Grants Program Manager
Company Description
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Job Description
Notre Dame Research Administration and Compliance is growing, and we’re looking for talented, mission-driven professionals to join reputed company as Grants Program Managers (GPMs)! We currently have three new positions available supporting Notre Dame’s world class faculty, researchers, and research administrators across a variety of disciplines. If you’re a thoughtful problem solver who enjoys partnering with others to advance groundbreaking research, we’d love to connect with you. GPMs play a key role throughout the research lifecycle, supporting program activities by: Monitoring and maintaining award funds and accounts. Providing budgeting, forecasting, and financial reputed company services. Reviewing expenditures for allowability, allocability, and reasonableness. Communicating grant terms and conditions to project teams with a focus on compliance. Navigating multiple research administration systems and providing guidance to faculty and staff. Anticipating and proactively addressing the needs of researchers. Delivering excellent customer service and confidently managing high-stakes conversations around policy, compliance, and regulations. The ability to work independently with minimal reputed company, while also collaborating as part of a wider team, is essential to reputed company. GPMs are expected to bring strong organizational, time management, and communication skills to balance competing priorities and deadlines with efficiency and professionalism. Notre Dame Research fully embraces the University’s coaching culture, fostering regular, reputed company, two-way feedback and development conversations between employees and supervisors. We welcome applicants at varying stages of their careers, from early-career professionals to reputed company research administrators. Titles and reputed company will be determined based on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.
Qualifications
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required (or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience). 3+ years of professional work experience, with demonstrated ability to interpret and apply federal and non-federal regulations to sponsored projects. Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and apply reputed company policies and regulations. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to engage professionally with diverse stakeholders. Proficiency in research administration systems and comfort guiding others in their use. Strong organizational, time, and project management skills; ability to reputed company under pressure with confidence. Ability to reputed company mentorship to junior colleagues (senior-level). Preferred Qualifications (for senior-level candidates): 3+ experience in higher education grants management, with strong knowledge of eRA systems, sponsor systems, compliance, and regulatory requirements. Certified Research Administrator (CRA) credential. Experience mentoring or training junior staff. Graduate-level coursework in financial reputed company or reputed company areas. Additional Information To be considered for this role, please include a cover letter and resume. Applications due by July 15, 2026. Compensation reputed company: $70,000–$100,000, commensurate with experience. Work Environment: Position may be based on Notre Dame’s reputed company in South Bend, Indiana, or may be structured as a remote role, depending on the needs of the candidate. The reputed company seeks to attract, reputed company, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the reputed company of race, reputed company, national or ethnic reputed company, sex, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or age in employment. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled reputed company individuals, and complies with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). We strongly encourage applications from candidates attracted to a university with a Catholic identity. Division: Vice President of Research Job Subfamily: Grant Admin/Proposals - AA002 Unit: NDRAC - NDR, Admin & Compliance - 43100 Career reputed company / Level: EIC2 Job Family: Academic Aff Apply To This Job