development, award management, and grant stewardship.Additional duties as assigned.