General Grants Specialist

Salary : $23.08 - $27.88 Hourly

Location : Honolulu, Hawaii

Job Type : Staff - Regular Part Time Non-Exempt

Job Number : 02599

Department : OAA, Office of Sponsored Projects

Opening Date : 02 / 07 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Hawai'i Pacific University is designated as an Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian (ANNH) Serving Institution by the US Department of Education. As such, we strive for accurate displays of the Hawaiian language in all our institutional materials. This includes the appropriate use of diacritical marks such as the 'okina and kahako. Unfortunately, at times external vendors and other third-party technology integrations do not support the use of these characters. Mahalo for your understanding.

Description

Job Summary :

The General Grants Specialist will report to the Assistant Vice President for the Office of Sponsored

Projects. This position will be responsible for supporting grant accounting functions, subaward

management / monitoring and updating active grant folders, and act as backup support during seasonal

peaks.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in business,accounting, or related field; OR a combination of education and

relevant industry experience

regulations.

Desired Qualifications :

Other Qualifications :

relocation allowance is not available for this position.

winter break, if necessary.

on the type of emergency, campus closure, or evacuation.

Minors policy.

all HPU worksites and other locations as required by the position. This includes a valid driver's

license and a personal vehicle that is legally registered and insured.

management skills.

Key Responsibilities / Essential Job Functions :

1. Accounting Functions (45%)

requests with the compliance of the federal, state, sponsors, and the University's procurement

policies.

expenditure problems, and performing budget revision as needed.

administration and all required grant financial reporting.

preparing any required documents for internal reviews, and then submitting invoices to the

funders

o Working with the Business Office for Federal fund drawdown

2. Subaward Management (30%)

Not sure if this is redundant to 1)'s last bullet point.

3. Grant Process and Compliance Management(20%)

o Such as maintaining grant files, tracking deadlines, and submitting required reports to

the funding agency.

o This may also involve communicating with the funding agency regarding any changes or

updates to the project.

4. Performs other related duties as assigned (5%)

additional assignments or reassignments.

This description is not designed to list all activities, duties or responsibilities which may be required for

this job. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned at any time.

Hawai?i Pacific University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable

environment in which faculty and staff can excel irrespective of race, color, national origin, sex, disability,

age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, marital status, or any other

protected class covered by state and federal law. Hawai?i Pacific University encourages applications from

veterans and individuals with disabilities. A pre-employment background investigation is performed on

candidates selected for employment.

We seek talented and energetic people who thrive on challenge and innovation in supporting the mission and values of our university. HPU offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Do you have a Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, or related field; OR a combination of education and relevant industry experience?

Do you have knowledge of principles and practices of basic accounting?

Do you have at least 2 years of experience with accounting / financial system software?

Do you have experience and proficiency of Microsoft Excel?

Do you have exposure to grant funding policies and procedures, applicable local, state, and / or federal regulations?

Required Question

Salary : $23 - $28