Grants Administrator 3 (PCN 051711)

State of Alaska•Juneau, AK

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This professional position works independently and collaboratively with the division’s Child Nutrition Programs and the Grants Unit and is expected to provide administration for multiple federal and state grants awarded to sub-grantees such as universities, state agencies, multiple local educational agencies, and non-profit agencies in accordance with federal and state statutes and regulations. This position is responsible for the fiscal and portions of the programmatic requirements for 50 grant programs comprised of over 230 sub-grants to state agencies, local education agencies and non-profits. Administers grants that are multi-year, complex and cross both federal and state fiscal years and could include any funding source. This position is also required to understand the other grant programs in order to support all staff within the Division.

Requirements

Knowledge of traditional accounting practices including accrual, obligations, and costs methods.
Knowledge of requirements, practices, and procedures for soliciting, receiving, reviewing, and processing proposals, and awarding and administering grants and agreements.
Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
Identifies rules, principles, or relationships that explain facts, data, or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or progressively responsible experience in accounting, grants administration, budget administration, procurement, professional services contracts and/or providing administrative support to a business or organization.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of methods and procedures for processing direct and reimbursable program funds (for example, automatic and funded reimbursements, interagency agreements, transfer appropriations), grants, loans, and credit programs.
Knowledge of the basic principles, practices, and methods of financial management to include requisitions, apportionments, allotments, investments, fiscal management, activity reporting, and fiscal year guidelines.
Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

Responsibilities

Provide administration for multiple federal and state grants awarded to sub-grantees such as universities, state agencies, multiple local educational agencies, and non-profit agencies in accordance with federal and state statutes and regulations.
Responsible for the fiscal and portions of the programmatic requirements for 50 grant programs comprised of over 230 sub-grants to state agencies, local education agencies and non-profits.
Administer grants that are multi-year, complex and cross both federal and state fiscal years and could include any funding source.
Understand other grant programs in order to support all staff within the Division.