Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position using the Career worklet, please review this tip sheet. The University of Miami is currently seeking a Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs to work at Soffer Clinical Research Center in Miami. The incumbent directs and oversees all administrative and financial aspects of the Sponsored Programs division at the assigned facilities. The Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs operates with the goals of increasing sponsored funding levels and the output of funding proposal, as well as maximizing the use and efficacy of existing research funding dollars. Further, the incumbent develops and implements policies and methods that further these goals. JOB FUNCTIONS Identifies potential donors or sources of funding and plans outreach strategies. Participates in the development of grants applications and proposals. Schedules and oversees planning for special events that publicize the organization and its programs to the community. Trains, mentors, and supervises sponsored programs staff members, and prepares performance reports. Negotiates contractual provisions with potential partners. Develops and provides reports or documentation needed to secure and maintain funding and grants. Ensures that grants and contracts adhere to organizational standards. Acts as department expert and primary point of contact on funding issues and disputes. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures. Department Specific Functions Will process all pre and post award grant and contract administrative activities for the Department of Public Health Sciences, with a grants portfolio totaling over $18M. Will assist in all aspects of the grants management, systems, training, development, and processes in order to manage the department’s grants portfolios. Assists principal investigators with the grant submission process based on FOA/agency guidelines and UM policies Responsible for the day-to-day fiscal management of the pre and post award unit for the department of Public Health Sciences. Assist the Director in systems development to create an effective and efficient pre and post award system. Assist the Director in SOP development. Collaborates with departmental grants team in the development of all pre and post award activities within the Department. Advises Principal Investigators and Project Directors of all compliance issues related to the various research grants and contracts providing information on the requirements. Assists the Principal Investigators and Project Directors in decision-making and provides information on finances such as expenditure trends, burn rate, etc. Prepares reconciliations, reviews and analyzes grant awards, contracts and other departmental accounts to ensure consistency with grant related reports. Reviews all financial documents for final Departmental approval. Oversees, maintains and ensures that effort certification reports and effort grant reporting are completed accurately and timely. Assists investigators in certifying the sponsored effort correctly on a quarterly basis. Collaborates with other departments and management in coordinating Effort Certification approval. Assists the Director with the departmental technology transfer initiatives. Manages the administrative functions associated with the conduct of the federally-funded research projects. Responsibilities include serving as a liaison for the investigators and the departmental administration in the coordination of: Ensures that accounts are analyzed for the various research accounts and providing monthly financial reports for review and recommendation to the Principal Investigators. These reports will include expenditure history, cost effectiveness, and cost efficiency analysis, projections and trend analysis for the various research projects. Oversees budget changes for the reallocation of funds as a result of account analysis Oversees budget changes for the reallocation of funds as a result of account analysis Analysis of accounts for distribution of employee effort. This includes meetings as often as monthly with the PI’s, project directors, and sponsored program specialist to discuss necessary changes for the project(s) Obtain prior approvals and determine whether agency approval is required for sponsored projects. This includes performing analysis to determine changes in line items and writing justifications and providing proper documentation Analysis of cost for allowability of changes for the various research projects Responsible for month end closing including accuracy of financial reports Oversees account budgets and division program analyses This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. QUALIFICATIONS Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field Certification and Licensing: CRA (Certified Research Administration) certification preferred. 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