Grants Program Officer & Administration Lead

Adult Correction; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of State Budget & Management (OSBM) in North Carolina seeks a Grants Administrator II (NS) to manage a large portfolio of state grants and to provide responsive support to local governments, nonprofits, and internal staff.

The role emphasizes accurate grant processing, compliance with state guidelines, and coordination of pre-award activities, reporting, and documentation. This is a hybrid position offering opportunities for professional growth within state government.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience administering, managing, auditing, or monitoring complex grants, programs, contracts, or comparable business processes.
• Proven ability managing a high-volume workload involving multiple priorities, deadlines, records, funding sources, programs, or services.
• Proven experience building effective relationships through excellence in customer service.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing financial, programmatic, contractual, or compliance information for accuracy and adherence.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned grant recipients, providing timely, courteous, and practical assistance throughout the grant lifecycle.
• Manage the pre-award grant process, including coordinating, reviewing, auditing, approving, and processing statutorily required documents.
• Manage and monitor a portfolio of 350 or more grants, ensuring required reports and documentation are accurate and submitted on time.
• Assist grant recipients with quarterly reporting, technical assistance, and appropriate expenditure of grant funds.
• Ensure compliance with state requirements for administration of state awards, including NC Administrative Code provisions.
• Maintain accurate grant recipient information in the grant database and records.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support effective and consistent grant administration.

Skills

Grant administration

High-volume work

Customer service

Relationship building

Data accuracy

Excel proficiency

Tools

Excel

Job description

Office of State Budget & Management (OSBM) in North Carolina seeks a Grants Administrator II (NS) to manage a large portfolio of state grants and to provide responsive support to local governments, nonprofits, and internal staff.

The role emphasizes accurate grant processing, compliance with state guidelines, and coordination of pre-award activities, reporting, and documentation. This is a hybrid position offering opportunities for professional growth within state government.