Grant Performance & Compliance Specialist

Manatee County Government; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Manatee County Government is seeking a grant administration professional to handle post-award duties for project management, grant performance tracking and reporting, and monitoring for grant compliance.

Position involves conducting screenings under policy, coordinating with staff, and generating timely reports. Requires experience with state/federal grants, strong MS Office skills, and a Bachelor’s degree preferred. Starting salary range is $65,118.41 to $84,653.94 per year.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Three years' experience in proposal development, program management, compliance, contracts, auditing, operations, program support, transit, and/or administration.
• Experience with state grants, federal grants, or compliance required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in a field related to social science, environmental science, business, finance, English or public administration.
• Desired certification in Grants or Project Management.

Responsibilities

• Tracks financial information regarding the budgets of active grants.
• Ensures compliance per local, state, and federal compliance.
• Prepares and submits reports on projects and reimbursement status.
• Enters the data and finances into relevant grant portals.
• Responsible for coordinating with appropriate staff all reporting requirements, responsibilities, and timeline for delivery of required reports.
• Aids grant-funded project managers, and senior management in compiling, maintaining, and analyzing of grants and project performance and in the development of corrective measures as required.
• Independently conducts grant analyses to assist staff and project managers.
• Responsible for submitting agreements and reports according to funder timelines.
• Prepares necessary information to support grant revisions, amendments, and closeouts.
• Researches and identifies potential problem areas, conducts appropriate analysis, and recommends potential solutions.
• Hold regular meetings with staff to review progress on contracted deliverables, spending, successes, and challenges, and to collaborate on strategies to mitigate barriers.
• Along with the grant project team, ensures full compliance of all their assigned grants with grantor, and, local, state, and, federal requirements, which is enforced through the Grant Supervisor.
• Meets grant contract requirements by preparing or facilitating accomplishment of program activities.
• Enter information into databases to generate adequate grant and project reports for executive management.
• Performs other related duties as assigned, including participation in emergency or disaster response activities, as required and consistent with the employee’s qualifications, essential job functions, and appliable federal and Florida law.

Skills

Grant management

Data analysis

Oral and written communication

Microsoft Office

Project coordination

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

The Manatee County Government is seeking a grant administration professional to handle post-award duties for project management, grant performance tracking and reporting, and monitoring for grant compliance.

Position involves conducting screenings under policy, coordinating with staff, and generating timely reports. Requires experience with state/federal grants, strong MS Office skills, and a Bachelor’s degree preferred. Starting salary range is $65,118.41 to $84,653.94 per year.