"Grants and Contracts Specialist (Business Support Specialist II)"

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Grants and Contracts Specialist (Business Support Specialist II)
Dean’s Office – Office of Research
College of Health Sciences
University of Missouri - Columbia

Job Description

This position will act as the para-professional administrative support for the office of research in the College of Health Sciences (CHS) and will provide a high level of support to the CHS Research Director. Duties will include grant proposal preparation, office coordination, and other grant-related support activities.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist CHS Research Director with post award duties. Monitor grant expenditures on a monthly/quarterly basis. On new awards, provide general oversight of grants accounts, working with OSPA & dept. fiscal staff on various post award issues, etc.
• Create proposal and award files, verify and maintain files.
• Assist with internal spreadsheets and internal reporting of grants/contracts for CHS.
• Assist with effort verification reports on a semi-annual basis to include tracking the collection of the reports from the departments in CHS.
• Assist with scheduling meetings and other duties as assigned.

Shift

In-person
Monday – Friday
8:00am – 5:00pm

Minimum Qualifications

An Associate’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 2 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related area
• 2 – 3 years of experience in an administrative or fiscal capacity
• Experience with:
  • Higher education fiscal and/or grants
  • PeopleSoft modules
• Skills with:
  • Microsoft Excel (intermediate level or higher)
  • Microsoft Word
  • Adobe Acrobat

Anticipated Hiring Range

Anticipated Hiring Range: $17.05 - $23.37
Grade: GGS 007
University Title: Business Support Specialist II
Internal applicants can determine their current grade and university title by accessing the Job Information page through the Additional Employee Info tile in myHR.

Application Materials

Completed online application, cover letter, and resume are required.
Applications must be submitted online through the University of Missouri website: https://hr.missouri.edu/job-openings (search for Job Opening 58009).

Application Deadline

Applications will be reviewed until well-qualified applicants are identified to advance to the interview process.

Sponsorship Information

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The University will not sponsor applicants for this position for employment visas.