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General Manager, Post-Award

PageUp Desc Code: BOA - General Manager, Post-Award

Function: BOA - Business Ops & Admin

Sub-function: Grant & Contract Management

Discipline: Post-Award

Career Track: General Administration

Career Track Level: Management / Leadership - Level 2


Business Ops & Admin: Business Ops and Admin is responsible for the strategic planning, analysis, and ongoing operations of colleges and units. Reporting and analytics support is provided to inform strategic planning and business operations; project management support is provided as a means of executing on the strategic plan.

Grant & Contract Management: Grant and Contract Management administers the legal and financial agreements.

Post-Award: Post-Award constitutes anything related to grant management after the award has already been received. Post-award activities typically include award and account setup, modifications, financial monitoring, reporting, and billing, project reporting, and project close-out.

General Administration: Roles that are in administrative/ professional non-student facing functions.

Management / Leadership: Manager: The positions work is achieved through the direction of others. Managers have direct accountability for setting goals and using resources. They are responsible for administrative oversight of individuals, including conducting recommendations for hiring and termination, writing evaluations, disciplinary actions, day-to-day oversight as well as long-term goal setting and accountability for the performance and productivity of the employees. Managerial positions are reflected in the M1-M3 career track levels in the management/leadership track.

Level 2: Intermediate: These positions require some experience and education but are not expected to act independently.