What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Post-Award Administration position at Tulane University Staff?
Tulane University includes individual units that provide pre-award and post-award research administration services to faculty. The Director, Sponsored Projects Administration-Post-Award Administration manages, leads, and supervises staff who conduct subrecipient and post-award compliance and administration services to their assigned departments, divisions, and / or schools.
- High-level interpersonal skills, executive presence, and ability to interface with a wide range and hierarchy of stakeholders is required.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Federal Regulations such as Uniform Guidance, PHS Conflicts of Interest, and various other federal sponsors' regulations.
- Demonstrable experience with Federal electronic research administration systems such as Grants.gov and eRA Commons, SAM, FedConnect, FFATA.
- Demonstrable knowledge of University policies and procedures relating to grant and contracts activity
- Highly proficient analytical skills : ability to analyze and interpret complex agreements with federal and non-industry sponsors.
- Ability to articulate and defend Tulane's position when negotiating with federal and other non-industry sponsors through excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ensures that staff communicate with professional conventions of academic and business communications.
- Ability to promote and encourage a work environment of equity, diversity and inclusion.
- Demonstrable knowledge of University processes, software systems and offices related to and / or involved in grant and contract submission and management.
- Ability to resolve conflicts.
- Ability to analyze data and formulate conclusions.
- Ability to influence and motivate direct reports.
- Ability to assign and prioritize duties across staff.
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects / tasks simultaneously.
- Proficient use of computers; requires solid working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Bachelor's Degree, 7 years effective work-related grants and contracts management, and 3 years of direct supervisory and management experience
- High School Diploma / equivalent and 13 years of direct experience
- Master's Degree
- 10 years' experience with both grants and contracts management in higher education or non-profit organization.
- 7 years' experience with broader issues of research administration in higher education or non-profit organization.
