Grants & Finance Manager (Program Planner 3

Program Planner 3 Position

The Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy (ODCP) seeks to fill a vacant Program Planner 3 position. This position will serve as one of two federal grants program administrators. As the Governor-appointed State Administering Agency (SAA) for federal criminal justice-related grants, DPS is responsible for securing and managing federal criminal justice funding. As a subject matter expert in federal grants administration processes, this position will develop, implement, administer, and evaluate all aspects of a department-wide federal grants program and serve as ODCP's financial manager.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Implementing all facets of the federal grant process including strategic planning and collaboration, mining for grants, writing and editing, implementation, administration, and evaluation.
• Ensuring financial integrity and programmatic efficacy while confirming with laws, rules and regulations set forth in 2 CFR Part 200, OMB cost principles, FMCSA policies, state procurement, and state accounting policies.
• Facilitating annual pass-through grant application processes, reviewing, scoring, and administering sub-grants.
• Providing technical assistance, guidance, and support to DPS staff, other state and local agencies, and funded programs.
• Completing Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) reporting.
• Financial Management and Claim Payments:
• Facilitates bill and claim payments.
• Prepares and requests draw-downs of federal grant funds.
• Manages financial activity of DPS grant recipients in electronic grants management system (Iowa Grants.gov).
• Assists with desk reviews, audits and site visits.
• Submits quarterly, annual and other financial reports regarding federal grants.
• Monitors and reconciles state financial systems and federal grants management systems.
• Manages time tracking, administrative costs, indirect cost calculations, and administration.
• Other Duties:
• Assists in developing/updating ODCP policies and staff procedures.
• Develops DPS federal grant management policies and procedures.
• Some training and travel required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional requirements include:

• Applicants should attach a cover letter and resume within the NEOGOV application.
• Candidates must successfully pass a comprehensive background investigation conducted by the Iowa Department of Public Safety investigators before a final letter of employment offer is delivered.
• Some travel within the State of Iowa is required.
• This is not a remote position.
• The State of Iowa is an E-Verify Employer.

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees' rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

Minimum qualification requirements include:

• Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
• Seven years of full-time work experience in the administration or operation/execution of a program.
• One year of full-time work experience in the administration or operation/execution of a program, and a total of four years of education and full-time experience, where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
• A total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience, where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.
• Graduation from an accredited school of law.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes nine months of full-time work as a Program Planner 2 or twenty-seven months of full-time work as a Program Planner 1.