Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The University of Pittsburgh is seeking a Pre-Award Administrator to prepare and submit grant, contract, and budget proposals. This role involves overseeing compliance, conducting cost analyses, and providing policy interpretation related to grants and contracts.
Responsibilities
- Develops, prepares, and submits moderately complex grant, contract, and budget proposals; drafts and negotiates contractual arrangements, procurement proposals, subcontracts, and budgets; ensures the complete and accurate collection and submission of all pre-award phase materials
- Oversees the processing of invoices; conducts complex cost analyses of proposals and analyzes price proposals
- Monitors grants, budgets, and contractual arrangements to ensure accuracy and compliance with budgets, sponsor terms, federal regulations, policies, and procedures; provides policy and procedure interpretation
- Processes amendments, modifications, extensions, and terminations of contracts; arbitrates claims and complaints; resolves complex issues
- Prepares moderately complex pre-award applications and reports to grant agencies; analyzes financial documentation and reviews routine reports
- Develops and implements accounting techniques, policies, and procedures to improve operations and organization
- Tracks multiple grants and contracts to advise University employees on long-term financial viability; educates employees on grant and contract procedures
- Ensures compliance with sponsor terms, University policies and procedures, and federal
Skills
- Equivalent relevant work experience may be substituted for degree requirement
- PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check, and FBI Criminal Record Check will be required prior to the start of employment
- A current TB test will be required as a condition of employment
Benefits
- This position will be 100% remote.
- PA Child Abuse History Clearance will be required prior to the start of employment.
- PA State Police Criminal Record Check will be required prior to the start of employment.
- FBI Criminal Record Check will be required prior to the start of employment.
- A current TB test will be required as a condition of employment.
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