GARY KAPLAN & ASSOCIATES EXECUTIVE SEARCH POSITION SPECIFICATION TITLE: Director, Sponsored Projects CLIENT: The University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco (USF), founded in 1855 as the citys first college, is a premier Jesuit Catholic, urban University with a global perspective. The University is comprised of six schools (two colleges: Arts and Sciences and Professional Studies; and the School of Business and Management, Law, Nursing, and Education). USF serves a very diverse student population of 8,000 traditional and non-traditional undergraduate and graduate students on the main campus and five regional sites. For additional information about the University, please visit the website: www.usfca.edu LOCATION: San Francisco, California REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: This position will report directly to the Associate Provost and will work closely with the Office of Institutional Research. POSITION CONCEPT: The Director of Sponsored Projects will be an enterprising and resourceful person whose mission will be to create an Office of Sponsored Projects to support and expand the Universitys successful governmental research and training grant activity. This new office will assist faculty and staff in identifying funding opportunities and matching those opportunities with USFs mission focused on teaching, research, and service. In addition, the Director will manage project compliance and intellectual property issues and recommend policies regarding the conduct of research and the enhancement of grant activity at the University. SPECIFIC DUTIES: 1. In coordination with the provost, deans, faculty, and staff, the Director will establish the new Office of Sponsored Projects at USF to identify and respond to federal and state grant and contract opportunities. 2. In coordination with the deans and faculty, the Director will assess current and emerging legislation and appropriations, identify funding agency priorities and assure a continuing flow of information essential to the support of a research and scholarly agenda consistent with University priorities. 3. Develop and manage an internal system to alert faculty on a regular basis of funding opportunities. 4. In collaboration with the faculty, staff, and several University offices, the Director will work on the development of proposals, faculty training, and the management of pre- and post-award activities. 5. Serve as a liaison with the University Advancement office in its work with corporations and foundations, and with the Universitys Business and Finance office which supports the purchasing and accounting services for externally funded projects. 6. Performs other research and leadership duties as assigned. CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will have experience with institutional research and sponsored projects, staff supervision, and budgetary management. - A proven track record of obtaining federal and state awards. - Experience in managing pre- and post-award activity. - Familiarity with research compliance and intellectual property administration. - Knowledge of federal agency practices and policies. - The selected candidate will have an appreciation for USFs mission and character. - Must possess a strong work ethic coupled with a hands-on approach to accomplishing tasks. This person will give evidence of meeting or exceeding goals. - Will have demonstrated supervisory skills. - Must have the ability to work effectively with a variety of publics, both internal and external to the University. The ability to foster trust and a positive relationship with faculty is critical to the success of this role. - The capacity to produce creative and innovative solutions and approaches to common problems are essential. - Must be a proactive personality with the ability to identify potential grant opportunities and appropriate faculty for those opportunities. Must be able to initiate communication with faculty about these opportunities and support them in developing proposals and obtaining and managing the grants. - Highly developed written, verbal, and accounting skills are required. - Must have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. - Ideally, this candidate will have relationships with people in grant-awarding offices and agencies in Washington D.C. - Process and project management understanding and skills. EDUCATION: A Master's degree is required. A doctoral degree is preferred. CONTACT: Stacey Meyer, Vice President Gary Kaplan & Associates 201 South Lake Avenue, Suite 600 Pasadena, California 91101 (909) 585-8979; fax (626) 796-1003 e-mail: xxxxxx@gkasearch.com ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================
