Grants Manager

Storey, County of (NV); Nevada; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Storey County seeks a Grant Oversight Specialist to manage federal/state grants, oversee budgets, timelines, and compliance across county departments.

You will coordinate reimbursements, prepare reports, and provide technical guidance while ensuring grant programs stay on budget and meet regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, historic preservation or a related field.
• Two years of professional experience in finance, grants administration or compliance management.
• A valid Nevada driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of federal and state grants administered within the County.
• Manage grant project timelines, work-plans, milestone tracking, deliverable schedules, and reporting requirements.
• Research, monitor and coordinate fiscal compliance activities; maintain required compliance.
• Review funding requests and coordinate the review process as needed.
• Develop, monitor and maintain grant project tracking systems; ensure timely reimbursements and compliance.
• Provide fiscal guidance, technical assistance and training to departments for grants.
• Monitor expenditures, payments and reports to keep grants on budget.

Skills

Grants administration

Compliance management

Finance

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, historic preservation or a related field

Nevada driver's license

Job description

Under general supervision, performs a variety of professional and technical duties involved in grant oversight, administration, and procurement of services for funding granted to County Departments/Offices.

Essential Functions

The duties listed below are examples of the work typically performed by an employee in this position. Performance of these functions is the reason the job exists. An employee may not be assigned all duties listed and may be assigned duties which are not listed below.

1. Manage all aspects of federal and state grants administered within the County.
2. Manage grant project timelines, work-plans, milestone tracking, deliverable schedules, and reporting requirements.
3. Research, monitor and coordinate fiscal compliance activities; maintain respective compliance requirements.
4. Review funding requests and coordinate the review process, as needed.
5. Develop, monitor and maintain grant project tracking systems to ensure timely preparation of grant reimbursement remittances and compliance with grant requirements.
6. Provide guidance to the Department/Offices or programs to include fiscal guidance, technical assistance and training to the Departments/Offices in the preparation of grant applications and in the development and implementation of proper procedures to ensure grant compliance and accountability systems; monitor the implementation of grant funded projects located throughout the County.
7. Work closely with the program staff to monitor expenditures, payments, and reports to ensure both the grant and subgrants stay on budget.
8. Assists in all audit requirements for the County and sub-grantees.
9. Conducts grant contract monitoring for County and sub-grantees.
10. Answers any inquiries relating to proposed grants, contracts, budgets, and program activities.
11. Managing the county support to nonprofits and county owned historic buildings.
12. Prepare and submit Certificates of Appropriateness to the Comstock Historic District for all County owned buildings.
13. Prepare and submit Section 106 Reviews and Covenants Reviews to the State Historic Preservation Office.
14. Contributes to the overall quality of the Department's service provision by developing and coordinating work teams and by reviewing, recommending, and implementing improved policies and procedures.
15. Uses standard office equipment, including a computer, in the course of the work.
16. Demonstrates courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with all personnel in the course of duties; acts in a manner that promotes a harmonious and effective workplace environment.
17. Identify grant funding needs and research and maintain information on available federal, state, local and private grant funding sources to maximize funding opportunities available to the County; coordinate with federal, state, local and private agency officials to ensure the County’s awareness of possible grant funding sources for new and on-going projects.
18. Prepare grant applications and recommendations for new funding sources in conjunction with needs assessments and program evaluations, to better achieve Department/Office program goals and objectives.

Any combination of training, education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities. A typical way to gain the required knowledge and ability is:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, historic preservation or a related field; AND two (2) years of professional experience in finance, grants administration or compliance management; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience as determined by Human Resources.
• A valid Nevada driver's license

For more information on this position, please see the Job Specification at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/storeycounty/classspecs.

Storey County is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce that creates a sense of belonging for all employees and citizens, thereby encouraging persons from all backgrounds and experiences to apply for employment.

Storey County will recruit, hire, train and promote into all job levels without regard to race, religion or belief, gender, marital status or domestic partnership, familial status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information (GINA), veteran status, political affiliation, membership in an employee association or union or any other protected class under applicable federal or state law.