SNAP-Ed & EFNEP Research Administrator II

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Position Overview
This position will work with the HNI Fiscal Officer, HNI leadership, and Principal Investigator(s) (PIs) to provide oversight of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) grants, including management of pre-award and post-award activities.
Working as the SNAP-Ed and EFNEP Research Administrator, you will manage pre-award and post-award responsibilities for both grants including submission of plan of work budgets and amendments, while utilizing the government systems WebNEERS, EGrAMS, and N-PEARS. You will also establish hardship account(s) and prepare cost distributions to appoint staff to the grant account(s). Additionally, you will review all financial transactions for allowability under the grant(s) and adherence with applicable federal, state, local, and university policies, procedures, and regulations. You will follow-up with grant personnel on all expense related issues, prepare internal and external financial budgets and projections, and review and approve grant personnel effort reporting. You will also provide consultative service to project staff, PIs, and granting agencies to communicate policies and procedures and to facilitate required project monitoring. In this position, you will manage project account close-out activities, negotiate purchasing contracts, and oversee the preparation and submission of accounts payable transactions in order to secure supplies and services to carry out the project award.
Although negotiable, there will be space available for this position to work from the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.
This position may be eligible to utilize a flexible work environment, however, there is an expectation to work from a MSU Extension campus office. The needs, responsibilities, and opportunities of an individual’s position and office location drive the ability and amount of work-location flexibility.
Knowledge equivalent to a four-year college degree program in business administration, finance, or a research-related field.

Qualifications
• One to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in research administration, including the area of pre or post award processes or related field such as regulatory administration.

Application Process
View full description and apply through the MSU careers page. Search for posting 993659 using the Job Search field.

Application deadline is October 29, 2024.