Federal And State Grant Manager

Manages grant compliance and/or grant programs for an assigned area; including budgeting, purchasing, coordinating the annual single audit response for Department Grants, support all Divisions in the administration of federal, state, and local grant programs while ensuring internal and external compliance with policies and mandates. Develops and maintains compliant policies and procedures, develops training on compliance matters, and supervises staff.

• Interfaces with various federal/state agencies and national organizations.
• Provides technical assistance to senior management, other County Divisions, housing developers, a variety of social service agencies, organization executive division directors, staff project coordinators, city officials and the public.
• Develops, refines and works with framework for a coordinated County-wide approach to manage federal and state funding in an effective and compliant manner; identifies trends and drivers; and conducts compliance review meetings that outline and explain grant regulations, changes and audit risks and concerns.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and assigns daily work activities; monitors status of work in progress and reviews completed work; confers with assigned staff, assists with complex situations/issues; and provides technical expertise.
• Monitor, manage and mitigate compliance risk throughout fiscal year including development and implementation of corrective actions plans to remedy or prevent adverse audit outcomes.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Manages the operations of assigned grants programs in order to provide housing rehabilitation, acquisition, tenant based rental assistance, neighborhood revitalization, energy conservation, infrastructure improvements, homelessness, community improvement plans, fair housing issues, economic development and public services included but not limited to youth programs, seniors and volunteers job training and programs that assist victims in our community.
• Provides direction, leadership, training and guidance to Division staff and management to ensure the achievement of single audit goals, objectives, and priorities.
• Functions as a technical resource to a variety of federal/state grant programs, monitors compliance with the federal /state rules and regulations; implements and assists with the development of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan, Citizen Participation Plan, Analysis of Impediment, Annual Action Plans annual CAPER; recommends amendments to the Consolidated Plans; develops/approves, oversees and implements policies and procedures for all programs’ operations and internal fiscal tracking systems including budgeting, single-audit requirements and the Integrated Disbursement Information System (IDIS) federal tracking system.
• Ensures that the County follows all Federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines regarding CDBG, HOME, ESG, SHIP and other state and federal programs; interprets laws, regulations and guidelines as they pertain to these programs; approves, develops and implements internal operating procedures and policies.
• Ensures that Grant Coordinators and Grant Accountants are coordinating continuously on the compliant implementation of the grant programs recognizing there is an integrated relationship required to assure full program and financial compliance.

• Fingerprinting required.
• Candidates without a degree should possess four (4) additional years of related experience.
• Five (5) years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License with any applicable endorsement(s) to drive a County vehicle as provided in CMA 5805.

• Essential Employees may be required to work during an undeclared or declared emergency. The County’s Administrative Office will determine who will be required to work on an incident-by-incident basis.
• This job posting is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position.
• Salary offers above the minimum pay grade may be considered based on qualifications.