Pre-Award Grant Administrator

1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, USA | Facilities and Administrative | Salary | 74,506-78,000 per year $74,506-$78,000 | Full Time

Job Title: Pre-Award Grant Administrator

Grade: 20

Salary: $74,506-$78,000

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc., is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a full-time Pre-Award Grants Administrator. This is an exciting opportunity to join our collaborative administrative team at a world-class research institution. This position has responsibility across three entities, Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene (RFMH), New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI), and Columbia University (CU) Psychiatry. There is considerable interaction among the three organizations, therefore the complexity and dimensions of this position require outstanding skills and professionalism.

This position will work within the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and liaison with various investigators across the institutions to provide pre-award support for grant applications, as well as additional administrative tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare detailed budgets and justifications for grant application.

• Work with Principal Investigators to confirm final budget and subcontracts.

• Work with investigators to identify and organize all components necessary for grant submission.

• Compiling and formatting applications to meet sponsor specifications and deadlines.

• Working with OSP to ensure review of all application materials and timely submission of all documents.

• Review Biographical sketches and Other Support documents for investigators.

• Assisting Principal Investigators in the preparation of Post Submission material, Just in Time requests, progress, interim and final reports as per the sponsor's guidelines and deadlines.

• Compiling and submitting to OSP, all documents required to facilitate the execution of subcontracts.

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and (2) or more years of related experience in sponsored projects in a sponsored projects environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and organizational skills

• Enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced, results-driven environment

• Ability to work within financial systems

• A high degree of literacy and proficiency in Excel, Word, and Adobe

Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive , New York, NY 10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/ . Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.