GRANTS & PROJECTS ANALYST 3

State of Nevada (NV); Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Criminal Justice Assistance, in Carson City seeks a Grants and Projects Analyst III to oversee and administer federal and state grant funding. The role directs budgeting, staff oversight, and compliance across multiple grants.

Responsibilities include preparing grant applications, evaluating subgrant proposals, ensuring recipient compliance, and guiding program planning and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public or business administration, accounting, finance or related field and three years of professional grants experience; OR high school with five years of professional grants experience; OR one year as Grants & Projects Analyst II in Nevada State service.

Responsibilities

• Prepare grant applications to secure federal funding for State and/or State-sponsored programs, including writing/amending program descriptions and compiling required data.
• Develop and evaluate applications for subgrants, determine eligibility and recommend approval.
• Review, monitor and ensure recipient and subgrantee compliance to federal, State and local laws and regulations; provide guidance for the use of funding.
• Research, write, and implement grant program plans and projects within grant guidelines to maximize services.
• Provide technical assistance to grant/subgrant recipients regarding program operations, grants management, and interpretation of regulations.
• Provide orientation and grants management training to subgrantee staff to ensure ability to manage programs according to standards.
• Conduct workshops to guide subgrantees and applicants regarding grant requirements and procedures.
• Compile data and prepare reports regarding program activities and funding sources.
• Inspect subgrantees operations to ensure adherence to objectives; document discrepancies and suggest improvements.
• Prepare for and participate in federal and/or State grant compliance monitoring activities.
• Review audits or financial records to determine compliance with grant requirements.
• Perform related duties; supervise, train and evaluate subordinate staff as needed.

Skills

Grants management

Budgeting

Compliance monitoring

Audits

Education

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

High school diploma with 5 years grants experience

Job description

The Department of Public Safety is recruiting to fill a Grants and Projects Analyst 3 position within the Office of Criminal Justice Assistance (OCJA) in Carson City. The incumbent serves as the Administrator of the OCJA and is responsible for overseeing and administering grants from the federal government as obtained by the Department of Justice or other entities. Duties will include ensuring proper federal and state reporting of funding and activities completed; oversight of management review or audits; act as a liaison on behalf of the Department of Public Safety; serve as the State Coordinator of the Defense logistics Agency's Excess Property Program; and the State Point of Contact for the 1122 Procurement Program. The incumbent will project, justify, and coordinate biennium budgets; distribute grant funds to subgrantees as outlined by each individual grant guideline; serve as appointing authority for the selection, assignment, training, development, and evaluation of staff; and represent the division and the department at meetings, conferences, public outreach events, public speaking commitments.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in public or business administration, accounting, finance or related field and three years of professional grants experience which included writing grant applications; determining grant/subgrant program eligibility; researching, writing and implementing grant program plans; managing fiscal aspects of grants/subgrants; providing technical assistance to grant/subgrant recipients; and monitoring and ensuring grant/subgrant recipient compliance; OR graduation from high school or equivalent education and five years of professional experience as described above; OR one year of experience as a Grants & Projects Analyst II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Responsibilities

• Prepare grant applications to secure federal funding for State and/or State-sponsored programs including writing/amending program descriptions and compiling required financial and statistical data.
• Develop and/or evaluate applications for subgrants submitted by organizations for program participation, determine eligibility and recommend approval.
• Review, monitor and ensure recipient and subgrantee compliance to federal, State and local laws and regulations; provide guidance for the uniform administration and use of federal or State funding for federal, State and/or State-sponsored programs.
• Research, write, recommend and implement grant program plans and projects within grant guidelines to maximize and enhance services provided.
• Provide technical assistance to grant/subgrant recipients regarding program operations including grants management, program planning and interpretation and analysis of regulations, policies and procedures.
• Provide orientation and grants management training to subgrantee staff to ensure the ability to manage programs according to standards.
• Conduct and/or assist in conducting workshops to provide guidance to subgrantees and program applicants regarding grant requirements, policies and procedures.
• Compile data and prepare reports regarding program activities and funding sources.
• Inspect subgrantees operations to ensure adherence to program objectives; document and report all discrepancies and make suggestions regarding proposed improvements.
• Prepare for and participate in federal and/or State grant compliance monitoring activities.
• Review audits or financial records, reports and statements to determine compliance with grant requirements.
• Perform related duties as assigned.
• Under general direction, incumbents, in addition to overseeing and administering various complex grants, supervise, train and evaluate the performance of subordinate professional staff and serve as a resource to lower level analysts.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This job specification lists the major knowledge, skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge, skills and abilities from a previous level.

Detailed knowledge of: management of grants and payment management systems; principles and applications of program planning and evaluation; principles and techniques of data collection, evaluation and analysis; compliance monitoring.

General knowledge of: supervision principles and practices.

Ability to: interpret, apply and explain agency programs, processes and procedures, complex laws and regulations, restrictions and standards to program clientele, representatives of external entities and other agencies; make oral group presentations to persuade others to accept a specific opinion or action; represent the agency to a wide variety of groups; read, write and apply legal and technical documents; exchange ideas, information and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs and arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions or solutions; compile programmatic reports.