Part-Time Grant Associate

The Contracts and Grants Team at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs seeks qualified applicants for a part-time Grant Associate (Post-Award).

• Provides assistance with all aspects of post-award management for existing grants and contracts
• Reconciles accounts on a monthly basis to ensure compliance with university and award specific policies and guidelines
• Monitors award and subaward expenditures for allowability and tracks cost share, effort, and salary cap
• Ensures fiscal accountability by maintaining accurate records of awards, commitments, effort allocation, and reporting deadlines
• Facilitates communication and correspondence with sponsor officers, faculty, staff, researchers, and other administrative units at IU
• Serves as the liaison with O'Neill faculty, staff, and researchers and other external agencies providing budget monitoring and forecasting
• Advises faculty and staff on IU's research, budgeting, and financial policies and procedures

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

• Bachelor's degree (preferably in contracting, accounting, finance, business, non-profit management, or related field)

• 1 year of experience in post-award grants management

• Highly proficient using Microsoft Excel
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Possesses a high degree of initiative

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.