Director of Postaward Position

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Director of Postaward Position

Sponsored Projects Services
January 18, 2017

The University of Arizona is searching for a director of postaward in Sponsored Projects Services. The position is responsible for leading the postaward unit within Sponsored Projects Services (SPS) department. The director of postaward is responsible for providing strong guidance, direction and management support to postaward fund accounting teams that handle financial administration for externally funded agreements, outgoing subawards, effort reporting, cost sharing and financial compliance. The position manages a staff of 30 responsible for postaward financial activities on grants, agreements and contracts from federal, sub-federal, non-profit, industry and clinical sponsors.

Sponsored Projects Services (SPS) is a unit of the office for Research, Discovery & Innovation (RDI). SPS assists the University of Arizona research community in its efforts to secure external funding by providing high quality administrative and financial services to ensure proper stewardship of those funds.

The director should be a dynamic leader and accomplished administrator with demonstrated success in leading and managing an organization responsible for the financial management of externally sponsored awards. The director will work collaboratively and in partnership with faculty, department heads, deans, administrative/business staff and members of RDI units. The position is responsible for maintaining RDI's culture of service to reduce administrative burden on faculty, and contributing to compliance throughout the agreement lifecycle.

This director will stay current on changes in Federal, State, and institutional policies and procedures that impact postaward activities. The individual assuming this position will play a critical leadership role both within the office for Research, Discovery & Innovation, within the university community, and nationally.

Sponsored Projects Services will combine with the Contract & Research Support Program (CRSP) to form a single unit. The director of postaward will work with the director of CRSP to complete a successful merger, reviewing business processes and implementing best practices across the sponsored projects lifecycle. The two directors will work together to manage department policies, procedures and budget.

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