ContractsGrants Reviewer 23 FSGR

This Contracts Grants/Grants Reviewer position reports to an Education Program Consultant 5-A in the division of Grants Management. The Contract/Grants Reviewer manages funding awarded by the LDOE including federal and state funds. This position is responsible for supporting professional work of a technical varied and complex nature involving grants management specialized budget development/preparation review control monitoring and analysis and reporting relative to the sub-grantee assistance appropriation.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions behaviors performance decisions and outcomes.
• Solving Problems: The ability to identify root causes analyze relevant data and apply practical or innovative solutions to challenges.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively identify connections across sources and form logical well-supported conclusions.
• Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information ideas and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
• Managing Time: The ability to prioritize tasks meet deadlines and allocate time to ensure timely completion of work goals.

• Superior communication skills to assist and guide stakeholders who require additional support in submitting and revising materials required for fiscal reporting.
• Experience working with data analysis tools (i.e. Microsoft Office Google Tools).
• A familiarity with educational programs in the K-12 domain.

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Prepares develops and monitors routine contracts and/or grants agreements applications budgets amendments and sub-grant agreements in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements and departmental policies and procedures.

• Reviews applications reports and records to ensure sub-grantee expenses proposed and actual -- are allowable the grant is on schedule and grant terms are met.

• Assists in maintaining a central hub of grants information including information relative to the grants development cycle resources regarding the grant development process and any other pertinent deadlines applicable to grants awarded by the agency.

• Works with administrators officials and other personnel to solve grants-related issues and facilitates coordination across offices.Preferred qualifications this includes specific experiences and/or skills that someone in this position would need to be successful that are above the minimum qualifications.

• Maintains records prepares reports and/or correspondence relative to contracts and/or grants.

• Conducts User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure newly developed applications are operating as intended and meet programmatic and compliance requirements.

• Provide technical assistance to LDOE program staff as it pertains to grant application development and maintenance.

• Provides ongoing technical assistance and consultation to LEAs sub-grantees agency personnel and other helpdesk users regarding grant applications and program issues.

• Researches issues relative to grants management and inform and advise appropriate parties regarding relevant regulations guidelines and policies.

Hourly: $16.86 $33.08

Monthly: $2922.00 $5734.00

Annually: $35069.00 $68806.00

Hourly: $19.30 $37.88

Monthly: $3345.00 $6566.00

Annually: $40144.00 $78790.00

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education).Resumes will notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge LA 70804