Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage the grants process from proposal submission through closeout for assigned departments/divisions.
• Review proposals for completeness and compliance.
• Write exception letters when needed.
• Approve and submit grant applications and Just-In-Time requests.
• Interpret grant guidelines and apply them to specific applications, awards and issues.
• Communicate with faculty and staff to provide instruction, assistance and advice on grant preparation and administration and to request corrections and resolve discrepancies.
• Review all prior approval requests and administrative updates such as no-cost extension requests, and JIT documentation.
• Serve as a resource to field questions from faculty and department research staff on sponsored projects issues.
• Interpret, communicate and provide detailed advice to faculty and staff regarding proposals, interpretation of rules, regulations and compliance issues, and assist in applying them to specific applications, awards, and issues.
• Know and understand sponsor and university policies. Take active role in trouble shooting and training departmental users of pre-award software and grant-related electronic submission sites such as grants.gov, eRA Commons, Assist, Workspace, Research.gov, and others.
• Assist in specialized training courses for departments as needed.
• Provide excellent customer service and contribute to process improvement.
• Cross train in a variety of functional areas for the purpose of job enrichment and expanding knowledge of research administration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Three years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in research administration at a university, non-profit, state or federal agency or comparable environment.
• Understanding of research compliance regulations.
• Experience working with federal agency terms and conditions.
• Experience working with federal and university grant systems.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Customer Service - Intermediate
• Grant Regulations - Intermediate
• Oral and written communications - Intermediate
• Policy Review - Intermediate
• Research Administration Training - Intermediate
• Research Administration Systems - Intermediate
• Sponsored Policy Interpretation and Application - Intermediate

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Grants Associate
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: $64,470 - $112,850 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: 5 Day 37.5 Hours/Week
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Remote
Department name: Research Administration Ofc of
Personnel area: University Administration

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.

EEO is the Law
Learn more:
https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
Important legal information
http://hrnt.jhu.edu/legal.cfm

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage the grants process from proposal submission through closeout for assigned departments/divisions.
• Review proposals for completeness and compliance.
• Write exception letters when needed.
• Approve and submit grant applications and Just-In-Time requests.
• Interpret grant guidelines and apply them to specific applications, awards and issues.
• Communicate with faculty and staff to provide instruction, assistance and advice on grant preparation and administration and to request corrections and resolve discrepancies.
• Review all prior approval requests and administrative updates such as no-cost extension requests, and JIT documentation.
• Serve as a resource to field questions from faculty and department research staff on sponsored projects issues.
• Interpret, communicate and provide detailed advice to faculty and staff regarding proposals, interpretation of rules, regulations and compliance issues, and assist in applying them to specific applications, awards, and issues.
• Know and understand sponsor and university policies. Take active role in trouble shooting and training departmental users of pre-award software and grant-related electronic submission sites such as grants.gov, eRA Commons, Assist, Workspace, Research.gov, and others.
• Assist in specialized training courses for departments as needed.
• Provide excellent customer service and contribute to process improvement.
• Cross train in a variety of functional areas for the purpose of job enrichment and expanding knowledge of research administration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Three years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in research administration at a university, non-profit, state or federal agency or comparable environment.
• Understanding of research compliance regulations.
• Experience working with federal agency terms and conditions.
• Experience working with federal and university grant systems.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Customer Service - Intermediate
• Grant Regulations - Intermediate
• Oral and written communications - Intermediate
• Policy Review - Intermediate
• Research Administration Training - Intermediate
• Research Administration Systems - Intermediate
• Sponsored Policy Interpretation and Application - Intermediate

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Grants Associate
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: $64,470 - $112,850 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: 5 Day 37.5 Hours/Week
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Remote
Department name: Research Administration Ofc of
Personnel area: University Administration

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.

EEO is the Law
Learn more:
https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
Important legal information
http://hrnt.jhu.edu/legal.cfm