Grants & Contracts Specialist II (S03991P)

• Conducts detail content/technical review of complex grant applications.
• Prepare final proposal documents to upload for online submissions to Grants.gov and other funding agencies.
• Provide recommendations (edited drafts) to faculty regarding proposal reviews.
• Interprets compliance regulations from agency sponsors and UTA policy and procedures.
• Advise faculty of allowable and unallowable costs.
• Develop proposal budgets and narrative justification.
• Insure regulatory compliance, accuracy, completeness prior to submitting proposals to the Office of Research Administration (ORA) or directly to sponsors with approval from (ORA).
• Conduct one-on-one meetings with faculty regarding new grant developments.
• Participate in group meetings with CONHI faculty and in collaboration with other faculty from UTA colleges on research grants.
• Distribute funding opportunity announcements to faculty for potential grant submissions.
• Maintains a central file and database of all pre-award submissions for the CONHI.
• Prepare annual grant reports regarding submissions and additional reports by special request.
• Serves as liaison between the CONHI faculty and the Office of Pre-Award a division within the Research Administration regarding grant submissions.

POST–AWARD:

• Provide guidance to principle investigators regarding new grant implementation processes and procedures.
• Interprets to new principle investigators each component of the Notice of Award/contract terms and conditions.
• Interprets programmatic and fiscal compliance requirements.
• Insure principle investigators comply with all sponsor reporting deadlines.
• Review programmatic reports to insure compliance prior to submission to sponsors by working with faculty to insure reports are complete and accurate.
• Participate in programmatic/technical assistance webinars provided by grant sponsors to stay abreast of current compliance and reporting requirements.
• Maintain a central file and database of all active grant awards for the CONHI.
• Serves as a resource in providing guidance on allowable and unallowable costs once grants are awarded.
• Prepare written prior approval requests on behalf of principal investigators for submission to the agency program officers (i.e., no cost extension, budget transfer, scope of work, key personnel change, etc.).
• Work directly with agency program officers regarding obtaining decisions and other programmatic issues for resolution.
• Review and process close-out documents to comply with program regulations.
• In concert with the Office of Research Administration, provide contract review and execution for awards within the CONHI.
• Monitor grant budgets in regards to exceeding the amount awarded within a given budget period and under-spent budgets to request for no-cost extensions.
• In concert with the Office of Grants Accounting, provides assistance regarding financial report submissions.
• Provide impromptu services to agency program officers and CONHI faculty/staff at their request at any given time.
• Provide guidance and resolution to principle investigators regarding complex matters.
• Provide assistance in negotiation, administration and termination of contracts and grants.
• Serves as liaison between the CONHI faculty and the Office of Post-Award a division within the Research Administration regarding new grant awards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or management.
• Two plus (2+) years of sponsored program experience in higher education; including experience in grants accounting or the equivalent experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in business or management.
• Four plus (4+) years of sponsored program experience in higher education, specializing in local, state, federal and private programs in education and research grants combined.
• Experience with grant compliance and regulatory requirements related to programmatic and financial management of sponsored programs.

UTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. A criminal background check will be conducted on finalists. The UTA is a tobacco free campus.