Ors Pre-award Assistant Manager

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ORS Pre-Award Assistant Manager
The candidate serves as Pre-Award Assistant Manager for the Office of Research Services (ORS) Contracts and Grants section, and supervises the team members in the Pre-Award section (which includes Pre-Award staff in the ORS Hilo Contracts and Grants Office). Prioritizes and assigns section workload and ensures that assignments are completed in a timely, accurate, and efficient manner. Briefs the ORS Contracts and Grants Manager and/or the ORS Director on critical issues on a timely, meaningful, and concise manner. Establishes annual performance expectations and conducts evaluations for direct reports in accordance with UH policies and procedures. Recommends and implements improvements to contracts & grants policies and procedures and their impact on other sections/departments. Actively participates in improving ORS's overall efficiency and effectiveness. Promotes, establishes, and maintains strong working relationships within ORS and ORS stakeholders to effectively and efficiently administer contracts and grants. Participates in ORS outreach and training programs as requested by the ORS Director. Ensures confidentiality of personnel matters and other sensitive information. Demonstrates sound professional judgment in conducting all management, administrative, and business activities. Communicates effectively and facilitates communication between team members and ORS Managers. Manages day-to-day operations to meet priorities as set forth by the ORS Contracts and Grants Manager and/or the ORS Director. Reviews proposals, including proposals to be submitted electronically, to ensure that all documents to be submitted meet funding agency requirements and are in conformance with UH policies and procedures. Reviews, identifies, and determines whether all aspects of the proposal budget, including procurement and personnel aspects, comply with applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and sponsor funding agency and policies. Interprets applicable federal, state and UH rules and regulations for extramurally sponsored awards, including but not limited to, FDP, FAR, DFARS and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Uniform Guidance (UG). Ensures that the PI/relevant UH personnel are aware of and understand terms unacceptable to UH that are deemed non-negotiable by the funding agency. Coordinates with senior level administrators and faculty to avoid duplication of effort and duplicate proposal submission. Reviews and ensures conformance to required funding agency certifications such as lobbying, debarment, etc., and sign certifications as delegated by the ORS Director. Acts as University's authorized organizational representative; signs and submits proposals and reviews and authorizes post-award modifications. Reviews and recommends acceptance and/or rejection of certain types of extramurally sponsored awards, including grants and foundation agreements. Reviews requests for post-award changes and acts as institutional liaison with funding agency for post-award changes that require institutional oversight. Follows up with appropriate personnel to ensure compliance with award requirements for technical, patent and equipment reports. Maintains up-to-date pending proposal, award and post-award project documents for all sponsored research projects, including preserving such files for required time periods following project termination. Keeps abreast of current policies, procedures, regulations, directives and federal and state statutory requirements. Provides and coordinates training for ORS staff and faculty and staff on contracts and grants administration as appropriate. Provides periodic reports to the ORS Contracts and Grants Manager of proposal and grant statuses and progress for administrative and institutional use. Participates in myGRANT module implementation and functional testing; provides input, recommendations and feedback. Assists with developing, modifying and implementing procedures to ensure that proposals are in compliance with federal/state and UH policies and procedures. Other Duties As Assigned.

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