Office of Safer Communities Grant Program Specialist
About The Position
The Department of Criminal Justice Service is seeking to hire two collaborative and innovative team players to serve as full-time regional grant program specialists – one for the Western and Central regions, and one for the Eastern and Northern regions -- in the Office of Safer Communities. These positions will be responsible for grant monitoring, evaluating, and supporting DCJS grant-funded programs, primarily those addressing violent crime through the Operation Ceasefire Grant Program and the Firearms Violence Prevention and Intervention Grant Program. These positions will be full-time telework positions after a period of training, with occasional in-person expectations. The successful employees must live in Virginia and will travel frequently within the Commonwealth. We are seeking individuals with experience and knowledge of the criminal or juvenile justice system and the ability to communicate and provide grant compliance technical assistance. Each position is tasked with grant monitoring, evaluating, and supporting DCJS grant-funded local and nonprofit organizations and agencies which are addressing violent crime in their communities. Grant monitoring responsibilities include ensuring that organizations comply with federal and state grant conditions, adhere to approved budgets, have proper financial documentation and practices, and meet programmatic goals. Each position also supports program implementation and development by providing technical assistance and training to grantees, and participating in grant application review and renewal processes. Those selected for this role will ensure that organizations meet programmatic goals, comply with federal and state grant conditions, and adhere to approved budgets. Duties of these positions also include evaluating program costs, goals, objectives, and outcomes to best serve the communities in Virginia. These full-time positions are a part of the Department’s Division of Programs and Services, Office of Safer Communities and Youth Services Section. Public service offers the opportunity to do important rewarding work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. If you want to be part of an agency that cares about our constituents, rigorously advocates and promotes opportunities for all Virginians, we’d love to have you join us!
Requirements
- Professional experience working in the human services field.
- Experience ensuring compliance with grant performance measures and financial reporting requirements, or comparable experience.
- Experience with grant funded programs and activities, for example grant review, grant monitoring, reporting activities, or comparable experience.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret policies and procedures specifically related to grant guidelines and contracts.
- Demonstrated ability to compose narrative reports, policies, correspondence, and other resource materials.
- Excellent and effective oral and written communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of personnel both internally and externally.
- Strong work ethic and exceptional customer service skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to travel, including overnight.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to think strategically and cross culturally, and independently implement new initiatives and projects.
- Documented experience working as an active, contributing team member, as well as an independent and self-motivated employee.
- Demonstrated ability to meet critical deadlines, handle multiple assignments, changing priorities, and ensure timeliness and quality of completed assignments.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing a grant from a federal agency or DCJS.
- Considerable knowledge of methods, standards, procedures, and practices of compliance grant monitoring.
- Demonstrated knowledge of criminal justice intervention and prevention work.
- Familiarity with relevant local and statewide prevention, intervention, and enforcement policies or practices.
- Experience with research on root cause of firearms violence, or intervention and prevention of firearms violence.
- Experience providing technical support.
- Experience conducting desk reviews.
- Knowledge of the criminal justice, juvenile justice, or other related system in a professional setting.
- Experience working with nonprofit organizations.
- Documented experience in rural services and community engagement.
Responsibilities
- Monitor grantee programmatic and financial performance and evaluate compliance with grant guidelines.
- Ensure that organizations comply with grant conditions, adhere to approved budgets, have proper financial documentation and practices, and meet programmatic goals.
- Support program implementation and development by providing technical assistance and training to grantees.
- Participate in grant application review and renewal processes.
- Ensure compliance with terms and conditions of grants pertaining to progress and expenditure reporting, and maintain records on all grants administered.
- Provide technical assistance, support, and guidance to potential and approved grant recipients on grant conditions and assurances, grant program administration, and understanding of sub-grantee responsibilities to promote grant compliance.
- Provide support and guidance to violent crime-related programs and others as assigned in order to promote the development and improvement of criminal justice services in Virginia.
- Prepare, revise, review, and update resource materials as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
