Job Responsibilities- Administers grants and cooperative agreements, applying knowledge of organizational needs and deadlines.
- Understands and executes the various stages of the grant lifecycle including pre-award review, grant progress monitoring, and award closure.
- Recognizes factors that influence the grants process.
- Completes steps in the solicitation process.
- Coordinates actions with program officials regarding administrative and programmatic issues.
- Develops guidelines for handling and/or adhering to grant changes
- Determines when a grantee should be referred to enforcement actions.
- Communicates expectations and reinforces requirements with grantees.
- Leads activities to ensure grantee compliance with the established grant.
- Analyses requested budgets and determines award budgets.
- Administer portfolio oversight, ensuring compliance with policies and tracking documentation.
- Negotiate, prepare, and manage agreements, interpreting laws/regulations and handling special assignments.
- Perform post-award monitoring; review changes, ensure compliance, and resolve financial or administrative issues.
- Monitor program expenditures, prevent fund lapses or overspending, and initiate awardee correspondence.
- Contribute to policy creation and procedural guidance; recommend process improvements.
- Generate correspondence for unusual awardee issues; review and distribute performance and financial reports.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Administration or Financial Management
- Experience administering grants and cooperative agreements within the Federal Government
- Experience applying critical financial concepts and practices to establish and maintain realistic budgets.
- Knowledge and experience with Federal statutes, regulations, polices, and procedures.
- Experience in developing and monitoring processes and organizing resources to achieve results.
- Excellent communication skills
Desired Qualifications- MBA or Masters degree preferred.
- Experience interpreting and analyzing the meaning and implications of key financial indicators.
- Experience in understanding overall financial performance of the organization and the resulting capacity to manage supported projects.
$100,000 - $125,000 a year
