Grants & Program Support Specialist (Hybrid)

Kids for the Future; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Flexible time off

Professional development

Team events

Job summary

VPD Government Solutions seeks a Program Support Specialist to provide professional grants management, program administration, and customer service support to the Office of Head Start across nationwide initiatives.

The role involves reviewing grant applications, monitoring, data analysis, reporting, and technical assistance to recipients, collaborating with regional and central offices, and supporting national initiatives like FEI and CiS.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of progressive professional experience directly related to early childhood programs, with a preference for Head Start/Early Head Start programs.
• Ability to use web-based and off-the-shelf data management software.
• Ability to aggregate, analyze, and present data from multiple sources.
• Ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, and produce high-quality written products.

Responsibilities

• Provide grants management and program administration support for Head Start, Early Head Start, and Early Head Start–Child Care Partnership grants.
• Review, analyze, and process grant applications, continuation applications, supplemental funding requests, budget modifications, and other grant actions.
• Support grant award processing, post-award administration, and grant closeout activities.
• Review grant recipient reports, monitoring reports, Quality Improvement Plans, community assessments, self-assessments, correspondence, and other program documentation.
• Identify potential programmatic, operational, fiscal, or compliance issues requiring Federal attention.
• Prepare memoranda, reports, presentations, correspondence, and other written products supporting grant administration.
• Provide technical assistance and customer service to grant recipients consistent with OHS policies and procedures.
• Participate in grant oversight activities including recipient meetings, monitoring preparation, onsite reviews, post-review activities, and follow-up communications.
• Assist with implementation of national initiatives including FEI, CiS, under-enrollment activities, incident reporting, and other Central Office priorities.
• Coordinate with Regional Offices, Central Office, OGM, contractors, and external stakeholders.
• Support development of training materials, webinars, presentations, and standard operating procedures.
• Assist with workflow improvement initiatives and operational process enhancements.
• Perform other grants management and program support activities assigned by the Government.

Skills

Grant management

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education

Tools

HSES

GrantSolutions

AMS

Smartsheet

Job description

VPD Government Solutions seeks a Program Support Specialist to provide professional grants management, program administration, and customer service support to the Office of Head Start across nationwide initiatives.

The role involves reviewing grant applications, monitoring, data analysis, reporting, and technical assistance to recipients, collaborating with regional and central offices, and supporting national initiatives like FEI and CiS.