Grants Writer

City Of Jonesboro•Jonesboro, AR

5d•$25 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for the coordination of grant researching and writing. This position is responsible for administering grants and outside funding to ensure City grants are properly administered, recorded, spent, documented, and reported.

Requirements

Broad knowledge of such fields as accounting, marketing, business administration, finance, etc.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to utilize common sense understanding in order to carry out written, oral or diagrammed instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving several known variables in situations of a routine nature.
Advanced: Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing
Intermediate: Database, Presentation/PowerPoint
Basic: 10-Key, Accounting, Alphanumeric Data Entry, Contact Management, Human Resources Systems, Payroll Systems

Responsibilities

Ensures fund availability for all grant applications.
Researches and identifies potential sources of funding; prepares written reports outlining grant opportunities; informs departmental grants representatives of specific grant opportunities.
Coordinates work with department heads to implement programs.
Serves as liaison between the City and grant providers; seeks out and develops contacts with key individuals.
Conducts periodic and regular review of grants files for compliance with grant requirements.
Ensures reports are prepared and submitted per grant requirements on a timely basis.
Establishes and ensures maintenance of a grant filing and information system to monitor grants throughout the grant life, to provide responses to information requests, to ensure reconciliation between the City's financial records and grantor records, and which meets all grant requirements.
Develops cost allocation, obtains grantor approval of cost allocations, and ensures effective implementation of the cost allocations; reviews and updates cost allocations in a timely manner.
Monitors grant reimbursement requests to ensure regular preparation; tracks request and receipt of grant reimbursements.
Ensures the development and maintenance of departmental grant filing systems to capture and file necessary documentation.
Addresses documentation and reporting issues with departmental personnel; advises management as necessary.
Appears before funding agencies to present information required for consideration of requested grants.
Ensures the development and maintenance of departmental grant filing systems to capture and file necessary documentation.
Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.