Grant Specialist
ATA Services Inc•Honolulu, HI
•$31 - $34
About The Position
ATA Services, Inc. is seeking a Grant Specialist for its client, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA). This position performs professional grant monitoring, coordination, and administration throughout the grant lifecycle. The incumbent assists with grant proposals and budgets, maintains grant records, prepares reports, and supports program monitoring and evaluation. The Grant Specialist communicates with internal staff, external agencies, and subrecipients and serves on the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) and Emergency Response Team (ERT) during emergencies and disasters.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree; additional relevant professional experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis, subject to demonstration of the required skills.
- Two and one-half (2½) years of progressively responsible professional experience in project management, research, grant proposal development, grant management, or comparable work.
Responsibilities
- Assist with monitoring, maintaining, and implementing compliance requirements for federal grant funds received and administered by HIEMA.
- Share grant notices, funding opportunities, and application requirements with stakeholder agencies, and research external and complementary funding sources.
- Assist in drafting, reviewing, and editing grant proposals and preparing grant budgets.
- Maintain complete grant files throughout the grant lifecycle and process documentation in grants management and file management systems.
- Track grant milestones, administrative outcomes, reporting deadlines, and compliance requirements.
- Support grant administration and budget compliance through claims, summaries, financial projections, and related documentation.
- Prepare, review, and distribute grant-related correspondence; respond to routine inquiries about programs, priorities, guidelines, and proposal review processes.
- Prepare purchase requisitions and orders in accordance with fiscal procedures and grant criteria.
- Take notes and prepare minutes for selected meetings and workshops.
- Serve on the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) and Emergency Response Team (ERT) during emergencies and disasters.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
