Research Administration Manager

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The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment is working toward a future in which societies meet people’s needs for water, food, health, and other vital services while sustaining the planet.
Part of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, we bring together Stanford faculty, researchers, and students from all seven schools, fostering research collaborations that can tackle challenges too complex for any one discipline to solve alone.
The Woods Institute for the Environment is looking for a Research Administration Manager who will play an integral role in supporting faculty in all financial and administrative aspects of research.
The Research Administration Manager is responsible for managing the proposal preparation, post-award activities, and closeout for a variety of interdisciplinary, complex proposals, often requiring multiple sub-awards, IDC waivers, collaborative agreements across multiple external partners, and interdisciplinary international awards.
Furthermore, the Research Administration Manager will manage our seed grant funding program.
The ideal candidate will serve as a local unit expert on all research administration activities on externally funded projects such as federal grants, foundation grants, and internally funded research.
They will possess the following characteristics: strong customer service ethic, detail-oriented, excellent communicator and team player, creative and resourceful, and will have the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines.
The Research Administration Manager will be a key member of the department and may have supervisory responsibility for other members of the team.
Your Responsibilities will include: Prepare complex proposals within parameters of sponsored and non-sponsored research guidelines.
Oversee and communicate submission process, both paper and electronic; resolve issues relating to proposal preparation and submittal process.
Develop, prepare, revise, and finalize project budgets and provide budget justification; obtain cost-sharing commitment and support.
Serve as liaison and active partner between principal investigators, the Office of Sponsored Research, research groups, and other departments; respond to sponsor inquiries; advise of new regulations.
Collaborate with Office of Sponsored Research to ensure awards are set up properly and cost-sharing requirements are fulfilled; initiate cost transfers.
Review and approve expenditures, advise on post-award spending and commitment activity, and oversee compliance related to fund and revenue.
Develop and communicate reports supporting project status; create forecasting models, scenarios, and decision aides.
Manage contract closeout process and audit inquiries.
Interpret complex university and government policies (FAR, Cost Accounting Standards, Office of Management and Budget circulars, sponsored guidelines, etc.
) for project and university personnel and help guide other staff in interpreting complex policies.
Identify and implement process improvements.
Train and advise on issues requiring specific technical expertise.
Manage Woods EVP/REIP university grants program.
May supervise, train, and mentor other staff.
Serve as a resource on subject area to principal investigator staff.
To be successful in this position, you will need: Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree and five years of grants management experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Expert knowledge and fluency of governmental regulations (e.
g.
FAR, A-21, A-110, A-133, CAS).
Knowledge and ability to understand, interpret, and communicate university policies and procedures.
Excellent oral, written, and communication skills.
Excellent analytical skills; demonstrated proficiency in Excel and web-based tools.
Strong accounting skills; knowledge of accounting principles.
Knowledge of procurement needs, including solesourcing, cost analyses, vendor requirements, and small business reporting.
Strong knowledge of property management requirements related to Stanford or non-Stanford title of equipment and fabrications.
Expert in project management, including managing international collaborations and complex multi-sub award contracts.
Knowledge of personnel management, including proposing effort for and training and hiring of students, post-doctorals, academic appointments, regular staff, bargaining unit staff, and consultants, along with the circumstances appropriate for each type of position.
Extreme attention to detail.
Ability to review a proposal or manage a project with an understanding of the overall scope and goal of each sponsored project.
Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Certifications and Licenses: Cardinal Curriculum I and II must be completed to remain in this position.
Certified Accountant or Auditor, MBA, project management certification, or similar credential desired.
In addition, our preferred requirements include: Degree in accounting and grants management experience in an academic environment.
Knowledge of Stanford University systems and policies.
The expected pay range for this position is $94,000 to $126,000 per annum.
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