All job postings will expire at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the application deadline.Organization: Education and Workforce
Agency Contact Name and Information: Morgan Webb (morgan.webb@education.ohio.gov)
Work Location: 25 South Front Street
Columbus, Ohio, 43215-4104
United States
Compensation: $40.87
Schedule: Permanent - Full Time
Work Hours: Flexible
Classified Indicator: Unclassified
Union: Exempt from union
Primary Job Skill: Grants Administration
What You'll DoManages grant-related activities for 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) and other federally managed grants.
- Plans, develops and implements internal grants management processes, policies, and procedures.
- Facilitates and conducts effective project planning (such as evaluations, budget, finance, reports, sourcing, request for proposal, competitive grant process).
- Assesses and defines needs, determines size, scope and complexity of proposed project and what is needed to support proposed project, identifies additional areas to be considered in proposed project life cycle;
- Determines priorities and monitors timelines;
- Establishes and maintains relationships with internal and external customers and stakeholder groups.
- Participated in internal and external meetings and workgroups as assigned.
- Coordinates grant competition or proposal teams, processes, and activities.
- Leads internal and external review processes for grant competitions and coordinate final award recommendations in collaboration with supervisor.
- Coordinates risk assessment processes.
- Analyzes risk management.
- Research and review best practices and other opportunities to support the work.
- Research policies and regulations to ensure federal and state procedural compliance;
- Follows state procurement processes.
- Advises grantees on procurement methods and requirements.
- Develops and edits grant proposals and applications in conjunction with program staff.
- Conducts desk and onsite monitoring reviews of grant recipients as requested.
- Provides technical assistance to grantees electronically and in person.
- Other duties as assigned.
Unusual Working Conditions: Requires travel throughout the State of Ohio and may require overnight stay. (Must be willing and able to secure a valid driver's license OR supply your own transportation.)
Additional InformationThe final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check as well as other investigative reviews. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position, unless restricted under state or federal law or federal restrictions. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
The final applicant for this position will be required to submit urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to an appointment. The State will decline to extend a final offer of employment to any applicant with a verified positive test result. Also, an applicant with a positive test result will not be considered for any position with the State of Ohio for a period of one year.
Qualifications: 5 years of experience performing any combination of the following:
- Previous employment in an educational setting, youth serving agency, or state agency
- Managing grants in an educational setting, youth serving agency, or state agency
- Experience with project management
- Grant writing, planning, implementation, and management experience
- Fiscal grant management experience
- Experience providing supports to students, families, and community partners
- Experience building relationships and partnerships with schools and community partners.
Preferred Qualifications- Excellent interpersonal, networking and team-building skills
- Strong communication skills (written, verbal, other)
- Facilitating work groups across multiple department levels
- Strong relationship building skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Experience with development of tools and technical assistance related to program operations
- Experience with federal grants
- Working knowledge of the education system
- Working knowledge of the daily operations of after school programming
- Working knowledge of state and federal laws and government
