Senior Project Manager (Office of Management, Budget, & Grants)

City of Hartford•Ct 06103, CT

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Vacancy is in the Office of Management, Budget, and Grants. Under Administrative direction, manages a significant project within the grants department and coordinates grants through their lifecycle (i.e. application, award, implementation, reporting) ensuring compliance with grant terms and conditions. Manage administrative aspects of awarded grants, including tracking, reporting finances, and project outcomes using our online grants system (EUNA) and financial system (MUNIS). Coordinate and communicate with project teams and other city departments (e.g. Finance) to ensure grant-funded projects are progressing as planned. Provide oversight and ensure compliance with all grant implementation and reporting as required by funders e.g. Federal and State government, foundation/corporate donors. HUD experience is preferred. Develop and maintain professional relationships with grant-making organizations. Develop and maintain professional relationships with grant-making organizations. Generate, analyze and disseminate reports documenting grant utilization and outcomes. Provide training and guidance to departments/staff around grant processes and management. Oversight of preparation and submission of grant proposals, ensuring alignment with funder requirements and organizational goals. Maintain and update commonly used grant portals. Provide RFP support for on-call grant-writer list. Evaluate grant-writer proposals. Research and identify potential sources of grant funding from both public and private entities. The above essential duties and responsibilities are not intended as a comprehensive list; they are intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may perform additional related duties as required. This is a HMEA position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college with major coursework in Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Policy, Finance, Economics, Project Management or a closely related field AND five (5) years of full-time, responsible professional experience significantly related to grants management, grant compliance, or management of grant-funded project or programs.
In the absence of a four-year degree, full-time, professional direct experience in the specific area of assignment may be substituted for the above educational requirement on a basis of one (1) year of experience for each year of the educational requirement.
Knowledge of Project management concepts, principles and practices.
Knowledge of Federal, state and municipal laws and regulations related to project activities.
Knowledge of Fiscal management, grants management, budgeting, public health management, financial markets and investments and Human Resources.
Skill in Performing complex analyses and research independently.
Skill in Communicating clearly in both oral and written form.
Skill in Utilizing Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Ability to Lead other professionals in the functions of project management.
Ability to Plan, assign and supervise the work of subordinate professional staff.
Ability to Locate and compile information data or facts from specialized sources.
Ability to Apply contractual language, as needed, to work to ensure compliance.
Ability to Establish and maintain effective working relationships with government officials, business representatives and the general public.

Nice To Haves

HUD experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manages a significant project within the grants department and coordinates grants through their lifecycle (i.e. application, award, implementation, reporting) ensuring compliance with grant terms and conditions.
Manage administrative aspects of awarded grants, including tracking, reporting finances, and project outcomes using our online grants system (EUNA) and financial system (MUNIS).
Coordinate and communicate with project teams and other city departments (e.g. Finance) to ensure grant-funded projects are progressing as planned.
Provide oversight and ensure compliance with all grant implementation and reporting as required by funders e.g. Federal and State government, foundation/corporate donors.
Develop and maintain professional relationships with grant-making organizations.
Generate, analyze and disseminate reports documenting grant utilization and outcomes.
Provide training and guidance to departments/staff around grant processes and management.
Oversight of preparation and submission of grant proposals, ensuring alignment with funder requirements and organizational goals.
Maintain and update commonly used grant portals.
Provide RFP support for on-call grant-writer list.
Evaluate grant-writer proposals.
Research and identify potential sources of grant funding from both public and private entities.