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Responsible for partnering, facilitating, and leading project management for strategic post award activities within Grants and Contracts Administration (GCA). This position will report to the Director of GCA and is responsible for supporting post award growth, standardizing institution-wide business processes and leading foundational activities that provides support with transformation and change. Other duties as assigned.

40% - Essential - Strategic Execution and Implementation: 
Assist GCA and Grants Shared Service Operations with establishing and maintaining a "post award administration hub", tasked with supporting and providing quality service to staff and faculty. Identify process/hand off gaps, meet and coordinate with faculty and college/central staff to ensure beginning-to-end post award administrative tasks are performed, while minimizing faculty time spent towards post award administrative activities. Set targets, tracks progress and monitors plan to drive success that produces overall results. Assess, report, and recommend initiatives or tactics to advance post award operations. Create/revise risk plans and business continuity plans and recommend strategies or tactics to identify, monitor, mitigate, or manage risks.
30% - Essential - Project Management and Change Management: 
Serves as a technical expert in the grant administration field; knowledge and understanding of the subject matter is required for this role. Leads the full project management life cycle of initiatives/projects and grants management activities within the Grants Shared Service support unit (examples include current and future state assessments, system implementation, metrics development, process standardization and workflow improvements). This position is responsible for tracking and facilitating progress to meet critical deadlines and milestones.
20% - Essential - Partnerships, Collaboration and Communication:
This position will partner with the Manager of GCA shared Services and Senior Manager of Sponsored
Compliance and Training and collaborates with other project managers assigned to sponsored grants and activities in establishing an operations network. Establish/facilitate training for project managers and staff to provide high quality customer service for our faculty and sponsors.  Collaborates with College Research Deans, Faculty, and other project managers assigned to sponsored grants and activities. Drives adoption of new technology and processes among customer groups by communicating the "why" and incorporating customer feedback. Assists in coordination and communication within the GCA, Colleges and Finance Operations.
10% - Essential - Continuous Improvement: 
Create an environment that encourages continuous improvement. Identify and drive implementation of operational efficiency opportunities and ensure improvements are implemented using best practice methodologies, automation/AI tools, and techniques. Develop and maintain departmental metrics to assess process and policy effectiveness and identify potential process improvements.

Education -  Bachelor's Degree and experience managing large projects of moderate complexity and risk.
Work Exp 3+ years related experience; Demonstrated experience in Grants and project management;  Demonstrated ability to breakdown complex business processes to create efficient processes

JOB KNOWLEDGE
Fundamental Job Knowledge - Fundamental working knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures and ability to apply in varied situations
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervises Student Workers only - Supervises Student workers only
BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES
No Budget Responsibilities - No fiscal responsibility for the department's budget.

No Physical Requirements

No Work Conditions

Standard Hrs: 37.5

Anticipated Hiring Range ($ 68,397.00 - $ 102,500.00)
 

Salary is dependent upon several factors including, but not limited to, a candidate's previous experience, knowledge, skills and performance in accordance with Clemson's compensation guidelines.

Normal Operations
Required to follow emergency facility closure directives, and not normally expected work on-site during emergency situations.

Clemson, SC

November 9, 2024

MILITARY EQUIVALENCY:
Clemson University is proud to allow educational equivalency for military technical certifications and trainings that directly relate to the job duties.
VETERAN PREFERENCE:
South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.      

State policy for veteran preference states that for qualifying, full-time permanent positions, a veteran applicant may receive preference if they meet the job's minimum qualifications, were discharged under honorable conditions from the military, and submit their DD-214 for confidential review by the Office of Human Resources.
To claim Veteran Preference for qualifying positions, email hrjob@clemson.edu upon submission of your application.         

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