MIRACORP Inc., is a veteran, woman-owned firm specializing in federal government contract services. One of our competitive advantages is that we provide services to our customers with a standard of excellence that is unmatched. MIRACORP believes our employees are the cornerstone for our success.

Position Summary:

We are seeking individuals to provide federal grant management support for our federal customer fully remote.

The Grant Management Specialist will serve to promote practices that are compliant with applicable statutes, regulations, best practices, specific program emphases, and other organizational objectives. The ability to identify gaps in grant management policies, procedures, practices, and documentation; suggests feasible methods to address identified concerns; and works with management to implement improvement recommendations. Represents federal agency intra-governmental panels, committees, and working groups responsible for conducting advanced analyses of grant making processes and development of research issues and topics. Maintains positive, effective relationships with stakeholders, other offices, government agencies, businesses, and contractors, as appropriate, to remain current on new initiatives, programs, grant requirements and regulations, and to develop information on potential areas of cooperation and synchronization of efforts, along with the following duties.

• Assesses grantee performance and both collects and communicates relevant information regarding this assessment to agency stakeholders.
• Conducts critical and thorough reviews of the proposed budget to ensure costs are reasonable, allowable, appropriate, allocable, and necessary and works with the recipient pre-award whenever possible to address areas of concern within ethical bounds.
• Grant/Cooperative Agreement Pre-Award Functions: Participates in pre-award application review to assess the responsiveness of applications against established submission requirements.
• Ensures all peer review outcomes and funding recommendations are properly documented and filed prior to making an award.
• Grant/Cooperative Agreement Post-Award Functions: Maintains a substantial portfolio of awarded grants and cooperative agreements and works with awardees to ensure all required reports and deliverables are submitted in the timeframe specified by the terms and conditions of the grant or agreement from grant award to grant closeout.
• Collaborates with agency financial staff to coordinate budget and planning activities, assess awardee activity, and ensure organizational compliance with regulations for assessment of payments.
• Reviews and approves or disapproves requests by awardees for adjustments in requirements, scope, and/or funding and assures all requirements stated in the agreement are met.
• Ensures that legal, regulatory, and policy issues are addressed by the selected awardee's submissions in support of program requirements, budgetary requirements, awardee's institutional review board (IRB) reviews, and any other applicable requirements.
• Reviews and disseminates awardee reports to ensure compliance with technical, financial, and regulatory requirements of the agreement.
• Drafts award documentation to address any areas of risk or gaps in the grant application.
• Reviews the applicant's risk profile and past performance to advise on appropriate methods of constructing selected applicant's award package and assigns a monitoring profile accordingly.

Qualifications:

• Must successfully pass federal background investigation.
• Must be proficient with using MS Office software.
• Must possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Bachelor’s Degree & 3 to 5 years of specialized federal grant management experience

Why Consider This Opportunity:

• Medical Insurance
• Employee Wellness Resources
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Dental Insurance
• Work for an employer where core values are not just written on paper but lived.
• Ability to work with a purpose and make an impact.
• Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Great benefits package that starts on the first day of employment:
  • Personal Time Off, Vacation, Sick Leave
  • Medical Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account Options
  • Short Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • Employee Wellness Resources
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Financial Counseling Program
  • Commuter Benefits
• Flexible Spending Account Options
• Personal Time Off, Vacation, Sick Leave
• 401 (k) employer match, with 100% immediate vesting.
• Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability
• Work environment where you have a lot of independence.
• Financial Counseling Program

MIRACORP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans are encouraged to apply!