ATSU - Post-Award Project Manager

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A.T. Still University (ATSU) is seeking a full-time exempt Post-Award Project Manager on the Kirksville, Missouri campus. The post-award project manager position will be a professional member of and work collaboratively with the award-winning ATSU SP team, yet may be assigned to a designated ATSU grant project director/principal investigator (likely affiliated with an ATSU school/department outside of SP). The purpose of this position is to ensure the timely and compliant management and implementation of a funded sponsored project(s) of broad scope and high priority.

Duties & Responsibilities:

The post-award project manager will collaborate with the designated project director(s)/principal investigator(s) to lead appropriate and timely accomplishment of all funded sponsored project activities. To this end, the post-award project manager will work, on a day-to-day basis, with the PD/PI to:

• Convene/conduct project advisory committee meetings, subcommittee/team meetings, and other grant-funded or grant-specific events.
• Assess and secure grant-specific facilities, equipment, and other resources to accomplish all grant-funded goals, objectives, and activities.
• Manage, oversee, and track travel and other requirements for both internal and external project personnel.
• Create or collaborate with faculty, staff, external consultants, and guest faculty in the production, delivery, and assessment of relevant academic/project-specific materials.
• Work alongside project leaders/faculty to develop and implement needs/interest surveys for pre- and post-assessment of related sponsored project activities, as well as assist in compiling related data for analyses.
• Track and report on all sponsored project data, outcomes, etc., being accountable to the PD/PI, ATSU SP, and ultimately the external sponsor of the grant.
• Collaborate with the PD/PI in co-authoring project-related manuscripts, publications, and other dissemination work.
• Oversee and manage all programmatic and budgetary compliance specific to the designated sponsored project(s).
• Monitor emerging policy guidance and participate in funding source and industry technical assistance calls/webinars.
• Lead in the preparation of progress reports, competing/continuation grant applications, and other required grant reports/documents, including the management of participant demographic data, tables, spreadsheets, etc.
• Learn required electronic reporting systems and continually improve the use of digital artifacts.
• Facilitate, activate, and oversee the grant budget, expenditures, and sub-awards/contracts.
• Provide subrecipient monitoring and oversight as required by policy.
• Assist project director(s)/principal investigator(s) and the University’s sponsored programs team in identifying emerging program priorities/needs and developing complementary grant proposals.
• Identify emerging opportunities for intra-institution collaboration.

Requirements:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Business, Health Education, etc., required or the equivalent combination of education/experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities are acquired. Master’s degree a plus.
• The post-award project manager should have experience (1) with project/grants management; budgeting/accounting; data tracking/assessment, competitive/technical writing, program development, proofreading, and editing; (2) in a highly productive and sometimes stressful environment; (3) working independently and in a team environment; and (4) with managing multiple deadlines and priorities. Familiarity with higher education/academic medicine and/or health care/research environment is beneficial. Previous publishing/writing is desirable but not mandatory.
• The position requires excellent writing, editing, and abstracting for scholarly work and presentations, as well as reporting/continuation applications. Ability to understand/interpret complex policy, guidance, and funding source requirements needed. The position also requires excellent software knowledge/capability (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, GMail, Adobe, etc.), a high proficiency in searching and conducting research via the Internet, and organization in creating, handling, and managing digital grant reports/applications.

Work Location: Kirksville, MO, campus with potential for telecommuting.

Occasional travel to professional meetings/conferences may be necessary.

ATSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverages, among more. If eligible, employee-elected benefits would begin the first of the month following hire date. For more information, please visit: atsu.edu/employment/benefits.

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