WVU Online

Grants Administrator – Office of Research and Graduate Education

WVU Online

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Morgantown • Virginia • West Virginia • United States

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Job Level

Entry Level

About the role

  • Responsible for management of sponsored projects/contracts from award initiation through closeout.
  • Performs analysis and evaluation of data and collaborates with PI on project’s progress.
  • Makes recommendations as necessary.
  • Manages programmatic and financial needs for extramural funded projects with varying levels of complexity in collaboration with the PI.
  • Interprets and educates others on all granting laws, regulations, policies and procedures and ensures that institutional and sponsoring agency policies are followed.
  • Creates historical data including tracking, burn rates, revenue, trends and future projections.
  • Approves and manages monthly financial reports and provides oversight on research portfolios.
  • Provides guidance and initiates necessary actions for all project status changes and/or extension requests.
  • Educates PI’s on managing budgets and cost accounting principles.
  • Educates PI’s on routine spending habits and reallocation of line item dollars.
  • Counsels all PI’s on allowable vs. unallowable expenses per sponsored guidelines.
  • Advises the PI on necessary research compliance issues such as animals, human subjects, and/or biohazards.
  • Initiates and facilitates the grant proposal preparation and submission process from initiation through assembling of the application package.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration or a related field.
  • A minimum of two (2) years of direct experience in grants administration; of which at least one (1) year must include program management experience.
  • Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to analyze data, solve problems and provide useful reporting tools.
  • Ability to prepare, manage and maintain budgets and financial reports and provide reconciliation reports among clustered accounts.
  • Ability to learn and implement WVU, State, and Federal policies and procedures relative to budgetary and grant related matters.
  • Proficiency in reading and interpreting Uniform Guidance and other federal regulations.
  • Knowledge of various grant proposal application processes.
  • Experienced with Pre- and Post-Award Grants administration including working with proposals and sponsored projects.
  • Experience and advanced knowledge of computer software including Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe.
Benefits
  • 37.5-hour work week
  • 13 paid holidays
  • 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year
  • 18 sick days per year
  • WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
  • 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks.
  • Wellness programs
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