What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Post-Award Administration position at Tulane University?
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.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- 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)
Required Education and/or Experience
OR
- High School Diploma/equivalent and 13 years of direct experience
Preferred Qualifications
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.
