Projects Officer/Grants Specialist

The Projects Officer/Grants Specialist acts as an institutional liaison with extramural sponsors (e.g., Federal agencies, state/local government, industry, and nonprofit entities) and works under minimal supervision to manage the proposal preparation and/or post award activities on grants, contracts, program projects both routine and complex. Performs, independently, moderately complex administrative and financial functions related to budgeting and forecasting requiring specific knowledge, skills and broad application of policies, precedents, and systems within the context of internal policies and external regulations. The Projects Officer/Grants Specialist in the NYU Office of Sponsored Programs works with a team of professionals who manage a research portfolio in excess of $350 million dollars. Pre-award duties of this position include (but are not limited to): reviewing, endorsing, and submitting highly complex institutional funding proposals. The non-financial post award duties include performing comprehensive review of a diverse portfolio of sponsored awards and related tasks. Provides advice to faculty and departmental administrators regarding critical and/or sensitive sponsored programs issues; interprets a broad range of sponsor policies, government regulations, and award terms and conditions; coordinates and/or endorses prior approval requests; and facilitates award closeouts. Assists in the support of all pre award and non-financial post award grant activities ensuring deliverables are achieved timely and in compliance with all standards, regulations and guidelines for both external sponsors and University.