Senior Proposal Analyst

• https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/?jobId=73673
• Requisition Number: 73673
• The work modality for this position is hybrid or full-time remote based on the selected candidate's needs.

The Office of Contracts and Grants Department at CU Boulder invites applications for a Senior Proposal Analyst! Each Proposal Analyst (PA) supports a specific set of University clients including a variety of institutes, schools, and academic departments. PAs work directly with University faculty, research administrators, and students to ensure proposals reflect sponsor and University requirements. PAs ensure proposals are submitted by the proposal due date.

The Senior Proposal Analyst also collaborates with other campus departments and external sponsors to address issues and solve problems prior to proposal submission and during the sponsor's proposal review and evaluation. Additionally, the Senior Proposal Analyst may develop training materials and educate campus staff about sponsored project policies, procedures, and practices.

The expertise of the Senior Proposal Analyst includes:

• Knowledge of federal regulations, state statutes, University policy, best practices and project requirements.
• Adherence to Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) requirements.
• Navigation of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Understanding of the administrative processes and procedures for grants, contracts, and other agreements both internal and external to the University.
• Assessing the legal, administrative, and financial risks associated with sponsor terms and conditions to guide investigators and other University personnel through business decisions related to potential awards.
• Skilled budgeting and adherence to University estimating practices and Cost Accounting Standards.
• Excellent organization, attention to detail, and time management, as well as the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong team-work skills to assure cross-training and collaboration within the Proposal Development Team, OCG and with campus partners.

• What We Would Like You to Have
• Experience in a leadership position (for example, developing policies, leading a working group, supervision, or facilitating a training).
• 5+ years of pre-award research administration experience, developing and submitting proposals to both federal and non-federal sponsors including budget development for sponsored projects.
• Experience managing a high volume of proposal submissions.
• Active participation in research administration professional development activities (for example, NCURA, SRAI, or CRA).