Description
Advises faculty on long-term financial viability of department/center given multiple complex grants and contracts from various sources with differing project end dates. Locates and identifies multiple sources of outside funding on own accord. Develops budget proposals and monitors the resulting awards received for academic and research projects and programs. Interprets regulations and guidelines of multiple programs funding with complex and broad guidelines for spending. Develops, negotiates and maintains subcontracts under prime contract. Serves as signature authority for electronic proposals, submits electronic proposals and assists with problems. Responsible for institutional sign-off on proposal, and ensures that any changes were correctly completed. Supervises the processing of invoices and day-to-day monitoring of budgets. May supervise lower-level administrators or staff. Ensures compliance with sponsor terms, University policies/procedures and federal regulations. Education and Experience: Bachelor degree and 7 - 10 years of progressive grant and contract experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced degree preferred. Employees in this classification typically analyze, compare and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities. Primary activities and decision making authority are predominantly performed independently affecting business operations to a substantial degree. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests.