Pre-award Grant and Contract Administrator II - Remote Optional

The GCA II provides excellent customer service to all partners, while performing research administration activities. This includes, but is not limited to, proposal submissions and budget development. GCA II will be responsible for working with assigned departments. The position works closely with Principal Investigators (PIs), with a focus on decision-making ability and analytical skills ensuring that PIs have accurate and timely information to support the outcomes of their research. This is a full-time position that will strive to meet the financial and administrative needs of Principal Investigators. The GCA II will report to the manager on proposal development and submissions.

• Pre-Award Grants Management: Manages the proposal submission process for PIs within their assigned portfolio, including meeting with the PI for budget development and discussing and recommending proposed resources (labor and non-labor), developing all administrative components of the proposal and coordinating submission to the sponsor with Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA),
• Pre-Award: Meets with PIs to discuss upcoming proposal submissions· May coordinate with Research and Large Center Development in advance of proposal submission (as applicable)
• Acts as liaison between PI and SPA, Pre-Award to communicate and resolve any issues that arise concerning proposal submission
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a field related to finance or business and 3 years of experience in sponsored projects proposal development and submissions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, proposal budget development skills, and· computer skills.
• Experience working with research administration software applications in both pre- and post-award.
• Working knowledge of a proposal's administrative components, including understanding of standard proposal requirements, terms, and conditions; budget development and resource requirements; bio-sketches; facilities pages; and sub-awards.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable federal, state and other sponsor regulations related to sponsored projects, including OMB Uniform Guidance.
• Ability to work independently in a team environment, demonstrating strong critical thinking skills that contribute to innovative problem-solving, taking ownership of the resolution of problems, being flexible and accountable, managing conflicting responsibilities, prioritizing tasks, and consistently meeting deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with teammates, faculty, administrative staff and students in a higher education environment
• Knowledge of college/university business policies and practices especially in research administration.
  
  

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Cayuse, Workday
• Certified Pre-award Research Administrator.
  
  

Required Application Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume/CV
• Contact Information for 3 Professional References
  
  

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.