A Grants Manager or Administrator works for an organization to identify sources for grant funding and manage grant reporting. Researches funding sources, writes grant applications, monitors the work being done with grant funding, and prepares reports for funders. Works for a non-profit or community based organization, or a college, university or health care organization that relies on grant funding to support research or develop new programs.
Grants Manager, Sponsored Programs ProPivotal - 1.0 Cambridge, MA Job Details Full-time $40 an hour 12 hours ago Qualifications Nonprofit finance Academic institution experience Bachelor's degree Internal employee customer service Nonprofit financial management experience Research administration Experience at colleges/universities Research budget management Non-profit experience Program budgeting Cross-functional communication University experience Full Job Description In this role, you will support a busy academic research department by owning complex, detail oriented sponsored research administration and grant finance work. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys partnering closely with principal investigators and keeping budgets, proposals, and awards on track and compliant. It is a great opportunity to work for one of the most respected higher educationinstitutions in the world. This vacancy arose due to a department member getting promoted into another department.
Key Details Location:
Cambridge, MA Work Arrangement:
Hybrid (2 days on-site per week) Schedule options: 8a-4p, 9a-5p, 10a-6p
Pay:
$40/hour
Job Type:
Contact with a strong chance to convert to a permanent role Why This Job is Awesome / Your Impact You will play a critical role in supporting sponsored research operations for faculty and research teams. You will be the go to partner for pre award and post award administration, budgeting, and compliance, helping ensure funding is managed accurately and responsibly. You will join a well structured environment where process, accuracy, and collaboration matter, with clear long term potential. Responsibilities Manage end to end sponsored research administration across pre award and post award, ensuring proposals, awards, and ongoing activity stay compliant with sponsor requirements and internal policies Prepare, review, and submit complex budgets and grant proposals, including multi investigator, multi unit, renewals, cost sharing, under recovery, and subrecipient components Coordinate proposal workflow and deadlines across stakeholders, including principal investigators, research administration partners, and department staff, and handle Just In Time requests as needed Oversee award lifecycle processes including setup, modifications, extensions, closeouts, and required financial reporting Monitor and guide grant financial performance, including budget versus actual tracking, projections, account reconciliation, payroll suspense, and resolving overruns Serve as a resource to faculty and staff by advising on allowable spending, travel, appointments, and related procedures, escalating complex issues when appropriate Support training, manage ticketed requests, build cross department relationships, and drive process improvements and special projects Required Qualifications 5 years of relevant experience with federal grants and contracts and or financial administration in a nonprofit environment. Strong familiarity with the pre award process for research grants. Strong finance and budgeting skills, including tracking budget versus actuals on grants. Experience working in higher education or closely with principal investigators. Bachelors degree required. Excellent organization, attention to detail, and ability to work independently. Strong communication skills and customer service mindset, with comfort working across levels in a fast paced environment. Preferred Qualifications Experience with enterprise financial systems, grants management tools, and multidimensional databases. There are no costs for candidates utilizing our services as our clients pay for all related hiring fees. All ProPivotal job postings are either actual positions we had available at the time of posting and/or are representative of positions we typically fill or expect to fill. If you see a job that interests you, respond to the ad or give us a call so that we can help you find a job you'll love. As one of the area's largest staffing firms, we help 2,500 people find jobs a year so chances are good that we can help you too. ProPivotal is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, color, religion, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.
