Project Analyst

Government of the Virgin Islands

3d•Onsite

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY: Assists with portfolio management of disaster recovery projects. Develop, assess, monitor, and review disaster recovery projects/programs administered by sub-recipients and provide assistance to help move projects from start to finish by coordinating information, data analysis and contributing to the overall project performance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, Project Management, Business, or another related degree program.
5+ years of project management or related management experience.
An equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of local and federal laws, program rules, regulations, policies, principles, and procedures.
Knowledge of project development, scheduling, monitoring, and control systems.
Skill in strong interpersonal communications.
Skill in customer service.
Skill in recordkeeping.
Skills in establishing and effective working relationships.
Skill in program planning and implementation.
Ability to appropriately utilize computers and related software applications.
Ability to develop methods to assess progress.
Ability to prepare and submit various activity reports.
Ability to clearly communicate information, ideas or instructions verbally and in writing.
Ability to function as a positive, contributing member of a team.
Ability to set high achievable standards.

Responsibilities

Provide technical assistance to recipients/sub-recipients regarding program operations, including grants management, program planning, and interpretation and analysis of regulations, policies, and procedures.
Manage and monitor the implementation of all VIHFA Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), Public Assistance (PA), FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), and other federally funded – disaster recovery-related projects for quality assurance, accuracy, and completeness.
Conduct and/or assist in conducting workshops to guide program stakeholders regarding program requirements, policies, and procedures.
Compile data and prepare reports regarding the activities and operations of all VIHFA Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), Public Assistance (PA), FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), and other federally funded projects related to disaster recovery.
Inspect program/project operations to ensure adherence to program objectives; document and report all discrepancies and make suggestions regarding proposed, technical improvements.
Coordinate with stakeholders and consultants, conduct internal meetings, and streamline the overall project, with the primary aim of keeping all VIHFA Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), Public Assistance (PA), FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), and other federally funded, disaster recovery-related projects on schedule.
Support project management phases such as planning, execution and result monitoring.
Research resource availability applicable to projects’ scope.
Coordinate with Financial Analysts to ensure programs/projects are managed within budget.
Assist the ODR Director, Deputy Director- Compliance and Finance, and Deputy Director- Project Management in the development of policies and procedures to fulfill grant accounting and compliance requirements.