00201 - Grants and Contracts Specialist
Company: DHRM
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Organizational Objective: To seek, pursue, solicit and manage
funding opportunities for all research and other sponsored program
activities university-wide for both pre-award and post-award.
Purpose of Position: Provide high-level administrative support by
conducting research; reviewing, editing and approving PI/PD
technical reports; handling information requests: performing
pre-award and post-award administrative functions; preparing
statistical reports and handling information requests. Will support
the work of the Director, Assistant Director, Compliance Officer
and Grants and Contract Administrators. Minimum Qualifications:* 1.
Ensure that the Office of Sponsored Programs operates at optimum
efficiency in a professional business environment setting. 2.
Assist with processing all grant, contract, memoranda of agreement,
memoranda of understanding and proposals as required by sponsors,
the University, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the General Counsel,
and OSP standards 3. Independently responds to internal (NSU) and
external (sponsors and customers) inquiries, directing and
redirecting inquiries as appropriate, securing signatures and other
approvals and following up with needed documentation, also as
appropriate. 4. Independently conducts monthly reconciliations for
various OSP systems and data including but not limited to: training
attempts and completions, and certification completions, both for
internal, external and paid services, and prepares a written
detailed monthly update for the Director and Assistant Director. 5.
Provides technical, administrative and program assistance for a
wide range of OSP functions and deliverables as assigned. 6.
Bachelor’s Degree is required and is preferred in relevant area and
extensive demonstrable hands-on, or transferable experience in the
area of sponsored programs. 7. Knowledge of federal, state and/or
community funding sources and mechanisms 8. Knowledge and
understanding of agreements, guidelines, and policies. Extensive
experience in electronic proposal, reports and data submissions,
are a must. 9. Must have a working knowledge of related federal and
state rules, regulations, policies, and procedures as well as the
ability to interpret those of a variety of sponsoring agencies.
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