Administrator II

State of Maryland • Anne Arundel, MD

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position contributes to the conservation, restoration, resilience, and stewardship goals of the state’s coastal communities and resources by providing support to a team of program and fiscal managers and ensuring effective and efficient workflows on grant award and fund management. The administrator applies a solid understanding of individual program management goals and requirements and the necessary fiscal controls to contracting, program implementation, and tracking processes. Staff assist in the successful advancement and implementation of partnerships and projects funded through multiple federal agency awards and a unique state shoreline loan program. Staff assist in successful daily Unit operations by bridging knowledge of both technical and fiscal program requirements to ensure effective project implementation. Staff evaluate applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, rules, and regulations governing fund sources and organize Unit efforts to incorporate these requirements in program and project implementation practices and processes. The position coordinates consistent process improvements and system access for a variety of federal fund sources by organizing workflows and setting goals and deadlines on a variety of funding operational materials. These may include budgeting principles; contract management principles and practices; project management methods; and report writing techniques. Staff support work to pursue new funding opportunities (e.g. resilient infrastructure, marine debris), prepare and submit annual and multi-year operations awards, standardize sub-awards, meet reporting and re-budgeting needs, and closing out awards.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
• Five years of administrative staff or professional work.
• Candidates may substitute 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university for each year up to four years of the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and one year of experience in administrative staff or professional work for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policy, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant to a higher ranking commissioned officer on a year-for- year basis for the required experience.
• Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting fiscal aspects of federal grant or award management.
• Experience in technical aspects of award management including proposal development and reporting.

Benefits

• Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents.
• As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled.
• The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits.
• You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.
• Leave may be granted to a contractual employee at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees