GLO - Grant Manager (GS I-III)(00025924)

Organization

:GENERAL LAND OFFICE

Primary Location

:Texas-Austin

Work Locations

:

Job

:Business and Financial Operations

Employee Status

:Regular

Schedule

:Full-timeStandard Hours Per Week:40.00

Travel

:Yes, 25 % of the Time

Salary (Pay Basis)

:3,550.00-6,000.00(Monthly)

Number of Openings

:2

Overtime Status

:Exempt

Job Posting

:Aug 15, 2022, 9:50:13 AM

:Aug 29, 2022, 11:59:00 PM

The Texas General Land Office primarily serves the schoolchildren, veterans, and the environment of Texas. The agency does so by preserving our history, maximizing state revenue through innovative administration, and through the prudent stewardship of state lands and natural resources. This position is with our CDR Grant Management program area. Grant Specialist I- Performs routine (journey-level) grant development and administration work. Work involves preparing, maintaining, and reporting of grants; evaluating grant applications to determine appropriateness of grant or compliance with requirements and standards; and serving as a liaison between funding sources and the state or federal government. Works under moderate supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Grant Specialist II - Performs complex (journey-level) grant development and administration work. Work involves preparing, maintaining, and reporting of grants; evaluating grant applications to determine appropriateness of grant or compliance with requirements and standards; and serving as a liaison between funding sources and the state or federal government. Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Grant Specialist III - Performs highly complex (senior-level) grant development, coordination, and administration work. Work involves coordinating, reviewing, evaluating, and reporting of grants at various stages to determine appropriateness of grant or compliance with requirements and standards; and serving as a liaison between funding sources and the state or federal government. May serve as a lead worker providing direction to others. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Military Crosswalk information can be accessed at: https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_PropertyManagementandProcurement.pdf In order to receive Veteran's preference, a copy of the DD #214 is required at the time of interview. *This is a federally funded position contingent upon continued funding. *May be required to pass both Federal and State Background check. *May be required to wrork outside of normal business hours. PAPER, FAX OR E-MAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the CDR team. To be successful the candidate must model the GLO's competencies of Integrity, Open Communications, Teamwork, Innovation and Proficiency. Benefits

• Free Parking
• Defined Retirement Benefit Plan
• Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts
• Medical Insurance - State pays 100% of the health plan premium for eligible full-time employees and 50% of the premium for their eligible dependents. State pays 50% of the eligible part-time employee’s premium and 25% for eligible dependents.
• Optional Benefits such as dental, vision, and life insurance
• Minimum of 96+ Hours of Annual Leave a year **Annual leave increases with length of service.
• Hybrid work schedule – Three days of work are in the office and two days can be worked from home

Essential Job Elements

• Monitor grant and/or contract budgets for timely expenditures; review requests for payment for eligible and compliant expenditures; approve requests for payment within allotted time; coordinate revisions/resubmission; work with appropriate subrecipients and their representatives to achieve compliant processing of requests for payment and expenditures.
• Monitor, evaluate, and review eligibility and programmatic compliance at all stages of assigned grants from application to closeout; provide feedback and coordinate with GLO partners and external stakeholders as needed to ensure compliance; provide technical assistance to prospective applicants and subrecipients in accordance with program guidance.
• Perform grant management and oversight including: kick-off meetings; review and approve contract change requests; review documentation for program compliance including reports, start-up documentation, procurement files, labor standards documentation, construction change orders, and other required documents; take action as needed to facilitate program compliance.
• Support Disaster Recovery program by completing timely and thorough application reviews for project eligibility and program compliance; prepare requests for information, provide technical assistance as applicable during application phase; compile final application documents; draft scopes of work, budgets, and other contractual documents, as assigned.
• Serve as a liaison and representative for the GLO-CDR program with elected officials, their assignees, constituents, vendor representatives and the general public; participate in agency outreach efforts.
• Prepare timely community specific reports, correspondence, and programmatic special projects; collect and prepare material for executive reports, legislative inquires, and public information requests.
• Provide direction, guidance, technical assistance, and coordination to other grant coordinators through demonstrated CDBG program and grant management knowledge.

Minimum Qualifications Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in public administration, business, or closely related field, and experience in the administration, development, coordination and monitoring of grants. Experience and education may be substituted for one another. Salary and classification are dependent on qualifications: Grant Specialist I - Less than one (1) year of professional work experience. $3,550-4,300 monthly Grant Specialist II - More than one (1) year and less than two (2) years of professional work experience. $4,373-5,100 monthly Grant Specialsit III - More than two (2) and less than three (3) years. 5,250-6,000 monthly  Preferred Qualifications Experience as a grant coordinator, specialist, or manager. Disaster Recovery and/or community development block grant experience. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to grants and contract administration; of research and budgeting processes; of business administration principles and practices, including financial management and accounting; and of program planning and development. Skill in grant preparation, development, evaluation, and monitoring; in report writing; in budget development and monitoring; and in the use of a computer and applicable software. Skill in effectively communicating both in writing and verbally. Skill in providing exceptional customer service in person and in writing. Ability to interpret guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations; to evaluate contracts; to evaluate fiscal data for reasonableness, necessity, and conformity with grant requirements; to communicate effectively; and to assign and/or supervise the work of others. Ability to attend work regularly and adheres to established work schedule in accordance with agency leave and attendance. Physical Requirements This position requires the employee to primarily perform non-sedentary work; mobility (moving around the work-site) is routinely required to carry out some duties including extensive moving upon and traveling across uneven surfaces, rough terrain and/or desolate areas; normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall, and apply certain practices and policies; marginal or corrected visual and auditory requirements; constant use of personal computers, copiers, printers, and telephones; the ability to move about the office to access file cabinets and office machinery; requires the stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions; ability to move and transport records, documents, boxes and all related information, materials and tools, weighing up to 50 pounds; frequent sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position; ability to bend, stoop, kneel, reach and/or steer a boat as needed; the ability to work outside and adapt to adverse weather conditions to include sea, sky and land environments; the ability to work under deadlines, as a team member, and in direct contact with others; and the ability to remain stationary for long periods of time when commuting to and from assigned destination and when traveling on state business including field work and training assignments.