The Associate Director, Government Grants Programming provides support to home office staff, chapter staff, and the Director, Government Grants relating to government grants lifecycle activities. This support includes pre- and post-award non-financial support, including support for various research compliance activities and coordination for grant-related projects and initiatives.
This position reports to the Director, Government Grants and is based at the Alzheimer’s Association’s Home Office in downtown Chicago, IL.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Provides support for proposal development and submission to both home office and chapter staff
- Manages process of tracking all pre-award and post-award non-financial grant proposal and award information, including relevant follow-up
- Supports development and implementation of processes supporting sponsored programs compliance, e.g. financial conflict of interest
- Collaborates with Director and others as appropriate to manage projects and grants-related initiatives, including coordination across chapters for specific grant activities
- Serves as a resource for and provides general sponsored programs support to chapters and other stakeholders
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s Degree
Skills/Experience:
- Minimum 5 years progressive, professional experience in sponsored programs and research administration, which may include a combination of pre-award and post-award experience
- Familiarity with federal policies, regulations, and guidelines pertains relating to grants and contracts, e.g. Uniform Guidance
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work with diverse groups of individuals with varying background and expertise, and collaborate with those individuals effectively
- Keen organizational and project management skills
- Ability and willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed for the job
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 10 2019
Active Until:
Dec 10 2019
Hiring Organization:
Alzheimer's Association
industry:
Nonprofit