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Senior Grants Administrator
Senior Grants Administrator
About the Opportunity
The College of Social Sciences and Humanities is a leader in the Experiential Liberal Arts. The College is strongly committed to fostering excellence through diversity and enthusiastically welcomes applications from members of groups underrepresented in higher education administration.
The College's schools, departments, and programs-with disciplines ranging from economics and history to English, urban affairs and international affairs, form an interdisciplinary group of scholars with global perspectives and a culture of inclusion. Our expert faculty connects liberal arts education with the challenges of our time, fostering ethical reasoning and critical thought, with attention to the enduring significance of history, literature, and culture. Strategic Areas of Focus for the college's education and research throughout its global network are (1) Resilience, Sustainability, Health, and Equity, (2) Cultural Transformations, Governance, and Globalization, and (3) Network Science, Computational Social Science, Digital Humanities, and Information Ethics.
CSSH has long been committed to creating a culture of inclusion for our students, faculty, and staff. Diversity and inclusion, as well as questions of race, racism, and anti-racism, are part of all our programs, all our research centers, our three areas of strategic focus-and are always work in progress. At the same time, we focus on how modes of constructing social hierarchies, including race, gender, sexuality, class, caste, and others, intersect with one another.
Responsibilities:
The College of Social Sciences and Humanities seeks a Senior Grants Administrator to join our research administration team. Knowledge and experience of the full life-cycle (pre-award and post-award) of research grants administration is preferred.
The Senior Grants Administrator will provide pre- and post-award finance and administration support for the College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH). Reporting to the CSSH Director of College Research Administration and serving as a key member of the CSSH research administration team, the Senior Grants Administrator will organize and implement operational procedures relating to grant and proposal development in the CSSH Office of the Dean. The candidate will advise and assist faculty with proposal preparation, including budget development, assisting with administrative portions of proposals, and coordinating submission with Northeastern's Research Enterprise Services (NU-RES). The candidate will hold regular meetings with PIs and their staff to review, approve and process grant modifications, pre-award requests and no-cost extensions, and provide regular post-award reporting and expense forecasting.
Maintenance of appropriate documentation will be required for internal tracking of proposals submitted and post-award management and assisting in the development of college-level reporting. The Senior Grants Administrator will be responsible for developing comprehensive knowledge of CSSH faculty's research administration needs and be able to communicate effectively with faculty and staff across the college. The Senior Grants Administrator will support the development and distribution of CSSH-level research data and metrics.
This job will have a hybrid in-person/work-from-home work schedule.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 4 years of finance, accounting, or grant administration experience, preferably in an academic setting with broad understanding of academic operations and research. Strong candidates with other transferrable experience, particularly in academic administration, will be considered.
- Must be able to work both independently and as part of a team to meet deadlines and balance competing priorities.
- Demonstrate technical proficiency required to do the job; possess knowledge in the profession; provide technical expertise to others; have and use cross-functional knowledge to support interdepartmental connections.
- Knowledge of and experience in federal regulations including OMB Uniform Guidance, FAR relating to federal grants and award administration, and other sponsor agency policies and regulations to maintain compliance with terms and conditions of the award.
- Direct experience submitting proposals, managing awards, and working with research investigators.
- Knowledge of accounting standards and experience performing financial analysis.
- Demonstrate organizational skills, attention to detail, written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Strong customer service orientation. Experience in maintaining confidential materials.
- Familiarity with Cognos, Banner, BA Priority, Grants.gov Workspace, NIH ASSIST, NSF Research.gov, and NIJ's JustGrants, preferred.
- Strong proficiency in financial analytical tools such as Microsoft Excel.
Documents to Submit:
Resume and cover letter required.
Position Type
Research
Additional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
To apply, visit https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Boston-MA-Main-Campus/Senior-Grants-Administrator_R113805
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