Grants & Policy Analytics Associate II

Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 49,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13 paid holidays

12 days sick leave

3+ weeks vacation leave

Health insurance coverage

Retirement plan

Job summary

Maine State Government seeks a Grants Program Analyst in Augusta to assist in administering and deploying a federal grant program, collect and analyze data, and coordinate outreach and promotion to support effective resource use.

The role entails budget development, reporting, and compliance tasks, with a salary range of $49,275 to $69,139 per year and a full-time year-round schedule. This position offers a strong benefits package and meaningful opportunities to improve Maine’s food systems.

Qualifications

• Eight-year combination of education, training, and/or experience in planning and research principles, practices, and techniques.
• Experience in food-supply-chain systems.
• Experience delivering business technical support to stakeholders; and working with software programs.
• Experience developing budgets, work programs, contracts, and cost analyses.
• Knowledge of federal grant programs with the ability to interpret and administer program requirements and prepare project and financial reports; and write comprehensive reports that document findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Experience monitoring and auditing grant projects and/or subaward contracts to ensure that federal awards are used appropriately, performance goals are achieved, and to ensure compliance.
• Ability to complete tasks within budget and within a specified order of operations.
• Ability to conduct special studies, collect and analyze issues, and report program outcome data, including investment impact.
• Experience acting as a key point of contact for coordination of activities involving stakeholders and partner organizations.
• Ability to conduct site visits as part of monitoring and due diligence efforts.
• Ability to draft and present testimony before regulatory fact-finding committees and other groups.
• Currently, this position is not eligible for vis sponsorship or STEM OPT extensions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the administration and deployment of a federal grant program.
• Collect, analyze, and present data relevant to developing policies and procedures to ensure effective resource utilization of USDA funds.
• Coordinate program outreach and promotion.
• Data entry.
• Processing invoices and performance reports.
• Developing and tracking program budgets.
• Assisting subrecipients with project management, reporting, and compliance activities.
• Consulting with subrecipients and agencies to ensure that all accounts are in compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Researching grant outcomes to identify challenges and opportunities in Maine’s food system.
• Coordinating participant recruitment and customer service.
• Developing and implementing division policies, procedures and State Plans.
• Support the administration of the USDA FNS Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program including an annual ~$700,000 allocation to the Maine Senior FarmShare Program.

Skills

Grant management

Data analysis

Budget development

Stakeholder coordination

Reporting

Compliance monitoring

Site visits

Testimony preparation

Job description

Maine State Government seeks a Grants Program Analyst in Augusta to assist in administering and deploying a federal grant program, collect and analyze data, and coordinate outreach and promotion to support effective resource use.

The role entails budget development, reporting, and compliance tasks, with a salary range of $49,275 to $69,139 per year and a full-time year-round schedule. This position offers a strong benefits package and meaningful opportunities to improve Maine’s food systems.