Director of Post Award – Office of Sponsored Programs

The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) manages all sponsored programs from external sponsors for Virginia Tech. There are four teams within OSP which include pre-award, contracts and agreements, post award and financial compliance. Virginia Tech is a top-ranked public research university and land grant institution with a $650M research portfolio with approximately $400M actively managed through OSP’s post award team.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation, Sponsored Programs the Director of Post Award serves as a key member of the OSP management team. The Director provides oversight of the Post Award activities in the OSP which includes four teams – proposal and award set up team, grants management team, financial management team and cash management team. The Post Award teams provide a full range of research administration services including award set up, grant management and accounting, invoicing, letter of credit draw downs, accounts receivable, financial reporting, sub-award management and closeout.

This position serves as an expert for interpreting, explaining and applying governmental research regulations and sponsor policies related to financial administration. The Director is expected to foster collaboration with various stakeholder groups and demonstrate a high commitment to customer service by applying skills and experience to research administration and ensuring compliance with federal, state, other sponsor and university regulations and guidelines. In addition, the director is responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring policies, procedures and objectives for financial research administration, including developing effective training programs.

This position is located on the main Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. Position is eligible for a hybrid work agreement in a commutable distance to have a weekly presence in the campus location.