Training and Outreach Officer

Nevada System of Higher Education • Reno, NV

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About The Position

The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for a Training and Outreach Officer. Under the general direction of the Executive Director of Sponsored Projects, the Training and Outreach Officer in the office of Sponsored Projects (SP) provides university-wide research administration training, education and outreach initiatives. The position develops and delivers internal and external training programs, creates instructional resources, and promotes best practices related to proposal development, sponsor regulations, and award management. The role serves as a campus resource for research administration processes and supports information dissemination across the institution. The position also provides functional administration and training support for the InfoEd Grants Management Software system.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and four (4) years of related professional work experience; OR a Master’s Degree and two (2) years of related professional work experience required
• Experience in research administration, grants management, higher education; experience using research administration or enterprise workflow systems to manage proposals, approvals or awards; experience development and delivering training and instructional material or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Provides university-wide research administration training, education and outreach initiatives.
• Develops and delivers internal and external training programs.
• Creates instructional resources.
• Promotes best practices related to proposal development, sponsor regulations, and award management.
• Serves as a campus resource for research administration processes.
• Supports information dissemination across the institution.
• Provides functional administration and training support for the InfoEd Grants Management Software system.

Benefits

• Remarkable Retirement Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!
• Health insurance options including dental and vision
• Generous annual and sick leave and life insurance
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
• No state income tax!
• Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
• Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time