The College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Office of Research Administration (CALS ORA) is the service unit at NCSU, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences responsible for the oversight of externally sponsored programs. 

CALS ORA provides complete cradle-to-grave sponsored program administration and support including:
 a) identifying funding sources, 
b) assisting faculty with proposal development, 
c) monitoring/overseeing the responsible management of sponsored projects and 
d) ensuring university compliance with contract/grant fiscal and regulatory requirements. 

CALS ORA is the administrative unit responsible for ensuring the college remains in compliance with federal and state policies pertaining to research. 

CALS ORA is accountable and responsible for all externally sponsored grants and contracts within the college. CALS ORA accepts funds provided to the college and is accountable for their legal compliance with sponsor (federal, state, local, and private sources) regulations and policies. CALS ORA is the contact point for federal and state audits, both fiscal and programmatic, on contracts and grants awarded in/to the college. 

This service office is designed to serve all faculty and staff needs for externally funded projects and programs.

The CALS Office of Research Administration (CALS ORA) is committed to providing efficient and effective service to the faculty and staff throughout the college in support of the research enterprise.

As part of a unit with three primary missions – proposal development and review, regulatory compliance, and fiscal compliance – CALS ORA provides services and support to ensure faculty have the resources and encouragement necessary to successfully and legally conduct their programs. CALS ORA provides enhanced service to faculty and staff while protecting the university from unrecovered revenue, disallowed costs, and non-compliance. CALS ORA remains centralized for staff reporting purposes and in-service delivery, with the needed resources deployed to specific units.

The Grants Consultant is empowered to act independently in making decisions and authorizing actions such as seeking extensions to awards, allowability, and authority to revise budgets and authorize human resource actions. You will work with the CALS liaisons to assist the Principle Investigators (PIs), university administrative units, sponsors, and department/dean. The role of the Grants Consultant is critical in interpreting both agency and university requirements and policies/practices to the departments and providing support to obtain newly available information on funding volume, timing of reports, fiscal issues, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

In this role you will be empowered to manage their own group of funds and establish “events” in order to ensure timely follow-up and actions in an accurate and timely manner. You will generate reports for the deans, department chairs, and PI’s to evaluate the activity and available funds. You get to  assist the faculty in determining funds available and timing of HR changes to ensure continued support for grants employees, both regular and student. There is an expectation that you will make decisions and authorize actions such as human resource commitments, budget management, no-cost extensions, journal vouchers, and the need to request authority from a sponsor. You are responsible for independent management of the sponsored programs portfolio for the areas to which they are assigned.

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Actively participate in the successful reorganization of the CALS shared service center. Attend and contribute to professional development trainings, process improvement sessions, and information gathering meetings as required. Aid in the successful implementation of the new processes and phases as it relates to the position, team and unit.

Bachelor’s degree and one year of experience related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
 
All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

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Please attach a Cover Letter, resume/CV, and contact information for three (3) professional references.
Please make sure that the information entered on the application matches what is on your resume.

If no applicants apply who meet the required competency level and training & experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on competencies, equity, budget, and market considerations.

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