Senior Grants Pre-Award Specialist, Western Cape

SUMMARY:
We are seeking a Senior Grants Pre-Award Specialist for a permanent role based in Woodstock, Western Cape.

POSITION INFO:
Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:

• Degree in finance with minimum of five years hands on experience, working in a research grants environment developing budget and management of staff
• Computer literacy in MS Office Excel (Advanced) and valid driver’s license
• Minimum 3 years working knowledge of SAP or similar financial package
• Experience drafting Standard Operating Procedures and Policies
• Excellent verbal and written communication; proficiency in English
• Strong planning and organizing skills and deadline driven
• Ability to multitask, and work under pressure
• Ability to work independently and accurately with minimal supervision

• Day-to-day administration and management of all budgets in the pipeline
• Understand, interpret and advise on donor/funder budget requirements
• Review synopsis of the protocol and compile a detailed budget with justification in line with funder’s requirements and restrictions
• Coordinate with collaborating departments and external institutions in the preparation of grant proposals to ensure that all costings and justifications are completed in a timely manner to enable consolidation of the application
• Ensure all applications meet the organizational criteria with respect to overheads and cost recovery, and advising of full economic costing where appropriate
• Maintain communication with all relevant role players to address questions, concerns and ensure budget and due diligence tasks and deadlines are adhered to
• Ensure that budgets are submitted in line with requirements and within the required deadlines
• Develop Strategic and operational budget
• Attend the Faculty Meetings to provide PIs with updates on pipeline
• Review award letters / raise any variances and management of staff
• Ensure contract tracking system is updated