The Grant and Contract Administrator I (GCA I) within STAR Team I provides post-award research administration support for a portfolio of sponsored programs across the University of New Hampshire. Working collaboratively with principal investigators, departments, SPA Awards, Accounting and Financial Compliance (AFC), and other institutional partners, the GCA I assists with the day-to-day financial and administrative management of sponsored awards, including reviewing expenditures and available balances, monitoring payroll and commitments, supporting budget revisions and award modifications, assisting with subaward monitoring and closeout activities, and identifying items requiring follow-up or escalation. The position serves as a resource to faculty and research teams, helping ensure awards are managed in accordance with sponsor requirements, University policies, and applicable regulations. The GCA I is an excellent opportunity for an individual seeking to build a career in research administration through hands-on portfolio experience, training, and progressive professional development within STAR.
Duties/Responsibilites:
Pre-award:
- Completes pre-award administration of grant &/or contract activities.
- Synthesizing sponsor guidelines to identify proposal requirements and providing comprehensive checklists and templates for use by proposal team members.
- Organizes proposal, renewal and resubmission applications.
- Create, route and monitor proposal forms.
- Handle all communication and follow-up with PI concerning additional information required by sponsor or University to finalize proposal
- Completes entire application for smaller, less-complicated, simple, standard proposals.
Post-award:
- Assists in post-award administration of research grants &/or contracts, e.g., labor distributions, time and effort reporting, purchases and reimbursements
- Monitor routine financial transactions, which may include researching and resolving discrepancies
- Prepares cost transfer forms to correct charges on sponsored projects.
- Assists in preparing audit documentation
- Participates in account close out activities
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Associate's degree and three years of related experience or equivalent combination of higher education and experience totaling seven years.
- Experience in college or university business office.
- Additional related experience and/or higher education.
Applicant Instructions:
Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents - additional documents can be added to the Application Questions section of the application)
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Compensation Pay Range:
$22.04 - $36.36The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources
Location:
DurhamSkills Required
- Associate's degree and three years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of higher education and experience totaling seven years
- Experience working in a college or university business office
- Additional related experience and/or higher education
What We Do
The University System of New Hampshire is the largest provider of postsecondary education in the Granite State, operating three educational institutions that offer a broad array of education, research, and public services.
