Contracts and Grants Coordinator

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Posted: 09-May-24

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Salary: Open

Internal Number: 280012

Vacancy ID: NF0008114

Position Summary/Description:

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to resided within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty station. 
The Contracts and Grants Coordinator is responsible for generally managing and providing direction, guidance, and leadership related to pre-award and post-award contract and grant activities within the Department of Chemistry. The selected candidate will play a critical role in meeting the proposal development and grants management needs of assigned faculty within the department while also serving as a contact for faculty and staff regarding university and sponsor policies, processes, rules, and regulations.
This position is expected to perform high level tasks related to budgeting, proposal preparation, reporting, and overall grants management on a broad scale for many funding agencies – ranging from large, complex proposals and projects involving multiple faculty and departments at UNC and/or multiple collaborative universities (including subcontractors and/or consultants) to smaller, single-investigator awards or application submissions for student fellowships.
The Contracts and Grants Coordinator will:
- Take lead responsibility for planning and coordinating all contract and grant proposal submissions for assigned faculty in the department
- Assist with proposal development, including the estimation of project costs and the preparation of project budgets
- Prepare and submit proposal packages in university and sponsor systems
- Ensure compliance with sponsor terms and conditions
- Manage, monitor, track, and report on post-award activities
- Resolve post-award issues by working closely with departmental and university post-award staff
- Serve as the subject matter expert within the department for pre-award and post-award business processes

Education and Experience:

- Three or more years of experience with financial management of sponsored research (pre- and post-award).
- Previous experience with UNC-CH systems (e.g., CAYUSE, RAMSeS, ConnectCarolina, Infoporte).
- Experience with State, F&A, trust, and other fund types.
- Experience with financial and pre-/post-award management workflow tools.
- Experience managing funds and awards for multiple principal investigators across multiple units.
- Experience with shadow accounting.
- Experience with electronic personnel salary source management.
- Certified Research Administrator (CRA), Certified Financial Research Administrator (CFRA), and/or Certified Pre-Award Research Administrator (CPRA) credentials.
- Experience managing or providing work direction to peers and clients/customers.

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