Procurement Assistant - 2 Grants
About The Position
The Procurement Assistant provides grant administration support and performs tasks requiring mid-level knowledge and experience in grants. The role supports grant administration and award practices, including soliciting, evaluating, negotiating, and preparing grants for award; administering grants; and analyzing and evaluating cost and price proposals. Additional work includes creating and maintaining grant files, generating more complex grant documents, using grant systems, and performing data entry, analysis, and reporting. Support areas include procurement and administrative services, agency contracting, purchase cards, training purchases, grants and agreements, and SBIR/STTR programs. The candidate must be local and able to commute as needed to Stennis, Mississippi. Travel may be required up to 50%.
Requirements
- High school diploma and 1–3 years of prior relevant experience; relevant experience may be substituted for formal education. Some roles may require vocational or technical education.
- Grant administration experience.
- MS Suite proficiency.
- Must be local and able to commute as needed to Stennis, Mississippi.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in grant administration and award practices.
Responsibilities
- Solicit, evaluate, negotiate, and prepare grants for award.
- Administer grants.
- Analyze and evaluate cost and price proposals.
- Create and maintain grant files.
- Generate complex grant documents.
- Use grant systems and perform data entry, analysis, and reporting.
- Support procurement and administrative services, agency contracting, purchase card activities, training purchases, grants and agreements, and SBIR/STTR programs.
Benefits
- Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
- Personal and family sick time
- Company-paid holidays
- Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
- Parental leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Basic life and supplemental life insurance
- Health savings account
- Dental/vision and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Tuition reimbursement
- Personal development and learning opportunities
- Skills development and certifications
- Employee referral program
- Corporate-sponsored events and community outreach
- Emergency back-up childcare program
- Flexible benefits package
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
