Grants Operations & Government Relations Specialist

City-of-Austi; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 66,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Austin Grants Division seeks a Business Process Specialist to support the Advantage grant software and provide operational support, training, and guidance to departments receiving grants from federal, state, or local sources. You will assist with system management, quality control, and change management in project activities.

The role emphasizes data analysis, policy/process improvement, and collaboration with senior consultants, auditors, and team leads.

Qualifications

• Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a field related to the job; plus one year experience.
• Experience analyzing large datasets.
• Advanced Excel experience including pivot tables and graphs.
• Grant management knowledge including documentation and compliance tracking.
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting grant software operations.
• Experience developing training materials and delivering training.
• Ability to travel to more than one work location.

Responsibilities

• Assists in planning, executing and closing projects in a variety of operational and/or administrative situations related to specific assignments/areas.
• Develops and maintains databases to support data analysis and research findings for business projects.
• Assists in preparation of recommendations for implementation of new or revised policies, procedures, and/or process changes/improvements.
• Writes reports that summarize findings, data collection techniques, implementation options, etc.
• Establishes project schedules using project planning software/tools, updates, and maintains project status reports.
• Communicates project/process status.
• Facilitates and documents meetings, action items, and processes using flowcharting methodologies.
• Maintains positive working relationships with managers, supervisors, employees and other stakeholders to gain their cooperation and support.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Change management

Quality improvement

Research methodologies

Statistics

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Project planning software

Job description

City of Austin Grants Division seeks a Business Process Specialist to support the Advantage grant software and provide operational support, training, and guidance to departments receiving grants from federal, state, or local sources. You will assist with system management, quality control, and change management in project activities.

The role emphasizes data analysis, policy/process improvement, and collaboration with senior consultants, auditors, and team leads.