Development Grants Coordinator (Amended)

City of Minneapolis • Minneapolis, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Grants Coordinator is responsible for providing grant administration services to the Minneapolis Police Department. To secure grants for initiatives including the production of a variety of documentation required with grants, and oversight of compliance activities. This position ensures that the City is able to draw down awarded funds and is complying with all applicable policies, practices, procedures and legal requirements. Posting amended on 10/7 to reflect the extended closing date of 10/21 and open to external applicants. The City of Minneapolis does not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Public Administration, Development Finance, or a closely related field.
• Five (5) years of work experience including 2 years of supervisory experience dealing with technical issues in federal grants and/or public safety grants.
• Comprehensive knowledge of State and local development grant programs and products.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in the Department of Justice and other Federal agency programs.
• Good knowledge of current construction practices.
• Good understanding of public and private real estate financing tools.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good negotiating skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills in order to develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with Grantors, City staff, developers and vendors.
• Good project management skills.
• Ability to review, understand and edit legal documents and interact with attorneys.
• Ability to develop innovative and complex spreadsheets and tracking tools to produce and maintain a large volume of highly technical information.
• Ability research, draft and write grant proposals and applications
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple grant programs.
• Ability to efficiently manage a heavy workload, in order to meet frequent deadlines.
• Ability to motivate City staff and developers to provide the timely information required by Grantors.
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
• Ability to analyze existing programs and propose workflow improvements.
• Ability to provide technical training to a variety of audiences.
• Knowledge of modern office procedures, methods and equipment.
• Applicants must sign an informed consent allowing the City to obtain their criminal history information in connection with the position sought.
• Applicants will be required to sign a notification and consent form prior to undergoing drug and alcohol testing.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise development, approval and implementation of annual plans to receive federal entitlement funding for the MPD.
• Design, implement and manage interdisciplinary grant management and compliance systems for the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and other enterprise grants as assigned.
• Supervise the negotiation, review and execution of grant agreements, amendments and other related documents, so that grant funds can be properly expended and costs reimbursed on a timely and accurate basis.
• Negotiate modifications and/or extensions to existing grant agreements with the Grantors.
• Ability to research, develop and craft grant proposal and application.
• Supervise the City's comprehensive annual and periodic reporting to the Grantors pursuant to all applicable program and contract requirements.
• Prepare and process grant payment requests and close out reports from developers, including all required documentation.
• Create and maintain a grant application and administrative fee system, generate invoices, prepare deposits and track all revenues.
• Communicate or meet (in-person or virtual) with MPD management and their staff to discuss the status and information needed for their projects that have been awarded development grants.
• Communicate and negotiate with developers and their consultants regarding the form and timing of information that they need to submit to the City in order to access their project’s grant funds.
• Maintain and provide period status reports to Senior Management and City Council.
• Oversee preparation of annual/quarterly performance reports to federal, state, county, and privately funded projects to ensure compliance with federal guidelines allowing for eligible City expenditures.
• Regularly present federal funding performance and updates to Mayor, Police Chief, and City Council.
• Participate and advise in the city budget process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level