Grants and Contracts Manager, Campus Grants Management Team

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Duke Careers

10,000+ employees

Founded 1924

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📚 Education

Consulting • Healthcare • Education

Duke Careers is a platform connected to Duke University's rich legacy, established in 1924. It aims to celebrate the centennial of Duke University while providing resources, stories, and interviews that reflect the university's history, current achievements, and future aspirations. A key focus of Duke Careers is to engage with alumni and the community, showcasing the transformative impact of education and leadership within the university.

📋 Description

• Advise Principal Investigators regarding administrative requirements for proposal submissions • Develop proposal budgets and budget justifications • Prepare, coordinate, and review proposals for completeness, accuracy, and compliance • Monitor sponsor and university guidelines, including Facilities and Administrative costs • Track proposal status and communicate deadlines and submission requirements • Coordinate subcontract activities with collaborating organizations and research administration offices • Manage complex sponsored projects involving multiple investigators, departments, and disciplines • Develop project management plans when appropriate • Perform monthly financial reconciliations • Communicate with faculty regarding financial and compliance matters and implement adjustments • Process cost transfers, salary redistributions, rebudgets, and no-cost extension requests • Monitor and reconcile subrecipient budgets and required reports • Maintain financial documentation according to retention requirements • Manage cost sharing commitments • Oversee budget, reporting, and sponsor deadlines throughout the award lifecycle • Coordinate establishment and monitoring of subrecipient agreements • Address project overdrafts • Ensure accurate award revenue recording and management • Close out sponsored projects • Prepare reports and analyses for senior leadership • Partner with the Senior Manager on staff training and support • Serve as primary escalation point for grants and contracts guidance and policy interpretation • Monitor team performance metrics and implement improvements • Recommend personnel actions • Supervise Grants and Contracts Administrators and support their professional growth • Complete performance management activities • Foster collaboration, accountability, communication, learning, and professional development • Lead at least two direct reports while maintaining an active grant portfolio

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree • Successful completion of Duke's Research Administration Academy within 12 months of hire • Successful completion of Advanced Grants Management within six months following Research Administration Academy completion • Maintenance of required certifications through continuing education requirements • Three years of relevant grants and contracts administration experience and/or leadership experience • Advanced knowledge of grants and contracts administration • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel skills • Experience supervising, mentoring, and developing grant administration professionals • Knowledge of federal, non-federal, and international sponsored research administration • Understanding of research compliance, internal controls, effort management, and sponsored project accounting • Strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities • Excellent attention to detail and sound independent judgment • Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines • Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Adaptability in evolving regulatory and technological environments • Commitment to customer service and collaborative partnership with faculty and staff • Remote workers must reside in an approved U.S. state or Washington, DC

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Comprehensive medical and dental care programs • Generous retirement benefits • Family-friendly and cultural programs • Remote work flexibility within approved states • Professional development and certification opportunities • Collaborative and mission-driven work environment • Opportunities to support world-class research and innovation • Commitment to belonging, inclusion, and employee growth

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