Adjunct Grant and Contract Administrator II

Adjunct Grant And Contract Administrator

The Adjunct Grant And Contract Administrator (GCA) is a team member of the Support Team For The Administration Of Research (STAR) and provides excellent customer service to all partners, while performing research administration activities. The GCA will be responsible for working with assigned departments to perform post-award research activities. The position works closely with Principal Investigators (PIs), with a focus on decision-making ability and analytical skills ensuring that PIs have accurate and timely information to support the outcomes of their research.

This is a part-time position (20 hours per week) that will strive to meet the financial and administrative needs of Principal Investigators. The GCA will report to the STAR Post-Award Manager.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Working with the team lead, partners in grants management, by monitoring award and sub-awards for compliance, analyzing monthly financial reports, and supporting monthly financial progress reports and coordinating activities at the end of the budget period.
• Assigned a portfolio for which the individual manages personnel, travel and purchasing activities with the PI and applicable USNH offices; compile budget summaries, Journal Vouchers, travel authorizations and reimbursements, invoices, check requests, expense reimbursements, and purchase requisitions, as necessary.
• Reviews, analyzes, and reconciles payroll distribution for faculty, graduate students, fellows and research staff on a bi-weekly basis and processes changes as needed.
• Partners with the team lead in supporting meetings with PIs at least quarterly to provide updates on the financial status of their accounts and provide financial projections and recommendations to support the outcomes of their research Acts as a liaison between principal investigators and Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA), Accounting and Financial Compliance (AFC), and other units within the institution to communicate and resolve issues that arise concerning expenditures.
• Working with SPA as appropriate, providing just in time information or other agency requests such as budget revisions, compliance issues, etc.

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Applicant Instructions :

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume / Cover Letter section of your application :

Compensation Pay Range : $30-$35 / hour

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.