Grants Manager
Bronx, NYJob$85–100K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The Grants Manager reports to the Vice Provost for Research and Chief Research Officer and works with faculty Principal Investigators on post-award management of external grant funding. The role liaises with university administrative units to oversee post-award activities and support research compliance, including budget monitoring, personnel effort reviews, subcontract oversight, award setup, funding reports, purchasing, and travel reimbursement.
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About Fordham:
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.
Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Department: Office of Research
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Vice Provost for Research and Chief Research Officer, the Grants Manager is responsible for working alongside faculty Principal Investigators (PI) to assist with post-award management activities related to external grant funding.
The position will act as a liaison between faculty and various units within the University (Finance Office, HR, Accounts Payable, Provost Office, Office of Sponsored Programs, and other administrative areas) to oversee post-award management to ensure research compliance.
Essential Functions:
Actively monitors expenditures and encumbrances against approved budgets across Principal Investigator’s portfolio to safeguard against deficit spending. Submits requests for budget modifications and/or no cost extensions to the Office of Sponsored Programs for submission to Sponsor.
Conducts periodic meetings with PIs on grants to review grant expenditures.
Works closely with PIs to perform routine effort allocation reviews to ensure personnel on grants are correctly charged across projects and that Electronic Action Forms ( EAF ) are timely submitted in alignment with when the work is actually performed (i.e., commensurate effort).
Assists PIs with developing job descriptions for new grant personnel to be hired and coordinates with the Provost Office and Human Resources with the hiring process.
Monitors subcontract agreement commitments on grant awards and engages in subcontract invoicing review, payment approval process, and provides subrecipient monitoring information to the Office of Sponsored Programs ( OSP ) and Grants Accounting as appropriate.
Develops draft continuation award budgets for PIs for progress reports and annual award setup, in accordance with sponsor-approved budget amounts and institutional and sponsor policies, and sends them to OSP for review and submission.
Coordinates with Grants Accounting to assist PIs with preparation of funding reports to funding agencies.
Assists with grant purchasing transactions and sponsored award travel reimbursement through FINBUY and FINPAY systems.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree.
Minimum of 1 year of experience in research administration in an academic, government, or similar non-profit.
Minimum of 5 years of experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s in Science, Business, or related field.
CRA Certification.
Active role in NCURA , SRAI , or other professional societies.
Knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
University experience in Sponsored Programs.
Minimum Salary: $85,000
Maximum Salary: $100,000
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