Manager of Community Partnership Grants

State of Maryland • Baltimore City, MD

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Maryland's Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program makes sure all workers in Maryland have paid time off for medical and family reasons. FAMLI is a $2 billion social insurance system, delivered as a digitally native, public-facing service. We're in the early stages of building something as big and as far-reaching as unemployment insurance or a new health department. We know that delivering services primarily through a website, over the Internet, is a new way of doing business in government. The Manager of Community Partnership Grants is a senior member of the Public Engagement team, supporting and reporting to the Director of Public Engagement. The Manager of Community Partnership Grants will work collaboratively with the Director of Public Engagement to develop and implement FAMLI's community partnership grant program. The Manager Community Partnership Grants will also support the Director of Public Engagement in supervising team staff, including assigning and reviewing work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and/or educational experience functionally equivalent to a bachelor's degree
• Five years of grant management experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with diverse communities and organizations, including diverse socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, religious, and ideological communities.
• Experience with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite and grant management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the FAMLI Community Partnerships Grant Program.
• Develop and implement program policies and standard operating procedures.
• Identify, procure and implement software needed to manage the grant program.
• Works collaboratively with the Director of Financial Services and Department of Budget Management to develop grogram budgets, develop invoice processing procedures and ensure timely payments to grantees and monitor program spending to prevent over/under spending.
• Works collaboratively with FAMLI's Strategic Communications Team and other members of the Public Engagement Team to inform outreach and marketing materials to promote the grant program.
• Develop education and training curriculum for grantees.
• Manage contractual relationships with grantees.
• Establish key criteria for performance evaluation and compliance.
• Develop quarterly and monthly progress reports to assess progress and ensure grantees meet deliverables.
• Develop and implement systems for data collection and performance measurement.
• Lead development of routine and ad hoc reports.
• Conduct routine data analysis to assess program outcomes and inform program improvement efforts.

Benefits

• Flexible hours and hybrid teleworking
• Paid holidays 12-13 per year
• Generous paid leave package (annual, sick, personal and compensatory leave)
• State Pension ("defined benefits" plan)
• Tax-deferred supplemental retirement savings plans (401(k) and 457)
• Free Parking
• Comprehensive, subsidized health, dental and prescription plans with little to no deductibles, free generic prescriptions, and free preventative health services
• Flexible Spending Account plans for Health Care and Daycare
• State Employees Credit Union

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees