CDBG-DR Resilient Infrastructure Lead - (North Carolina Remote)
CDBG-DR Resilient Infrastructure Lead - (North Carolina Remote)
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Job Description
ICF seeks a professional to work with state regional and local governments on federally funded disaster recovery and mitigation programs addressing the impacts of disasters across North Carolina within the Disaster Management division. The Disaster Management division works with government agencies and communities to design and implement policies and programs to promote increased resilience to disasters and long-term housing economic and infrastructure recovery after disaster strikes.
You will be immediately responsible for project management or grant management/support services associated with Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) infrastructure programs within the State of North Carolina.
This is a hybrid position (primarily remote with temporary need to work onsite for specified weeks of time critical to program performance) and therefore preference is given to residents living in or near the following location(s): Asheville or Raleigh-Durham.
Compensation: Although the range below is broader this position will offer a salary in the mid-to-upper 90s as determined by the hiring team. Higher education and experience will not change this salary range.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide project management operational and grant management support for state and local governments through the grant and project implementation life cycle including application scoring site visits and award period.
- Review/modify CDBG-DR and CDBG mitigation programmatic materials and project files including standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure they reflect the process of the current program(s) and comply with all applicable federal and state laws rules and CDBG-DR regulations and guidelines.
- Develop and modify written products and tools for grantee policies and procedures program design and implementation to ensure consistent and compliant processes including but not limited to checklists procedures process flows training materials.
- Review subrecipient requests for funding documentation including but not limited to applications capacity plans implementation plans scope of work budgets schedules plan reviews and SOPs to ensure compliance with state and local governments program guidelines.
- Provide onsite technical assistance and training to the state and local governments and subrecipients on programmatic and procedural requirements and relevant federal regulations including but not limited to: CDBG-DR/MIT national objectives resilient infrastructure strategies procurement overall LMI benefit FEMA match or other leveraged fund coordination labor standards program design and guidance on best practices for program implementation to assist with programmatic and project compliance.
- Provide reporting and data management support including coordination of data gathering and entry into federal state local governments systems of record.
- Perform various project management duties to include completing daily updates of the task tracking tool used to monitor task progress due dates and task responsibilities coordinating ICF staff and resources to ensure tasks are completed on time and coordinating assignments and deliverables with the prime contractor.
- Support ICF team members as necessary to complete tasks for projects that may be outside of the state of North Carolina.
- Work in close collaboration with other Leads and project management to support best practices and client policies and participate in reoccurring management strategy and problem-solving meetings to ensure client needs are met.
- Travel: minimum 25% with additional travel needed around program launch. Travel to various counties and cities in North Carolina is required and working within a client office several times a week as much as full-time for specified periods of time may be required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in public administration public policy government business administration or a related discipline or 8 years CDBG and/or CDBG-DR/MIT experience.
- 5 years of CDBG-DR/MIT/NDR experience
- 3 years of experience with infrastructure programs including providing technical assistance to grantees or subrecipients and managing multiple projects and stakeholder interests.
- Ability to provide expert-level CDBG-DR written and oral technical assistance to grantees and subrecipients.
- Ability to write professional-level written technical guidance policies and procedures.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Experience working in a consulting firm development organization or public agency preferred.
- Experience delivering training and technical assistance to and/or implementing projects on behalf of state and local government agencies.
- Experience working in or with North Carolina or other regional state or local governments or non-profit organizations.
- Experience with creation of disaster recovery and community development subject-related materials such as training and technical assistance tools presentations handouts etc.
- Project and operational management skills.
- Excellent analytical and qualitative strategic thinking capabilities and collaboration skills.
- Excellent verbal interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Skill in managing multiple projects competing deadlines and stakeholder interests with timeliness accuracy and quality.
- Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word PowerPoint Outlook Excel).
This job is a Section 3 eligible job opportunity. We encourage applications from individuals that are low income and/or living in Public Housing.
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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.
The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:
$73722.00 - $125327.00Nationwide Remote Office (US99)Employment Type
Full-Time
