Contract Officer

req10622

Office of Research Contracts

https://research.arizona.edu/services/sponsored-projects-services

Main Campus

Tucson, AZ USA

The University of Arizona's Office of Research Contracts (ORC) invites applications for the position of Contract Officer (Grant and Contract Administrator IV). ORC is responsible for reviewing, negotiating, and approving over 3,000 grant, contract, and other agreements annually on behalf of the University of Arizona. The Contract Officer is responsible for the processing and negotiation of complex agreements related to funding from Federal, State and local governments, Industry, non-profits and academia. The Office of Research Contracts and Sponsored Projects Services (SPS) units within Research Innovation & Impact (RII) assist the University of Arizona research community in its efforts to secure external funding by providing high quality administrative and financial services to assist faculty and staff with proposals, provide guidance on the management of grants and contracts, and offer training on research administration topics. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills, the ability to interact effectively with a diverse constituency and the ability to work within tight and conflicting deadlines.

Office of Research Contracts is recruiting for a Contract Analyst (Grant & Contract Administrator III) via req10620. Please note the education minimum requirements when applying.

Office of Research Contracts is recruiting for a Senior Contract Officer/Assistant Manager, ORC (Grant & Contract Administrator V) via req9471. Please note the education minimum requirements when applying.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & responsibilities:

• Reviews, negotiates, and processes complex agreements.
• Serves as the liaison with the external sponsor, the Sponsored Projects Services Office, the Office of General Counsel, the Export Control Programs office and other compliance/administrative offices within the University.
• Oversees and resolves budgetary and compliance issues.
• Works to enhance coordination and communication with internal stakeholders and sponsors for effective contract review and negotiations.
• Serve as campus resource for principal investigators, study personnel and other University officials in the agreement review process. Advise, assist and provide training to faculty and other study personnel about policies, procedures, forms, laws and regulations related to university agreements.
• Establishes and maintains a system to communicate the status of agreements and amendments to university stakeholders.
• Assists with the formulation of guidelines, procedures, and the development of templates and other tools for agreements.
• Maintain knowledge of current developments in policy, laws, regulations and best practices regulating university agreements.
• Additional duties may be assigned.

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills, along with the ability to interact effectively with a diverse constituency.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of contract legal terms and intellectual property and confidentiality issues.
• Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills, along with the ability to work within tight and conflicting deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to be detailed oriented.
• Demonstrated ability to think quickly and effectively in verbal negotiations.
• Demonstrated ability to seek and affect successfully creative resolutions to contract issues.

Exempt

Full Time

40

1.0

Fiscal

Research

Yes - Full Benefits

$75,000 - $77,000

salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

9

PC4

Grant & Contract Admin

Research

Fingerprint criminal background check (security sensitive due to title or department)

1

Ramachandran (Radha) Radhakrishnan
rradhak@email.arizona.edu

6/21/2022

Yes

Resume and Cover Letter

At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As an Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.