Public Safety Grants Representative (PSGR) 1 /Trainee 1 or 2
About The Position
Under the supervision of the Public Safety Grants Representative 2, the Public Safety Grants Representative 1 (PSGR 1) will be responsible for the administration and oversight of federal local (and state) assistance funding. The PSGR 1 will review and score grant applications; assist with the preparation of federal grant applications, provide guidance to criminal justice and not-for-profit agencies in program and budget development; prepare written contract work plans; prepare written, statistical, and oral reports; make funding recommendations to supervisory staff; draft procurement documentation; and provide technical assistance and on-site monitoring of funded programs and grantee agencies. The PSGR 1 will work closely with DCJS Program Offices including the Office of Forensic Services, Office of Public Safety, Office of Justice Research and Performance to utilize grant funds to enhance public safety by providing resources and services that inform decision making and improve the quality of the criminal justice system. The incumbent will also work closely with public forensic laboratories, law enforcement, and other criminal justice agencies to implement funded programs effectively, and in compliance with federal and state funding guidelines. This position may also lead OPDF-wide administrative tasks such as: spending plan maintenance and reconciliation, Statewide Financial System (SFS), executive orders, and providing support in the administrative oversight of office-wide procedures. Approximately 20% travel is required.
Requirements
- Public Safety Grants Representative Trainee 1, NS: Four years of experience reviewing applications and preliminary proposals for grant funds, providing technical assistance to grantees with detailed budgeting, vouchering, and program reporting, and evaluating funded projects for compliance with program goals, objectives, contract provisions, and budgetary expenditures. An associate degree may substitute for two years of experience; a bachelor's degree may substitute for four years of experience; a master's degree may substitute for five years of experience; and a doctorate may substitute for six years of experience.
- All candidates that have taken and passed the most recent Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) exam are encouraged to apply.
- Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency.
- PSGR 1, SG-18: Permanent service in this title, or one year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in a title SG-16 or higher, and otherwise eligible for transfer.
- PSGR Trainee, NS: One year of permanent competitive or 55 b/c service in a title allocated to SG-11 or higher, and otherwise eligible to transfer under Civil Service Law.
Responsibilities
- Administration and oversight of federal local (and state) assistance funding
- Review and score grant applications
- Assist with the preparation of federal grant applications
- Provide guidance to criminal justice and not-for-profit agencies in program and budget development
- Prepare written contract work plans
- Prepare written, statistical, and oral reports
- Make funding recommendations to supervisory staff
- Draft procurement documentation
- Provide technical assistance and on-site monitoring of funded programs and grantee agencies
- Work closely with DCJS Program Offices including the Office of Forensic Services, Office of Public Safety, Office of Justice Research and Performance to utilize grant funds to enhance public safety by providing resources and services that inform decision making and improve the quality of the criminal justice system
- Work closely with public forensic laboratories, law enforcement, and other criminal justice agencies to implement funded programs effectively, and in compliance with federal and state funding guidelines
- Lead OPDF-wide administrative tasks such as: spending plan maintenance and reconciliation, Statewide Financial System (SFS), executive orders, and providing support in the administrative oversight of office-wide procedures
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
