Grant Reviewer, Community Schools (CSII)

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company•Greendale, WI

3d•Remote

About The Position

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company is hiring Grant Reviewers on behalf of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) for its Community Schools Incentive Initiative (CSII) grant competition. Reviewers provide independent subject matter expertise by reading, scoring, and commenting on competitive grant applications submitted by local education agencies, schools, community-based organizations, and other eligible entities. Their scores are used to recommend applications for funding. Reviews are completed remotely through OSSE's online Enterprise Grants Management System (EGMS), and OSSE selects reviewers from a qualified pool, preferring reviewers who have satisfactorily completed reviews for its competitions in previous years. This is a remote, part-time, short-term independent contractor assignment paid per application reviewed. Reviewers complete work on their own schedule within the applicable deadlines. The process includes EGMS training and a virtual orientation webinar, a review window usually lasting two weeks after applications are assigned, and a facilitated phone or video discussion if panel scores differ significantly. The approximate completion date for reviewer work is June 15, 2027; final dates are confirmed before orientation. Reviewers typically receive two or more applications per competition and are one of three reviewers on an EGMS review panel. Payment is $100 per application successfully reviewed and is made after OSSE verifies completion of the entire review process, including training, orientation, timely scoring and comments, and any required facilitated discussion. Dhaka Technologies Limited Company issues payment by direct deposit or check within 30 calendar days of OSSE's verification. Failure to complete timely, high-quality reviews affects payment and disqualifies the reviewer from future assignments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher.
Demonstrated experience with community school models or integrated student supports, such as community schools, wraparound services, family engagement, or school-community partnerships.
Knowledge of whole-child and whole-family approaches addressing academic, social-emotional, and non-academic needs, including attendance interventions, health services, mental health supports, and community resource coordination.
Ability to review and score applications objectively, apply scoring rubrics consistently, assess alignment with community school pillars, and evaluate implementation-plan feasibility.
Skill in assessing partnership quality and collaboration structures, including partnership MOUs, stakeholder engagement plans, community needs assessments, and shared leadership strategies.
Strong analytical skills for reviewing data, budgets, and needs assessments for accuracy, alignment, and responsiveness to community priorities.
Excellent written communication skills and ability to provide clear, constructive, objective feedback to help applicants strengthen program design and implementation.
Reliable access to a computer, internet, and phone.
Availability for the full review process, including EGMS training, the orientation webinar, the complete review window, and a facilitated discussion if required.
No conflict of interest with any applicant organization in the competition, confirmed through a signed Conflict of Interest Form.
No unsatisfactory performance evaluation from past grant review work for OSSE or another grant-making organization.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience reviewing competitive grant applications for OSSE or another government agency.

Responsibilities

Complete OSSE's EGMS training and attend the virtual grant-specific orientation webinar before reviewing applications.
Independently read and conduct a detailed review of each assigned application remotely and separately as one of three reviewers on an EGMS review panel.
Assess each application’s alignment with community school pillars and the feasibility of its proposed implementation plan.
Evaluate partnership quality and collaboration structures, including partnership MOUs, stakeholder engagement plans, community needs assessments, and shared leadership strategies.
Analyze data, budgets, and needs assessments for accuracy, alignment, and responsiveness to identified community priorities.
Complete a fully scored rubric for every section of each application, applying established criteria consistently and objectively.
Write clear, constructive comments describing strengths and weaknesses that justify and align with the scores; reviews may be shared with applicants on request after reviewer names and contact information are removed.
Base all scores and comments only on the content of the applicant’s EGMS submission.
Submit all scores and comments in EGMS by the review deadline, usually two weeks after receiving applications.
Participate in a facilitated phone or video panel discussion when scores differ significantly, then submit a final rubric with updated scores and comments if needed.
Disclose conflicts of interest with applicant organizations and do not review applications where a conflict exists.
Direct EGMS technical questions to the manual, grants.osse.dc.gov resources, or the EGMS call center, and direct grant or scoring questions to OSSE grant program staff.