Federal Grants & Compliance Lead

Washington State Health Care Authority; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Mobile work options

Parking

Meaningful work

Job summary

Washington State Health Care Authority is seeking a Federal Oversight Supervisor (WMS2/DBHR) to lead the agency’s federal grant portfolio from Olympia, WA. You will coordinate planning, compliance, reporting, and stakeholder collaboration to maximize federal resources for behavioral health programs.

The role requires extensive experience with federal grant management, strong supervisory skills, and the ability to align grants with state priorities while navigating CFR and Uniform Guidance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, finance, public policy or closely related field.
• Eight (8) years of experience in the related fields above.
• Strong supervisory experience over professional staff, including setting workload priorities, evaluating performance, and driving professional development.
• Interpreting and applying specific federal statutory guidelines (Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), etc.)
• Preparing for, responding to, and resolving federal program monitoring, Single Audits, or federal enforcement actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the agency’s federal behavioral health grant portfolio.
• Direct planning, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of federal behavioral health grants.
• Establish strategic priorities and operational frameworks for DBHR’s grant portfolio.
• Ensure alignment between federal funding requirements and state behavioral health priorities, and agency / division strategic objectives.
• Lead the development of statewide grant strategies and funding plans.
• Oversee grant compliance, performance monitoring, and risk mitigation activities.
• Advise executive Leadership regarding federal funding opportunities, emerging federal funding initiatives, and grant-related risks.
• Provide leadership for statewide planning and oversight of federal grants and supervision to the federal block grant team.

Skills

Grant management

Federal grants knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Supervisory experience

Policy analysis

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, finance, public policy or closely related field

Job description

Washington State Health Care Authority is seeking a Federal Oversight Supervisor (WMS2/DBHR) to lead the agency’s federal grant portfolio from Olympia, WA. You will coordinate planning, compliance, reporting, and stakeholder collaboration to maximize federal resources for behavioral health programs.

The role requires extensive experience with federal grant management, strong supervisory skills, and the ability to align grants with state priorities while navigating CFR and Uniform Guidance