Intermediate Specialist, Grants and Awards

Posted:
3/19/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Ontario, Canada ⋅ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support ⋅ Operations & Logistics

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Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

36

Job Family:

Research and Program Support

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Research Operations

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted:

March 20, 2025

Applications must be received BEFORE:

April 07, 2025

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NC7 - 35 hrs

Salary Range:

$81,771.00 - $101,486.00

Position purpose:

Reporting to the Director, Sponsored Research Services, provides expert advice on research management to all stakeholders. Handles post-award administration of both internal and external grants and contracts held by University of Ottawa researchers and delivery of uOttawa’s investigator-driven internal granting program portfolio, to ensure the highest standard of service excellence and accountability in managing University research.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

  • Undertake post-award administration of grants and contracts held by University of Ottawa researchers, including opening of accounts, compliance verification, and fund transfers.
  • Act as liaison between granting councils, faculty/institute administrators, and researchers, provide expert advice and ensure the highest standard of service excellence and accountability in managing research at uOttawa.
  • Manage the pre-award submission process for granting agency applications.
  • Manage the delivery of the uOttawa’s internal granting program portfolio. 
  • Participate in the development and implementation of internal policies and procedures related to pre- and post-award management of grants and contracts.
  • Develop and deliver workshops and information sessions on research management practices to educate and inform the research community of changes in processes, grant funding programs, and regulations.

What you will bring:

  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Five years’ relevant experience in a university, research administration or research environment.
  • Excellent knowledge of and ability to explain research administration, grant program management and research contracting principles and methods.
  • Proven ability to achieve objectives in an evolving, complex policy and procedure framework.
  • Excellent comprehension and critical analysis skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Ability to work in a high volume environment while maintaining attention to detail.
  • Demonstrated ability to work with an award management system, word processors, spreadsheets, relational databases, the web, email and presentation software.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and French.

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Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.