What are the responsibilities and job description for the Post Award Coordinator-Higher Education position at Experis?
Post Award Coordinator
Location: New York, NY (100% Onsite — 5 Days/Week)
Pay Rate: $30.00 – $50.00 / hr W2
Duration: 3 Months
Employment Type: Direct W2 Only (Strictly no Corp-to-Corp / C2C, third-party agencies, or W2 referrals)
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Post Award Coordinator to join a premier higher-education research institution in New York, NY. This role will support the end-to-end administration of active grants and sponsored research programs, ensuring strict adherence to sponsor guidelines and institutional policies.
The ideal candidate possesses strong experience managing federal research awards—particularly NIH grants—and thrives in a fast-paced academic or research environment.
Key Responsibilities
About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions.
Experis® is a global leader in technology services and part of the ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN) family of brands. We connect skilled technology professionals with meaningful opportunities where they can grow their careers, expand their expertise and make a real impact. Guided by the belief that it takes Human Ingenuity to unlock the true potential of technology, Experis helps people gain experience with leading organizations, build sought-after skills and take the next step toward a brighter future. Backed by ManpowerGroup's 75 years of workforce expertise and global reach across more than 70 countries and territories, Experis brings the scale, insight and opportunity to help people and businesses thrive. ManpowerGroup is consistently recognized for its commitment to inclusion, ethics and responsible business, including being named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. Learn more at Experis.com.
Location: New York, NY (100% Onsite — 5 Days/Week)
Pay Rate: $30.00 – $50.00 / hr W2
Duration: 3 Months
Employment Type: Direct W2 Only (Strictly no Corp-to-Corp / C2C, third-party agencies, or W2 referrals)
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Post Award Coordinator to join a premier higher-education research institution in New York, NY. This role will support the end-to-end administration of active grants and sponsored research programs, ensuring strict adherence to sponsor guidelines and institutional policies.
The ideal candidate possesses strong experience managing federal research awards—particularly NIH grants—and thrives in a fast-paced academic or research environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Progress Report Management: Coordinate the end-to-end preparation, review, and submission of Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) and other sponsor-required reporting deliverables.
- Timeline & Deliverable Tracking: Develop and manage comprehensive reporting timelines, track required components, and coordinate inputs across faculty, departmental staff, and central research administration offices.
- Compliance & Package Review: Thoroughly review report packages for accuracy, completeness, internal consistency, and strict alignment with sponsor guidelines prior to submission.
- Subaward Administration: Manage all incoming and outgoing subaward workflows, including subaward initiation, contract modifications, performance monitoring, invoice coordination, closeouts, and ongoing communication with partner institutions.
- Financial & Procurement Support: Assist with departmental procurement tasks, specifically purchase order creation, expense tracking, and faculty/staff reimbursements related to grant accounts.
- Experience: Proven administrative experience managing post-award sponsored programs and grants within a higher-education or top-tier research institution environment.
- Federal Award Knowledge: Direct experience supporting federal grants and awards, with specific familiarity with NIH guidelines and RPPR submissions highly preferred.
- Subaward Oversight: Demonstrated background handling subaward execution, invoice reviews, and institutional collaboration workflows.
- Work Schedule: Ability to work 100% onsite (5 days/week) in New York, NY.
- Skills: Strong organizational skills, high attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication, and proficiency with financial systems and MS Excel.
- Direct W2 Applicants Only. We cannot accept 1099, Corp-to-Corp (C2C), third-party agency submissions, or W2 referrals for this position.
- Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Health Savings Account
- Health Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Business Travel Insurance
- 401(k), Plus Match
- Weekly Pay
About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis and Talent Solutions.
Experis® is a global leader in technology services and part of the ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN) family of brands. We connect skilled technology professionals with meaningful opportunities where they can grow their careers, expand their expertise and make a real impact. Guided by the belief that it takes Human Ingenuity to unlock the true potential of technology, Experis helps people gain experience with leading organizations, build sought-after skills and take the next step toward a brighter future. Backed by ManpowerGroup's 75 years of workforce expertise and global reach across more than 70 countries and territories, Experis brings the scale, insight and opportunity to help people and businesses thrive. ManpowerGroup is consistently recognized for its commitment to inclusion, ethics and responsible business, including being named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. Learn more at Experis.com.
Salary : $30 - $50