Grants Management Specialist - Washington, United States - Department of Health

Department of Health

Verified Company

Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

This position is located within, DC Health's, Office of the Director, Office of Grants Management (OGM).

OGM oversees grants management functions within DC Health, including the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and resources for obtaining and managing federal and private grant funds awarded to DC Health, as well as subgrants issued by DC Health to community partner organizations.

OGM's oversight goals are to ensure compliance with local and federal grants management regulations, to mitigate the risk of fraud, mismanagement and abuse of grant funds received by DC Health and distributed to community partners and increase the capacity of DC Health personnel work efficiently to support these objectives.

The incumbent serves as a Grants Management Specialist responsible for a wide range of support activities for DC Health grants management, including activities to improve processes for making, monitoring and assessing the outcomes of federal grants and subgrants.

The purpose of the work is to administer, implement, and monitor grants needed for DC Health's programs, and to document those policies and procedures, maintain records and report on all grant activity within the organization.

The position plays a vital role in increasing DC Health's capacity to identify and manage efficiencies, monitor risk, document compliance, and make timely decisions, including those requiring modifications of grants and subgrants.

The incumbent will exercise authority to develop objectives, standards, and key performance indicators for assignments for the purpose of assessing and mitigating risk, tracking and monitoring trends and identifying opportunities for improvement in DC Health's grants management internal controls.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

In the pursuit of these core duties, the incumbent maintains a focus on ensuring the quality and consistency of work, identifying areas for enhancement in grants management processes, and fostering integration across various teams and projects.

They are also responsible for exploring alternative solutions to unique grants-related challenges, forecasting future environments and impacts, and identifying and reporting operational and programmatic risk issues to supervisors.

Additionally, they monitor multiple federal awards throughout their lifecycle, ensuring compliance with submission and pre-award requirements, managing fiscal and administrative tasks, conducting internal audits, and offering recommendations for corrective actions.

They also review fiscal data, analyze trends, mitigate risks, and maintain a comprehensive management information system for DC Health's grants portfolio, while coordinating report submissions, providing training, and offering technical assistance on grants management procedures and tools.

Qualifications and Education
Individuals Must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the grade 12 level.

Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, and has equipped the individual with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Preferred skills and experience include managing complex information and data management systems and having the capacity to engage with fiscal, programmatic and IT to obtain information and achieve results.

Possess knowledge of the OBM 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Administrative Guidance) and possess a basic body of knowledge of the grants management life-cycle, local regulations for grants management and procurement and documented training is preferred.

Knowledge of MS Office Programs, Salesforce, and various database management systems is strongly preferred.

Licenses and Certifications:
None

Working Conditions/Environment:

The incumbent must be able to carry out official duties in a variety of settings and conditions however, routine duties will occur primarily in an office setting.

Other Significant Facts

Employment Sponsorship:
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa currently.

Tour of Duty:
Monday - Friday 8:15am - 4:45pm

Area of Consideration:
Open to the Public

Promotion Potential:
No Known Promotion Potential

Duration of Appointment:
Career Service - Permanent

Pay Plan, Series and Grade:

CS

Collective Bargaining Unit (Union): This position is not in a collective bargaining unit.

Position Designation:

(a) Criminal background check;
(b) Traffic record check (as applicable);
(c) Consumer credit check (as applicable);
(d) Reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol test; and

(e) Post-accident or incident drug and alcohol test.

(f) Return-to-duty or follow-up drug and alcohol test.