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Job Summary The Division of Children's Health Services Research (CHSR) is seeking an experienced Contracts and Grants Specialist. This position supports the contracts and grants portfolio of several faculty within CHSR and the Children's Health Research Institute (CHRI). The primary duties include pre-award, post-award, financial projections, monitoring for compliance, and transaction processing and approvals.
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Responsible for pre-award management including budget prep, proposal preparation, and internal and external proposal routing. Identifies opportunities to share with faculty members, and provides guidance to junior staff on pre-award best practices
- Responsible for financial projections. Advises faculty on long-term financial viability of department / center given multiple grants and contracts from various sources with differing project end dates. Provides guidance to junior staff on best practices.
- In addition to individual project budgets, maintains program and lab level budgets and projects to inform the faculty member on longer term lab sustainability to inform hiring and other spending decisions.
- Monitors for compliance by reviewing transactions, proposal contracts, Data Use Agreements (DUAs), and other items to ensure they comply with relevant policy including institutional and funder expectations. Provides guidance to junior staff on best practices.
- Monitors transactions processing including monitoring and updating effort allocations, processing and maintaining contracts, and making other accounting adjustments as needed. Provides guidance to junior staff on best practices.
General Responsibilities
- Advises faculty on long-term financial viability of department/center given multiple grants and contracts from various sources with differing project end dates.
- Locates and identifies 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.
- Evaluates contract compliance and advises others on contractual rights and obligations.
- Requests or approves amendments to contract terms or contract extensions.
- Prepares bids or request for proposals (RFPs), including specifications and requirements; negotiates contract terms and participates in the determination of acceptable bids.
- Ensures compliance with sponsor terms, university policies/procedures and federal/state regulations.
Qualifications Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
Preferred - Master's degree in a relevant field.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required - 5 years of relevant experience.
SKILLS
Required - Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
- Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
- Highly thorough and dependable.
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
- Possesses a high degree of initiative.
- Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.
Working Conditions / Demands This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Additional Information This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Work Location Indianapolis, Indiana
Advertised Salary $70,000 - $80,000 per year based on a combination of experience, skill level, education, and training.
Benefits Overview For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .
Job Classification Career Level: Advanced
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Research
Job Family: Research Administration
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