Job Information
Boston College Associate Director, Fiscal & Grant Administration in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job Description
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $101,900 to $127,400; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
The Associate Director, Fiscal & Grant Administration is responsible for managing a team of Grant Administrators and Fiscal & Procurement Specialists within the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences. The team is responsible for research grant administration and fiscal management of research funds for twenty-two departments. The Associate Director is responsible for setting clear priorities and goals and establishing practices and procedures. They also provide advice and guidance to faculty and staff regarding research policies and regulations to insure compliance.
The Associate Director also manages a portfolio of Principal Investigators providing post-award support including budgeting, personnel matters, procurement and payment requests, financial reporting and cost projections. This entails working closely with faculty and department staff to insure their needs are met.
The Associate Director works closely with the Director of the Service Center and is a liaison to other departments within the university including: the Office of Sponsored Programs, Human Resources, and Procurement.
Requirements
Bachelors degree, MBA preferred
Minimum 5 years of research administration experience working with faculty with a focus on post award activities
Demonstrated leadership in a research administration setting with minimum of 3 years supervisory experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Comprehensive knowledge of federal regulations and experience in managing compliance with sponsor and university policies
Certified Research Administrator preferred
Closing Statement
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .