Emirati Grants Administrator - Provost Office
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A leading international university is seeking a Grants Administrator to join their Provost Office within the Finance department. The role involves providing grant management support to Principal Investigators, monitoring project expenditures, and preparing financial reports.
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Responsibilities
- Monitor project expenditures for all Institute and externally sponsored projects
- Review projects' monthly expenditures in comparison to budgets
- Develop methods for timely and accurate expenditure projections
- Provide monthly reports to project directors and senior management
- Assist in preparation of annual and final project financial reports
- Assist in developing annual and multi year grant budgets for new projects
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
- Minimum of three years of experience in project level financial administration of sponsored grants
- Experience in generating reports of portfolios of multiple grants for senior management
- Experience with budget development
- Full competence with Microsoft Excel
- Exceptional technical, accounting, and communication skills
- Ability to interpret government contract language
- Experience with US Federal funding agencies is strongly preferred
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Job Summary
- We are assisting a leading international university in their search for an experienced Grants Administrator to join their Provost Office within their Finance department.
- Working in a friendly and professional team you will provide grant management support to Principal Investigators (PI) of the university research grants and to awarded sponsored and internal grants.
- The position is primarily responsible for project level financial administration of research grants awarded from the Institute and other external funding agencies.
- The position will work closely with the research administration offices in both Abu Dhabi and overseas.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor project expenditures for all Institute and externally sponsored projects.
- Review projects' monthly expenditures in comparison to budgets.
- Develop methods for timely and accurate expenditure projections.
- Provide monthly reports to project directors and senior management.
- Assist in preparation of annual and final project financial reports.
- Assist in developing annual and multi year grant budgets for new projects.
Required Skills
- Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline.
- Continuing professional education/ certification in research administration.
- Minimum of three years of experience in project level financial administration of sponsored grants.
- Experience in generating reports of portfolios of multiple grants for senior management.
- Experience with budget development.
- Demonstrated experience developing and monitoring large complex budgets.
- Exceptional technical, accounting, and communication skills a must.
- Full competence with Microsoft Excel.
- Interpersonal skills with diverse populations at all levels in a professional manner.
- Ability to interpret government contract language, quickly learn and understand University policies and procedures.
- Ability to work independently, under supervision, and as part of a team.
- Ability to work effectively with other administrative offices of the university.
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