Grants Review Manager Jobs

LCG is seeking a Grant Review Manager who is experienced in supporting grant-making agencies across the Federal government. The position is client-facing, and the primary focus is on supporting the requirements of federal grants pre-award activities and peer review outcomes. The Grant Review Manager will be responsible for deliverables through all phases, including concept, development, implementation, and closeout. They will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders while overseeing the work breakdown structure, critical path and change control activities of the grant review process. The Grant Review Manager’s day-to-day functions revolve around working within a team to manage deliverables, resource allocations, and schedules.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for designated projects, creating and managing short and long term project plans.
• Provide quality assurance for all aspects of the operations processes.
• Develop team task lists using project management software.
• Analyze grants management related systems to help define project scopes and user requirements.
• The candidate must be available to work flexible hours in the evening and occasional weekends, as needed.
• Collaborate and communicate with project stakeholders.
• Track and maintain data for monthly reporting.
• Perform formal and informal training sessions with current and potential stakeholders when needed.
• Lead and support grant application reviews for multiple stakeholders in the Federal workspace.
• Focus on using technical systems integration and data management to streamline the processes and ensure stakeholder awareness through reporting.
• Provide both reviewer and stakeholder with technical assistance.
• Manage the development of grant review databases, websites, and quality assurance procedures and documentation.
• Perform pre-release application testing, ensuring compliance with requirements.
• Oversee all material components of grant review management, which involve monitoring workflow, delegating assignments to assigned staff and training staff on contract-specific tasks.
• Organize and manage recruitment of peer reviewers, negotiate vendor contracts, review, and approve payments and reimbursement requests for reviewers and vendors.
• Manage resources to meet project budget.
• Assist in supporting the organization hosted grants management software by supplying cross training and functional documentation.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Variable based on project need. Future supervision of 1-5 people likely with position growth.

EDUCATION, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Knowledge of the federal grant review process, and federal grants management systems, and/or meeting planning and execution
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, Government or a related discipline
• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS SharePoint)
• PMP certification preferred
• Minimum 7 years demonstrated experience in project management/grants management