00066 - Grants and Contracts Administrator - Pre Award

Title: 00066 - Grants and Contracts Administrator - Pre Award

State Role Title: Financial Services Spec I

Hiring Range: $60,000-$70,000

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Norfolk State University

Location: Norfolk State University

Agency Website: WWW.NSU.EDU

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The purpose of this position is to serve as lead and provide advanced sponsored program PI/PD management and support for the Office of Sponsored Programs. The incumbent is responsible for providing guidance, training, supervision, administrative and technical support to faculty and staff seeking outside funding for research, demonstration, public service, and other sponsored program types. This person researches and interprets relevant regulations, guidelines, and standards, and applies the same while overseeing the processing of grants and contracts. Comprehensive grants and contracts administrative functions are required in this ‘cradle to the grave’ environment.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree is required.
- Master’s Degree is preferred in relevant area; extensive increasing levels of responsibilities in grants and/or contracts management; and documented experience directly related to the position.
- Significant hands-on, or transferable experience in overall (from the cradle to the grave) sponsored program management.

Additional Considerations

- Bachelor’s Degree and extensive experience in pre-award and post-award grantsmanship experience with clear evidence of progressively increasing areas of responsibility and program leadership specifically in externally funded programs from the cradle to the grave. - Must have an extensive understanding of related federal and state rules, regulations, policies, and procedures as well as the ability to interpret those of other sponsoring agencies.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or resumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.
Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to university employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

EEO Statement
NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

Contact Information

Name: Norfolk State University

Phone: 757-823-8160

Email: No email material accepted

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.