Federal Grants Manager - STTJ

Virgin Islands Department of Education • Saint Thomas, ND

148d • $60,000 - $60,000

About The Position

This is highly administrative work which involves supervision of employees and oversight and coordination of federally funded programs. An employee in this class monitors federal grants programs to ensure administrative efficiency and compliance with federal and local laws and standards. The employee also coordinates financial and grants management activities to include distributing information for federal programs, arranging training sessions and audit entrance and exit conferences. Work is performed under the direction of a higher level officer who assigns duties, and is reviewed for compliance and adherence to established guidelines.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Social Sciences including six (6) credits in accounting, or any other related field.
• At least three (3) years experience working with federally assisted programs (one of which should be in a supervisory or lead worker capacity).

Responsibilities

• Reviews and processes federal program documentation to include grants applications, agreements memoranda and letters.
• Collects information and documentation from various sources for delivery to auditors when audit reports are completed.
• Coordinates information and prepares responses.
• Coordinates financial and grants management activities.
• Documents and recommends new procedures for better accountability, controls, record keeping and reporting for federal aid programs.
• Researches historical records for grants and effective drawdowns.
• Reviews budgets to ensure proper recording of federal-aid-funds on the Department of Finance system.
• Prepares various reports to be used for internal and external agencies.
• Supervises activities conducted in the Grants Management Office with the support and assistance of assigned personnel.
• Performs other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree