Grants & Contracts Officer III

Employer: Georgia State University
Location: Atlanta, GA

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Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Grants & Contracts Officer III

College of Arts & Sciences

Faculty Development Year One

The College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia State University is transforming lives through our research advances, career-empowering teaching, and work with community partners in Atlanta and around the globe. As the largest college on the Atlanta Campus, the College of Arts and Sciences is home to more than 15,000 students, 550 faculty, and 300 staff members. Our faculty teach the core curriculum courses that serve as the foundation of nearly every student’s university education.

These are exciting times at the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University. We are growing, and we are thrilled that you are interested in being a part of our team. We are surrounded by individuals empowered to use their expertise and talents to achieve our mission to pursue excellence.

The College of Arts and Sciences is seeking to hire an experienced Grants & Contracts Officer III

WHAT MAKES College of Arts & Science A GREAT PLACE?

· Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.

· A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners

· Professional development opportunities and mentorship

· A rapidly growing center within an academic setting

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO:

The ideal candidate for this position will ensure compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulations that are critical. Non-compliance can lead to severe penalties and jeopardize future funding opportunities. The GCO Ill will help mitigate risks by implementing robust compliance strategies and monitoring procedures. GCO III will ensure effective management of a significant post-award portfolio, support the existing team with complex issues, and contribute to the growth and success of the college's research activities. This position is crucial for maintaining compliance, mitigating risks, and achieving the institution's research goals.

The essential duties and responsibilities of the Grants & Contracts Officer III are the following:

· Supervises GCO I’s.

· Interact with and train their team members on post-award activities including expenditure review, HR transactions and interpreting award terms and conditions for approving expenses on sponsored projects among other assigned duties.

· Assists PIs in assigned departments with monthly expenditure review and reconciliation of sponsored projects including reviewing project ledgers monthly for accuracy in payroll and non-payroll expenses.

· Send monthly expenditure reports to PI’s and collect the signed copies.

· Addresses any issues noted on the expenditure review forms.

· Creates, maintains and sends projections for sponsored projects monthly to PIs.

· Assists PIs in assigned departments with interpreting local, state and federal guidelines for sponsored project spending.

· Assist in determining allowable and unallowable expenses on open projects.

· Works in collaboration with OSPA and college departments on ensuring compliance on sponsored project expenditures.

· Initiates post-award actions on sponsored projects in the research portal including no cost extension requests, cost transfers, award set up, award close outs, residual transfers and administrative changes to awards.

· Works in collaboration with OSPA on the submission and completion of post -award actions.

· Collaborates and assists PIs and departments with effort reporting, tracking faculty buy-outs and ensuring that effort commitments are met on sponsored projects.

· Reviews and approves expenses on assigned sponsored projects in PantherMart and Spectrum.

· Approves MSS Transactions and other personnel paperwork for assigned sponsored projects.

· Collaborates with OSPA staff on post-award tasks for their portfolio including award set-up, award close-outs, invoicing and other post-award tasks.

· Intermediates, when necessary, with GCO Ills, GCO lls, and OSPA staff and University Research Centers on complex issues.

· Collaborates with COAS research administration staff and OSPA staff on procedures relating to research administration.

· Collaborating with University Research Centers and other University Units to review and approve expenditures that originate in COAS.

· Troubleshot procurement and payroll errors with the COAS and University Payroll and Procurement Staff.

· Perform other related duties and special projects assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree and three years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

College/Business Unit
10/15/26, 11:59:00 PM

College/Business Unit: College of Arts & Sciences
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 10/01/26, 3:15:42 PM

Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.

Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.

More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.

The University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.

Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.

The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.

The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.