Job Abstract

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The MITRE Corporation is seeking a grants Administrator to lead all aspects of pre and post award of grants management and administration across various business sectors within the Corporation.  The ideal candidate will have expertise in the full lifecycle of federal and state funded grants to include working with Non-Profits Organizations and Universities.

The position requires the ability to be a strategic partner to the Company’s leaders and business support teams and to provide creative and thoughtful solutions to business needs while protecting the Company’s interests.

Job Description:

• Leads the negotiation and administration of all aspects of grant/contract lifecycle through closeout.

• Leads the grant pre and post award submission process to include portal access and submission to various grant portals.

• Assist with the accurate completion of required sponsor/customer forms, budgetary forms and any other pre/post contract and or grant award documentation.  

• Responsible for ensuring proposal documentation is submitted in compliance with internal policies and all applicable regulations to meet sponsor/customer deadlines.

• Actively manage and facilitate relationships internally and externally to include promoting the MITRE’s role and value.

• Identifies and mitigates risk at the Program and Corporate levels.

• Works collaboratively across Business Sectors to include other Contracts Managers to align goals and mission needs with overall research program requirements.

• Generates and negotiates supporting contract documents, such as, but not limited to data use agreements, non-disclosure agreements, software evaluation agreements, and license agreements as needed.

• Acts in partnership with MITRE leadership, providing agile, responsive, decisive advice and counsel to meet mission needs.  Promotes innovative contracting strategies that support MITRE’s goals. Proactively guides business planning activities as an integral and engaged member.

• Applies grants expertise with a technical understanding of the business line mission needs to answer unusual and difficult contract related questions; Integrates knowledge from other disciplines. Uses thought leadership to develop and champion solutions to overcome obstacles.

• Acts as a grants resource for other contracts staff, as well as staff outside the discipline

• In response to strategic initiatives and other business drivers, initiates relationships with significant customers and serves as interface sponsors/customers.  Understands and works toward trust and successful outcomes of professional relationships.

• Provides contractual and business recommendations to technical staff regarding (but not limited to) proprietary information, patent disclosures, intellectual property and other contractual issues as needed.

• Tracks and communicates trends in Federal and State Grant contracting to leadership.

• Leads Contracts Management Office business/strategic program initiatives, as assigned, that align with Contracts Senior Leadership goals

• Convene mission specific business teams (includes Contract/Subcontract team members, Finance, Accounts Receivable, Closeouts and other business partners) to collaborate on areas for improvement or problem resolution.

• Support innovation, optimization, and enterprise best practice standardization of contracting process to ensure consistent and compliant application of MITRE policies and government requirements. 

• Provide timely input into internal contract system(s) in response to Proposals, Awards and Modifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Strong working knowledge of Pre/Post Award Requirements as it pertains to the Federal Code of Regulations as well as other Federal, state and local contract laws and regulations.

• Experience with requirements for grant budgeting and required reporting per applicable federal and state laws and regulations.

• Experience working with cost reimbursable and cost share type arrangements to include working knowledge of various other contract types (FFP, T&M, etc…)

• Demonstrate flexibility and agility to work and set priorities in an environment with competing and changing demands.

• Ability to handle multiple concurrent work streams while producing high quality output.

• Familiarity with negotiating and submission of grant proposals for Federal, State, Local and Non-profit Institutions

• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment, make informed decisions, follow-up, and meet deadlines.

• Excellent customer service skills with ability to initiate and foster collaborative relationships both internally and externally.

• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft office applications in a Windows environment

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field

• Minimum of 4 years of related experience in grants negotiation and administration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with commercial contracts as well as federal and state funded grants.

• Unison Contract Lifecycle Management experience

• Working knowledge of Federally Funded Research and Development Center governance documents (i.e. Sponsoring Agreement, Core Work Statement)

• Financial planning and project control experience

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

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