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rGrant & Project Support Coordinator, Senior

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rLocation: Ecosystem Science & Soc Center

rRegular/Temporary: Regular

rJob ID: 607970

rFull/Part Time: Full-Time

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r Workplace Culture

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Special Information

This position is eligible for on-site or hybrid work.

• On-site work requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.
• Hybrid work allows the incumbent to complete their work at both an NAU site, campus, or facility and at a non-centralized site with or without accommodation.

Job Description

The Grant & Project Support Coordinator, Senior will work closely with the Assistant Director and independently facilitate oversight and administration of the grant and contracting process and procedures within Ecoss. In collaboration with the Assistant Director, the Grant & Project Support Coordinator, Senior will manage and track key tasks and workloads across the unit.

The Grant & Project Support Coordinator, Senior will provide assistance to Principal Investigators (PIs) through the pre-award and post-award grant process, including: liaising with the Office of Sponsored Projects to facilitate grant submission and project close out, managing internal processes to maintain documents, track and monitor grant expenditures and agency requirements are being followed. The Grant & Project Support Coordinator, Senior will communicate with external sponsors and collaborators to meet sponsored project goals, and review and present project information to PIs to facilitate effective and timely reporting.

The Grant & Project Support Coordinator, Senior will lead in providing information, instruction, interpretation, and technical support to internal Ecoss Faculty and Staff involved in sponsored projects. The successful candidate will join a collaborative and dynamic research culture, will have training opportunities, and will have potential for career advancement.

Pre-Award and Post-Award Grant Support - 70%

• Serve as the Ecoss point of contact and liaison with the NAU Office of Sponsored Projects.
• Monitor and reconcile expenditures on sponsored projects.
• Plan and coordinate periodic meetings with PIs and Lab Managers to support the Unit mission.
• Maintain and track project information.
• Facilitate reporting for internal NAU units and external agencies, including federal and non-profit groups.
• Support the preparation of submission materials, including: Curriculum Vitaes (CVs), Conflict of Interest (COI) reporting, Current and Pending (C&P), and reviewing proposed budgets for accuracy and compliance.
• Assist in providing technical support for purchasing and human resource policies and processes.
• Aid with resolving system and accounting errors.
• Finalizes documents for sponsored project close out.

General Administrative Duties - 20%

• Collect, organize, maintain, and conduct quality control of all financial and human resource documents.
• Compose and distribute information related to grant administration.
• Maintain, review, and improve the administrative processes for pre-award and post-award support.
• Identifies and solves problems within the goals of the unit.
• Applies broad knowledge of concepts and procedures to perform complex tasks.

Other - 10%

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in relevant field, and
• 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master\'s degree in a relevant field, and
• 4+ years of relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships.

Excellent communication skills.

Operational understanding of creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment.

Possesses strong problem identification and solving capabilities.

Represents Ecoss and the University in a professional manner.

Works in a collaborative, dynamic and deadline-driven environment.

Knowledge of grant and contracts funding policies and procedures and applicable local, state, federal, and university regulations.

Knowledge of federal, state, and/or community funding sources and mechanisms.

Knowledge of cloud-based managemen