S Compliance Monitor; Part-Time​/Temporary Service

OPPORTUNITY

The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness is seeking to hire a part-time/hourly/TES position assigned to the Grants Management Bureau within the Administration Division. Applicants must meet the minimum job requirements as specified below.

If you are looking for an exciting and rewarding career in public service, then come join our team of dedicated professionals. We strive to cultivate a workplace environment that rewards innovation and creativity, and which encourages employees to be forward-thinking, collaborative, and above all, united in our common mission to keep New Jersey safe and secure. For more information on careers at NJOHSP please visit:
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The Grants Management Bureau is charged with efficient and effective management and administration of federal, and state homeland security grant funding to enhance New Jersey’s capability to prevent, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate acts of terrorism and other catastrophic incidents.

As a Compliance Monitor in the Grants Management Bureau, this position will support grant activities related to the five core grant phases:
Planning, Application, Award, Management/Administration and Closeout.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Assist with grant research and relevant planning activities.
• Prepare and administer grant application and grant recipient workshops.
• Prepare and administer scoring criteria for this competitive grant program to identify and prioritize nonprofit organizations at the greatest risk of an act of terror.
• Participate in preparing grant awards, grant agreements; memorandum of understandings.
• Coordinate grant administration and management activities to include preparing and maintaining financial reports, administering and reconciling accounts through financial systems and excel workbooks, reporting grant performance status, etc.
• Conduct compliance monitoring of recipients to ensure compliance with state regulations, as well as programmatic performances and prepare reports with findings/observations.
• Perform other grant management duties as defined by the Grants Management Bureau Chief.

The selected candidate must be available to work during weekdays Monday to Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If need arises, may be assigned to work on weekends.

The selected candidate may be required to drive to field locations for compliance monitoring activities and will be eligible to use the office pool car for business travel.

TES/944 employees are limited to working 944 hours in a fiscal year (July 1 - June 30).

TES/944 employees are not eligible for telework.

Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester-hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.

1. Eight (8) years of professional experience involving the review, analysis, and evaluation of budget, organization, administrative practices, operational methods, management operations, or data processing applications, or any combination thereof, which shall have included responsibility for the recommendation, planning, and/or implementation of improvements in a business or government agency.
OR

2. Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.
OR

3. Possession of a master's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Accounting; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience.

"Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Preference will be given to candidates with a background in…