Eva Travers
Senior Contracts Manager at American Institutes for Research
- Role
- Senior Manager, Grants and Contracts at American Institutes for Research
- Location
- Arlington, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Eva Travers
Ms. Travers is a certified contracts manager with 18 years of experience in administration, finance, compliance, and operations management across international and domestic projects in the federal government, private foundation, and commercial sectors. Her expertise includes award drafting and negotiation, pre‑award support—such as risk assessments, compliance reviews, pricing, and subcontractor package development—along with post-award contractual management, policy and procedure design, procurement, prime and subaward budget management, subaward monitoring, and compliance reporting.She has managed a diverse portfolio of commercial and federally funded awards, working with U.S. Government agencies, multilateral donors, private foundations, and commercial clients. Her field experience spans project start‑up and closeout, internal reviews, and training on procurement, finance, policies and procedures, and award compliance.Ms. Travers possesses in‑depth knowledge of commercial contracting and federal regulations—including the FAR, Uniform Guidance, Federal Travel Regulations and donor-specific terms and conditions - and brings extensive experience in award negotiations and compliance oversight.She holds CPCM and CFCM certifications from the National Contract Management Association (NCMA), assistance management certifications (2 CFR 200 and 2 CFR 700) from Humentum (formerly InsideNGO), and a PMD Pro Level 1 certification.
Experience
Senior Manager, Grants and Contracts
American Institutes for Research
Oct 2021 — Present · Arlington, VA, US
A supervisory manager responsible for complete lifecycle management of an international contracts portfolio and pre-award and post-award compliance and policy matters. Solid experience in the development of complex high-value proposal business volumes, risk review and assessment of funder regulations and solicitation and award terms and conditions to minimize organizational exposure to risks. Lead and provide guidance on partner vetting process, business risks, and compliance with applicable regulations and Organization\'s Policies and Procedures. Negotiate a wide variety of contractual instruments. Serve as the primary point of contact for approval and compliance matters with the federal and commercial clients.
Education
Primorsky Jobs
MA, Linguistics, English, Literature
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