Grant and Contract Specialist

Rhode Island College invites applicants for the full-time position of Grant and Contract Specialist in the college’s Office of Sponsored Programs Office. This is a full-time, calendar year, continuing position.

The Grant and Contract Specialist will support Principal Investigators by providing fiscal and administrative assistance and training for pre- and post-award grant and contract activities. Help to assure compliant financial management, reporting and communication between Principal Investigators (PIs), Sponsored Programs (pre-award) and Grant Accounting (post-award). Support activities that further the growth of the college’s research capacity. Report to the Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs. Director of Grant Accounting will manage the day-to-day fiscal administration of the college’s sponsored project post-award activities. This includes accounting, audits, and financial compliance for projects funded by Federal, State, Foundation, non-profit, and corporate entities, in line with Federal, State, and College policies. Collaborate with the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), agency sponsors, principal investigators, and administrative staff to resolve grant administration issues. Analyze, approve, and process requisitions, reimbursements, and personnel appointments to ensure expenses comply with sponsor requirements. Prepare sponsor reports and analyze expenditure data. Implement control procedures and monitor financial terms in proposals for compliance with College policies.
 
Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 6,400 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students through its five schools; the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, we are Rhode Island’s first public institution of higher education. The college is located on a beautiful 180-acre suburban campus in the vibrant city of Providence, and has satellite locations at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence’s Innovation District and the Rhode Island College Workforce Development Hub in Central Falls, RI. We are known throughout the Northeast for high quality academic programs, small class sizes, personalized, hands-on learning experiences, world-class faculty, and high value compared to other four-year institutions.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Three years of experience in grant management, and/or administration and understanding of current regulations governing fiscal management of federally sponsored programs.

• Technological proficiency to learn PeopleSoft financial systems
• Bilingual in English / Spanish (fluent in speaking and writing).
• Knowledge of the rules and regulations and purchasing and spending policies of the State of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College Foundation.