Grant Specialist

TMG The Moore Group DBA TMG Solutions•New Orleans, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires the ability to be proactive in identifying grant opportunities for which the City is eligible for, both private and public sector/government and excellent grant writing ability. City of New Orleans agencies will be supported by this position in applying for as many grants as possible successfully by providing departments with capacity to create competitive grants and written/verbal communication skills. Five responsibilities which demonstrate this are: Researches and identifies Federal, State, County, private and international grants for City of New Orleans Administers grant opportunities in a database and communicates grant opportunities throughout the City Plans, organizes and manages grant opportunities for the operations of the department; Assists Grant Specialists and Grant Project Managers with completion of grant applications Prepares responses to City leadership, management and other grant funders and organizations. Directs, monitors, trains, and evaluates staff and outside partners for implementation of grants.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree minimum
Individual will need grant writing experience and grant sourcing experience.
Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credential or Grant Writer certification from any of these organizations or at least 5 years of grant writing and/or grant sourcing experience.
American Grant Writers Association: Professional Grant Writers and Grant Managers (agwa.us)
GPCI Grant Professionals Certification Institute (grantcredential.org)
CGMS (ngma.org)

Responsibilities

Conducts comprehensive research to identify potential relative Federal, State, County, private and international grants for City of New Orleans and maintains this research in a database
Administers grant opportunities in a database and communicates grant opportunities throughout the City
Plans, organizes and manages grant opportunities for the operations of the department; Assists Grant Specialists and Grant Project Managers with completion of grant applications
Prepares responses to City leadership, management and other grant funders and organizations.
Directs, monitors, trains, and evaluates staff and outside partners for implementation of grants.
Monitors City agency issues and projects when grant-funded or grant eligible.
Coordinates the planning and preparation of grant proposals for one or more departments; provides guidance and assistance to program and project managers in the interpretation of funding agency regulations and requirements
Coordinates and attends meetings with staff members to plan programs, identify issues, and improve services/programs.
Develops, coordinates, and manages various current and new grants from private, State, and Federal agencies.
Provides systematic fiscal oversight of grant-funded programs by monitoring and documents review.