Description
This position is located in a School or College or a business unit that supports a specific School or College. Directs the pre- and post-awards function and operation of the School/College. Establishes the office?s mission and ensures that the actions and activities of the office staff support that mission. Directs and manages the authorization and transmittal of all proposals to federal, state, and private funding agencies. Protects the institution by assuring that proposals and awards are in compliance with federal, state, agency and institution policies of grants and contracts. Manages the review of grant and contract awards terms and conditions. Directs the negotiations of terms, which protect the institution and academic freedom of its faculty. Approves terms for acceptance by the institution. Negotiates with federal grant and contracting officers to substantiate budget requests and to secure terms and conditions, which are consistent with policy. Manages staff, makes hiring decisions, provides coaching, training and mentoring, manages performance and determines staffing needs. Education and Experience: Bachelor degree and 15 or more years of grant and contract experience, preferably in an academic environment. The primary duty of employees in this classification is the management of a customarily recognized department or subdivision, including the supervision of three or more full-time equivalent employees every week. Direction is over a permanent status-continuing function, not a collection of employees assigned to complete a project. Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training of employees; setting and adjusting their rates of pay and hours of work; planning and directing their work; appraising their productivity and efficiency for the purpose of recommending promotions or other changes in their status; handling their complaints and grievances and disciplining them when necessary. Management responsibilities include the authority to hire, fire, or promote assigned employees or make recommendations that are given particular weight. Employees have impact on budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and procedural change. 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.