Grant Specialist B - 43005078

grant specialist b -

class title: grants specialist b

division: state fire marshal

bureau: office of the director

city: tallahassee

county: leon

high school diploma or its equivalent is required.

Additional requirements:

valid driver's license. Must be florida certified contract manager certified within the first year of employment, as required by sections )(c) and 215.971 2., florida statutes. One (1) or more years' experience managing contracts that are $1,000,000 or greater. One (1) or more years' experience using excel techniques. One (1) or more years' experience documenting grant reimbursements and expenditures or budgetary/accounting management.

minimum qualifications for this position include the following required entry level knowledge, skills and abilities: ability to understand complex written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. Ability to manage time effectively. Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders. Ability to coordinate grant processes with other divisions and offices within the department. Ability to manage multiple and complex $1,+ fixed capital outlay appropriations.

Ability to manage multiple and complex single year grants. Ability to prepare correspondences for state and federal grants. Ability to draft contractual grant agreements. Ability to prepare methods of monitoring grantees progression. Ability to manage quarterly reports. Ability to understand and apply applicable florida statutes, rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Ability to review and approve funding requests. Ability to demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in handling multiple tasks under short timelines.

Ability to conduct fact-finding research. Ability to demonstrate outstanding customer service skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. Ability to problem solve and make executive level decisions. Ability to adapt to changing priorities under potentially stressful conditions. Ability to train others on core tasks, policies and procedures. Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Knowledge of principles and processes of contract management. Knowledge of accounting principles and practices, and the analysis of reporting of financial data. Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including one or more of the following: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. Knowledge in contract management. Knowledge of principles and practices involved in business processes and organizational planning and coordination.

Knowledge in developing, administering, and monitoring contracts and state grants. Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process. Skilled in developing scopes of work, contract agreements and procurement. Skilled in executing complex contracts. Skilled with microsoft applications.

incomplete applications will not be considered. This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment. The anticipated salary for this position will be $62,000.00 annually. Employees of the department of financial services are paid on a monthly pay cycle. Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsifiaction, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

brief description of duties: senior grants specialist responsible for managing complex contractual agreements for the section from inception to close. Conducts work in complex financial operations by the administration, coordination, development, implementation, monitoring and/or oversight of contracts and grants. Responsible for assistance supervisor in training, reviewing correspondence, and reviewing and approving the assignments of others. Assists to establish and amend the section's manuals, forms, processes, policies and…