Grant Compliance Manager

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) seeks a Grant Compliance Manager to lead the Rural Health Transformation Program's grant compliance and risk mitigation efforts in Virginia. This role focuses on safeguarding federal funds and maintaining audit-ready documentation within a federally funded, five-year initiative.

Based in Central Virginia with in-person training and stakeholder collaboration, the position emphasizes policy adherence, subrecipient oversight, and strong financial

Qualifications

• Extensive grants administration experience.
• Experience interpreting state and federal laws & policies.
• Experience monitoring subrecipient performance for compliance.
• Ability to identify programmatic risks and mitigations.
• Experience reviewing contractor deliverables and performance.
• Experience maintaining policies, procedures and internal controls.
• Experience analyzing financial and programmatic data.
• Experience engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with budgeting processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day grant compliance monitoring and risk mitigation.
• Ensure RHTP resources are administered per federal requirements.
• Maintain documentation and audit readiness throughout the grant period.
• Collaborate with DMAS stakeholders to support program goals.

Skills

Grant administration

Regulatory compliance

Subrecipient monitoring

Program risk assessment

Contractor performance review

Policy development

Financial data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Budget processes

Job description

Title: Grant Compliance Manager

State Role Title:Financial Services Spec III

Hiring Range: $126,445 - $131,445

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept of Med Assistance Svcs

Location:Dept of Medical Asst Services

Agency Website:www.dmas.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) is excited to offer a competitive opportunity to serve as a Grant Compliance Manager. The selected competitive candidate will provide exceptional delivery of services to the Director's Office.

Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Under the supervision of the Deputy Director for Rural Health Grant Operations, the Grant Compliance Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day grant compliance monitoring and risk mitigation activities of Virginia’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), authorized under Public Law 119-21. The RHTP is a five-year, approximately $1 billion federal investment designed to transform Virginia’s rural health care landscape and improve health outcomes for rural Virginians.

The RHTP is 100 percent federally funded; strong fiscal stewardship and adherence to federal requirements are essential to the successful administration of the program. The Grant Compliance Manager will serve as a key internal resource for protecting federal funds, mitigating financial and programmatic risk, maintaining documentation and audit readiness, and ensuring that RHTP resources are administered responsibly throughout the five-year grant period.

This is a restricted position, which is solely funded by the investment of federal grant funds to transform Virginia’s rural health care landscape and improve health outcomes in rural Virginia. Which is a continuous revolving grant. The availability of funding is scheduled for review annually. Continued employment is contingent on the continued availability of funds.

The business needs of the position have in-office requirements to include but are not limited to attending the in-person training and/or meetings and collaboration with DMAS stakeholders.

Located in beautiful Central Virginia, the Richmond area puts you just 2 hours from the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia Beach and Washington DC. To learn more about the Richmond, VA area visit: https://www.virginia.org/

The Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) is working to improve the health and well-being of Virginians through access to high quality health care coverage.

DMAS wants talented individuals who can align their experience with the mission of the agency and its core values – service, collaboration, trust, problem solving and adaptability.

At the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) we encourage and promote that you Come as you are | Become who you want to be | That is our promise.

Minimum Qualifications

• Considerable experience administering grants.
• Considerable experience analyzing, interpreting and applying State and Federal laws/ regulations and policies and procedures.
• Considerable experience monitoring subrecipient performance and compliance.
• Considerable experience identifying programmatic risks.
• Considerable experience reviewing contractor deliverables and performance.
• Experience maintaining policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Considerable experience analyzing financial and programmatic data.
• Experience engaging and communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Considerable experience of budgetary process.

Additional Considerations

• Virginia Contracting Associate (VCA) or Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO).

The Department of Medical Assistance Services practices fair and equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. It is our policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

From July 1, 2026, through January 21, 2029, applicants who were involuntarily separated from employment with the Federal Government on or after January 1, 2025, due to a reduction in force, budget reduction, or workforce restructuring initiative may be eligible for HB494 Federal Employee Priority Consideration. Applicants seeking HB494 Federal Employee Priority Consideration must identify themselves within the state application process and provide supporting documentation, including a Standard Form 50 (SF-50), verifying their eligibility.

The Department of Medical Assistance Services is a V3 certified state agency that provides hiring preference to veterans and members of the reserves and/or National Guard in support of executive order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Spouse of a Veteran or Active Military Member, DMAS encourages you to apply and respond accordingly on your state application.

Contact Information

Name: DMAS Talent Acquisition

Phone: 804 - 225 - 4407

Email: [e-mail]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.