Grants Management Specialist

mPower, Inc.; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

mPower, Inc. is seeking a well-rounded Grants Management Specialist to join our team in Bethesda, MD. You will administer grants and cooperative agreements across the full lifecycle, from pre-award through final closeout, ensuring compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.

This role emphasizes budget analysis, performance monitoring, and effective communication with program officials and grantees to maintain program integrity and deliver mission-driven results.

Qualifications

• Experience administering grants and cooperative agreements within the Federal Government.
• Ability to apply financial concepts to establish and maintain realistic budgets.
• Knowledge of Federal statutes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Experience developing and monitoring processes to achieve results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administers grants and cooperative agreements, applying knowledge of organizational needs and deadlines.
• Understand and execute grant lifecycle stages including pre-award review, progress monitoring, and closeout.
• Coordinate actions with program officials regarding administrative and programmatic issues.
• Develop guidelines for handling grant changes and determine referrals to enforcement actions.
• Communicate expectations with grantees and monitor compliance with established grants.
• Analyze requested budgets and determine award budgets.
• Administer portfolio oversight, ensuring policy compliance and proper documentation.
• Negotiate, prepare, and manage agreements, interpreting laws/regulations and handling special assignments.
• Perform post-award monitoring; review changes, ensure compliance, and resolve financial or administrative issues.

Skills

Grants management

Budgeting

Regulations knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Administration or Financial Management

Job description

mPower, Inc. is looking for a well-rounded Grants Management Specialist to join our team. Our team consists of experts and professionals who have experience in management, administration, consulting, and technology. This position seeks to implement positive mission-oriented change, to deliver tangible operational results, and to build and continuously improve the organization.

Job Responsibilities

• Administers grants and cooperative agreements, applying knowledge of organizational needs and deadlines.
• Understands and executes the various stages of the grant lifecycle including pre-award review, grant progress monitoring, and award closure.
• Recognizes factors that influence the grants process.
• Completes steps in the solicitation process.
• Coordinates actions with program officials regarding administrative and programmatic issues.
• Develops guidelines for handling and/or adhering to grant changes
• Determines when a grantee should be referred to enforcement actions.
• Communicates expectations and reinforces requirements with grantees.
• Leads activities to ensure grantee compliance with the established grant.
• Analyses requested budgets and determines award budgets.
• Administer portfolio oversight, ensuring compliance with policies and tracking documentation.
• Negotiate, prepare, and manage agreements, interpreting laws/regulations and handling special assignments.
• Perform post-award monitoring; review changes, ensure compliance, and resolve financial or administrative issues.
• Monitor program expenditures, prevent fund lapses or overspending, and initiate awardee correspondence.
• Contribute to policy creation and procedural guidance; recommend process improvements.
• Generate correspondence for unusual awardee issues; review and distribute performance and financial reports.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Administration or Financial Management
• Experience administering grants and cooperative agreements within the Federal Government
• Experience applying critical financial concepts and practices to establish and maintain realistic budgets.
• Knowledge and experience with Federal statutes, regulations, polices, and procedures.
• Experience in developing and monitoring processes and organizing resources to achieve results.
• Excellent communication skills
  

Desired Qualifications

• MBA or Masters degree preferred.
• Experience interpreting and analyzing the meaning and implications of key financial indicators.
• Experience in understanding overall financial performance of the organization and the resulting capacity to manage supported projects.
  

$100,000 - $125,000 a year
mPower, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants or employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth or related condition), citizenship, familial status, mental or physical disability status, veteran status, genetic information, other non-disqualifying disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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