Grants Administrator/Administrative Support

JOB TITLE: Grants Administrator/Administrative Support                          DIVISION: Division of Academic Affairs

SUPERVISOR’S TITLE: Associate Vice President for Research            DEPARTMENT: Office of Research

BASIC FUNCTIONS:

  • Prepares and provides accurate grant data/information to Associate Vice President;
  • Assist in identifying grant opportunities from governmental, nongovernmental, foundations and other private organizations for the Office of Research;
  • Work with faculty in proposal submission, grant accounting/compliance and timely reporting;
  • Disseminate funding opportunities and sources to faculty through the Associate VP for Research;
  • Other related duties as required by the Associate Vice President.

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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

  • Provides administrative support as needed to Associate Vice President;
  • Work with faculty in development of proposal budgets in compliance with funding agencies and Benedict College guidelines;
  • Responsible for maintaining accurate reporting for grant budgets and expenditure;
  • Compliance, reporting and working with federal, state and non-governmental funding agencies;
  • Ability to work effectively/timely completion of tasks.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required but Master’s Degree preferred;
  • Skilled in grants administration, grants accounting, or related field;
  • Good knowledge with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Publisher);
  • Strong communication skills and organizational skills;
  • Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse faculty, staff, and students;
  • Other required skills to include word processing, electronic and paper file management, and spreadsheet familiarity.

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MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor’s Degree required but Master’s Degree preferred with minimum two years of related work experience.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Qualified applicants should submit a Benedict College Application for Employment, résumé, official transcripts, and three letters of reference to:

Office of Human Resources

Attention: Learning Resources Center (Library)

Benedict College

1600 Harden Street

Columbia, SC 29204

To apply for this job please visit benedict.edu.

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