- Lead a team that administers a portfolio of several hundred grants/contracts/agreements.- Serve as the point of contact for faculty and administration in various colleges and departments throughout the university.- Coordinate daily workflow for government funded grant and contract team.- Authorized Organizational Representative authorized to review, negotiate, and obligate the university in grants, contracts, and agreements up to $10 Million per action.- Conduct negotiations and interpret contractual language to ensure incorporation of favorable terms and conditions that are in compliance with federal, state, and university guidelines.- Oversee the submission of electronic proposal applications and administer awards through on-line portals including, but not limited to, NSF Fastlane, Grants.gov, NSPIRES, DOE IIPS, DOJ GMS, and NIH eRA Commons.- Review and negotiate Material Transfer Agreements, Confidential Disclosure Agreements, and Subcontract Agreements-Ensure USU is compliant with all contractual terms and federal and state regulations including the FAR and OMB Uniform Guidance (Formerly: OMB Circulars A-21, A-110, and A-133).- Oversee the timely processing of all proposal, award, subaward, and closeout activities of the team, and ensure the highest customer service is provided to all faculty, staff, and administration throughout our areas of responsibility.- Coordinate compliance issues with PIs and appropriate Institutional Review Boards in areas such as Human Participants, Animal Welfare, Hazardous Materials etc.- Prepare monthly reports of proposal and award activities to administration and board of trustees.- Create and update website content.- Create and update business related forms.- Conduct training in college and departments related to federal, state, and university guidelines.- Superuser of Kuali Research database.- Notary Public.

- Administrative oversight of a portfolio of several hundred grants/contracts/agreements. - Preparation of monthly reports of proposal and award activities to board of trustees. - Creation and updating of website content. - Creation and updating of business related forms. - Conducting training workshops on federal, state, and university policies and funding opportunity software usage.- Superuser of internally developed PARC proposal and award tracking database.- Superuser of InfoEd SPINPlus funding opportunity location software.- Implementation, support, and superuser of DocuSign electronic signature and workflow software.- Notary Public

- Review proposal documents, and submit to contract administrators for final approval and signature.- Data entry of proposal and award details into electronic office program.- Review and set up award information and request accounts from Controller's Office.- Monthly reconciliation, compilation, and distribution of Sponsored Programs proposal and award activities to the Board of Directors, and other offices on campus.

- Scan and verify Sponsored Programs documents, upload to newly implemented electronic office program.- Supervise 3-5 students that helped with the scanning and uploading of documents.- Supervise and assist with document closeout process.

- Photograph and write articles for SmithfieldSun.com (an online newspaper covering sporting and community events, school productions, and a variety of human interest stories.)

- Oversight of office workflow processes. - Assist in job estimating and job costing. - Oversight of contracts and project management.- Manage several employees. - Perform customer service related activities. - Manage operating budget.