Boston College IntroductionFounded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job DescriptionTitle and salary commensurate with relevant experience based on the following titles and hiring ranges:
Senior Grant Administrator: minimum 5 years professional level experience working with
sponsored research proposals and budgets. Hiring range: $80,840 to $101,050
Grant Administrator: 3-5 years professional experience working with
sponsored research proposals and budgets. Hiring range: $71,480 to $89,350
Grant Administrator: 1 year professional and/or clerical experience
working with sponsored research proposals and budgets. Hiring range: $64,840 to
$81,050
The Arts & Sciences Service Center is looking for a
Grant/Senior Grant Administrator who will work as part of a customer-focused
dynamic team providing research support to our faculty members with external
funding. The Morrissey College Service Center supports over 500 faculty members
and 100 Principal Investigators across 22 academic departments.
The
Grant/Senior Grant Administrator will be responsible for providing post-award
support to a diverse population of Principal Investigators, as well as being
able to provide pre-award support as needed. This position will be assigned a
group of faculty members with active research labs that require support with an
in-depth understanding of the regulations governing their spending. This role
includes providing support of both internally and externally funded research
projects.
Primary responsibilities:
- Serve
as a primary liaison between faculty and the Office for Sponsored
Programs.
- Responsible
for the interpretation and communication of institutional and sponsor
policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
- Work
closely with Principal Investigators throughout the grant life cycle to
maintain fiscal and administrative compliance with sponsor guidelines.
- Analyze
budgets for correct calculation of salaries, fringe benefits, materials,
equipment, subaward costs and indirect costs.
- Initiate
the budget setup for new and continuing awards.
- Work
with Principal Investigators to ensure correct allocation of costs, for
grants and internal research budgets.
- Initiate
and process of hiring and payroll extension of research staff, working
with Human Resources and other departments as necessary to complete
process.
- Initiate
and process purchase requisitions, payment vouchers and reimbursements,
working with Procurement and other departments as necessary to complete
processes.
- Review
appropriateness of budget re-allocations and transactions in accordance
with funding source guidelines.
- Prepare
monthly reports and forecast of internal and external funds available for
Principal Investigators.
- Initiate
budget transfers and costs transfers when necessary.
- Responsible
for timely closeout of expired projects.
- Maintain
timely communication and coordination with involved parties to resolve
issues.
Requirements- Bachelor's degree is required.
- Senior Grant Administrator - 5 years professional level
experience working with sponsored research proposals and budgets.
- Grant Administrator: 1 year professional and/or
administrative experience working with sponsored research proposals and
budgets.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, team
based, deadline oriented environment.
Preferred
- Previous experience in a customer service environment
is a plus.
- Academic experience.
- Master's degree for Senior Grant Administrator.
Closing StatementBoston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
- Tuition remission for Employees
- Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
- Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Low-Cost Life Insurance
- Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
- Paid Holidays Annually
- Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
- Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.
