Sr. Program Specialist

Job description

Current Employees: If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet . CORE JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Sponsored Programs Specialist coordinates administrative and financial functions for the assigned department. This position also oversees junior staff and takes on the review of more complex grant activities in order to ensure departmental compliance with applicable guidelines, rules, and regulations. CORE JOB FUNCTIONS: 1. Provides technical assistance and guidance to faculty and administrators in the development and preparation of funding proposals. 2. Responds to general inquiries regarding sponsored program policies and procedures. 3. Reviews grant applications to ensure accuracy. 4. Accesses applicable database(s) to verify regulatory compliance approvals before establishing of the project account. 5. Maintains the internal proposal documents and electronic records for assigned portfolio. 6. Processes and disseminates various non-financial post-award actions such as award notificati...