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Administrator, Research & International Agreements Jobs in Southwestern Ontario, Canada at Waterloo International
Location: Southwestern Ontario
## Administrator, Research & International Agreements Apply locations:
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 3 Days Agojob requisition :
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** Job
Requisition :
**** Time Type:
** Full time
** Employee Group:
** Staff
* * Job Category:
** Research and Program Support
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* Employment Type:
** Temporary
* * Department:
** Office of the Vice-President, Research and International – Research Partnerships III
** Hiring Range:**$61,954.88 – $77,443.60
** Posting Information:
** This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Term 14 months:
* This position is being offered as a temporary contract.
**
* Job Description:
**** Primary Purpose
** The Administrator, Research Partnerships, is responsible to the Sr. Manager for government contract and grant administrative functions (legal, administrative and contractual) in all Faculties.
** Key Accountabilities
**** Research Administration
*** Provides general administrative support to the Research Partnerships team, including responding to requests from sponsors/partners for award agreements, disbursement and/or receipt of funds to/from partner institutions and correspondence regarding proposal and agreements
* Maintains complete and accurate files for each proposal and assigned award, including all documentation received from the sponsor, and archives all closed or non-initiated projects for future reference
* Processes all proposals/projects through research administration workflow using the OR Info Ed system
* Plays a key role in the tracking, monitoring, and reporting of all matters associated with research projects and proposals
* Responsible for understanding university guidelines and policies pertaining to research, and for proactively establishing appropriate and effective internal submission procedures that adhere to those guidelines and policies
* Monitors projects to ensure that they conform to uWaterloo policies and procedures such as those pertaining to overhead, intellectual property, reporting deadlines, and payment dates
* Assists in the preparation and submission of amendments to contracts and grants including requests for date extensions and budgetary reallocations; such requests may be initiated by the incumbent, sponsor or by the faculty member
* Prepares, for signature, standard University contract and grant agreements ensuring that all relevant details and documents are included; follows up with sponsors as required to ensure documentation is signed and received with appropriate distribution to the sponsor and the researcher in a timely manner, and resolves any problems through process
* Prepares non-routine reports required by stakeholders from various data sources including the Info Ed database system
** Customer Service/Correspondence/Communications
*** Acts as an advisor/consultant in the interpretation of policies and procedures throughout the lifetime of assigned projects from initiation to file closure, as well as a resource person to internal clients (e.g. faculty researchers, executive assistants and administrative assistants) to ensure that the research administrative role is carried out promptly, accurately and effectively
* Manages correspondence to external sponsors to ensure effective performance monitoring of research projects
* Assists the Manager in the monitoring of and timely dissemination of announcements and calls for proposals for funding opportunities, maintaining university distribution lists, obtaining additional information as required, preparing clear and informative announcements in a timely manner, instituting follow-up measures, and contacting individual researchers when appropriate
* Responsible for managing correspondence with external sponsors to ensure effective performance…
Title: Administrator, Research & International Agreements
Company: Waterloo International
Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada
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