Grants Manager

This is a professional-level position that is responsible for submission and implementation of all grants in the City of East Point. This position reports directly to the Finance Director.

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• Develops grants administration/management procedures for the submission and implementation of all grants in the City;
• Provides coordination of all grants administration activity in the City;
• Serves as a clearinghouse resource for City statistical data;
• Identifies grant-fundable opportunities to meet current and future needs as outlined by the City management's strategy for grant funding;
• Performs ongoing analysis and evaluation of grant funding opportunities to ensure economic benefit for the City;
• Provides assistance to individual departments in the identification of grant opportunities as needed;
• Monitors City's compliance with terms and conditions of each active grant agreement;
• Provides technical assistance and guidance to a variety of City department employees in the development of City grants as needed;
• Coordinates with all departments to ensure accurate and timely submission of reports and other information;
• Assists in the preparation of grant budgets and monitors budgets to ensure accountability and compliance;
• Works closely with all departments to resolve City grant audit findings;
• Serves as the alternate contact person for all Federal, State and other City grants proposed, pending and awarded;
• Assists and performs grant closeout procedures according to the terms of each grant agreement;
• Reviews grants draw down requests before submission; assists in preparation of requests when necessary;
• Reviews quarterly financial status reports before submission and assists in the preparation when necessary;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree required, with specific training in grant writing and grants management;
Master's degree preferred; five (5) to seven (7) years of experience; knowledge of municipal operations; equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of Federal and State grants availability, audit requirements, principles and procedures of grants administration;
• Knowledge of grant sources, application procedures, proposal requirements and reporting requirements;
• Knowledge of principles and practices of City financial planning;
• Knowledge of administration, principles and techniques of governmental budgeting, budgetary control, governmental accounting, monitoring and auditing;
• Knowledge of fund raising principles and practices;
• Skill in speaking effectively and persuasively in a variety of situations;

• Skill in performing basic and complex mathematical and statistical calculations;
• Skill in tracking project costs and control expenditures according to approved project budget;
• Skill in exercising a high degree of sound independent judgment and work within established guidelines with little or no direct supervision;
• Skill in solving problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where little or no standardization exists;
• Skill in interpreting a variety of information and instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form;
• Skill in meeting the physical demands of the job and perform the essential job functions;
• Skill in performing effectively, efficiently and consistently the responsibilities of the position;
• Skill in working under pressure to meet deadlines for grant…