Specialist, Grants & Contracts (Feinstein College of Education)

Posting Number SF01920

Job Title Specialist, Grants & Contracts (Feinstein College of Education)

Position Number 107530

FTE 1.00

FLSA Exempt

Position Type Professional Staff

Union PSA/NEA – Professional Staff Assoc

Pay Grade Level Grade Level: 9

Pay Grade Range Salary Range: $53,392 – $80,006

Status Calendar Year, Full-time, Limited

Department COEDU Dean’s Office

Contact(s) 

Please note: Job applications must be submitted directly online only at: (https://jobs.uri.edu)

Contact Phone/Extension 

Contact Email 

Physical Demands 

Campus Location Kingston

Grant Funded No

Extension Contingency Notes 

This is a full-time, calendar year position limited to June 30, 2028 with anticipated renewal.

Job Description SummaryBASIC FUNCTION:

Serve as the Feinstein College of Education’s lead support staff on all grant awards. Work with the Chief Business Officer and Business Manager, College, research administrators, and Research Faculty to coordinate research support operations and activities within the College of Education.

Coordinate pre- and post-award programmatic and administrative support functions for research projects, which include but are not limited to: Proposal preparation and review assistance; data collection, compilation, and report submission, required federal and state programmatic reporting, database development and management, program monitoring; regulatory compliance, on-line award management, budgets, and office management.

Duties and ResponsibilitiesESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Work with the Principal Investigators to provide support related services for the execution of grant funding research endeavors including grant submissions and the monitoring of awarded funds.

Liaise between department staff, affiliated research faculty, research administrators and Sponsored Projects supporting them in a variety of activities related to the implementation of their project both pre- and post- award. Liaise with external sponsors and funding agencies when appropriate.

Assist in the preparation of financial reports and college-related research data analyzes as assigned.

Provide coordination of financial matters pertaining to administration of COEDU research budgets and in conjunction with Principal Investigators, reconcile them with their approved goals and objectives.

Prepare and maintain Excel spreadsheets for financial reporting and analysis where necessary.

Prepare research and programmatic contractual documents and subawards when necessary.

Assist in preparation of on-line reports per funding agency(s) requirements and guidelines.

Assist in the organization of research and grant-related workshops and other special events where appropriate.

Assist in the management and assembly of grant and contract submissions.

Analyze statistical trends in research activities.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Perform other duties as required.

LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT:

Personal computers, printers; word processing, database management, and spreadsheet software; InfoEd and other grant preparation software.

Required QualificationsREQUIRED:

1. Bachelor’s degree.

2. Minimum of three years of academic, finance, research, business and/or public administration experience in a complex setting.

3. Demonstrated knowledge of grant or research administration.

4. Demonstrated experience in reporting to funding agencies.

5. Demonstrated experience in the development, preparation and execution of contracts and/or subawards.

6. Demonstrated experience with analyzing data sets.

7. Demonstrated experience managing budgets (including financial resources and budgets).

8. Demonstrated computer experience (including research and enterprise software).

9. Demonstrated strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.

10. Demonstrated proficiency in written communication skills.

11. Demonstrated organizational skills.

12. Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

13. Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision.

14. Demonstrated ability to interpret institutional policies, plans, objectives, rules, and regulations and communicate the interpretation to others.

15. Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.

Preferred QualificationsPREFERRED:

1. Demonstrated experience in a higher educational grant research setting.

2. Demonstrated experience using grant preparation applications (e.g., InfoEd) and interpreting expenditure reports.

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ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE MODIFICATION TO REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

Environmental ConditionsThis position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Posting Date 12/20/2024

Closing Date 01/10/2025

Special Instructions to ApplicantsPlease attach the following 3 (PDF) documents to your online Employment Application:

(#1) Cover letter.

(#2) Resume.

(#3) “Other Document-References” – the names and contact information of three professional references. (Note: this document is required even though references may be listed on the application).

Quicklink for Postinghttps://jobs.uri.edu/postings/14536

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