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    Program Specialist - Chicago, United States - Guardians of Honor, LLC

    Guardians of Honor, LLC
    Guardians of Honor, LLC Chicago, United States

    1 week ago

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    Description
    GOH is a small management consulting firm supporting the federal government since

    ). We are looking for an energetic new team member experienced in Federal grants management to support our Office of Head Start client.

    The successful candidate will have a clear track record of experience independently managing the daily operations of multiple concurrent grants management projects for federal clients and supervising teams.

    The successful candidate will have the opportunity to actively and independently manage teams of grant resources as well as concurrent task orders.

    You must be an excellent strategic communicator with experience serving as a project team lead and client-facing point-of-contact on federal contracts.

    You also must be able to contribute to our positive and pro-active culture while working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, and high-tempo team environment.

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    Duties and Responsibilities:
    Assure quality and timeliness of deliverables
    Consistently communicate with a high degree of professionalism, diplomacy and tact.
    Prepare and track grants through review and funding process.
    Ensure accurate and timely review of grant applications – including serving as panel monitor/facilitator or review assistant as appropriate
    Liaise and correspond with federal and contractor grant and program staff to support timely review and award of grants as well as post-award and closeout functions
    Prepare continuation Financial Assistance Awards (FAAs) and Notices of Award (NOA)
    Review and analyze grantee performance progress and federal financial reports
    Review, analyze, and process grantee waiver requests; applications for facility construction, purchase and major renovation; grant modifications; etc.
    Monitor fiscal performance of grantees, including monitoring drawdowns and expenditures and reducing incidence of unobligated and unliquidated balances
    Support review and resolution of audit reports and findings
    Assist with monitoring activities – to include site visits, desk reviews, and ongoing technical assistance
    Communicate with grantees and technical assistance providers as needed to support grantee programmatic and fiscal performance
    Provide regulatory and policy guidance to Head Start and Early Head Start grantees
    Document grantee data, information, forms, and communication in the Head Start Enterprise System and other data management systems.
    Maintain electronic grant files and other official documentation in appropriate systems
    Prepare grant closeouts
    Conduct performance analysis and program assessments
    Prepare written reports in varying formats applicable to different stakeholders and audiences.
    Requirements

    Minimum Qualifications:
    Bachelor's degree required, master's degree preferred

    At least 3 years of specialized experience providing guidance and technical assistance to state, local, or federally funded early childhood education, social or behavioral science programs.

    A minimum of one year of performing programmatic oversight of state, local, or federally funded early childhood education, social or behavioral science programs.

    Experience and education in education, early childhood education, child development, public administration, family and consumer science or related fields preferred; Knowledge of Head Start Program and applicable grant systems a major distinguishing feature.

    Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the administration of discretionary grants is preferred.
    Demonstrated ability to review, aggregate, and present data gathered from multiple sources.

    Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, and produce high quality written products such as memoranda, presentations, and correspondence.

    Strong organizational skills and the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities.
    Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders.

    Proven ability to effectively communicate in writing and when speaking and general proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint; demonstrated proficiency in utilizing a variety of web-based and off the shelf data management software packages.

    Experience developing new project process documentation and templates as well as creating quality control procedures and checklists for deliverables and daily tasks.

    Must be adept in prioritizing multiple tasks in a fast-paced customer-centric environment.
    Ability to work onsite at the Regional Office.

    Work Environment:
    The work environment is a typical office setting.

    Physical demands:
    The physical demands of the job include sitting for extended periods, and occasionalwalking and standing.
    Position type and expected hours of work:

    This is a full-time exempt position. Typical work hours areMonday-Friday, 40-60 hours per week. Some job activities may be required outside of typicalworkdays/hours. Overtime is expected during peak periods.

    Travel:

    10% local and regional travel, with overnight stays necessary

    Required education and experience:
    Bachelor's degree required

    Additional eligibility qualifications:
    A minimum of 3 years of industry-specific experience required

    Equal employment opportunity statement:


    All employment decisions will be made without regard toage, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexualorientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or anyother basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

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