Grants Coordinator I Community & Workforce Development Fiscal Team

Community & Workforce Development (CWD) provides services to at least 30000 individuals a year. It is funded with multiple federal state and local grants as well as the County general fund. CWD is recruiting to fill the position of Grants Coordinator I which is a part of the CWD Fiscal team. The position duties include budget creation and monitoring receiving and reviewing invoices to ensure timely and compliant payment to community organizations and subrecipient agencies expenditure tracking and analysis and assisting with other fiscal tasks as needed.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act this classification may include any of the following tasks knowledge skills and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Plans organizes coordinates and administers the activities of a specialized program within Pima County;

• Assists the Program Manager or department director in developing and establishing program goals and objectives;

• Evaluates program effectiveness and measures/reports on program success;

• Supervises trains and evaluates staff determines work assignments and priorities and participates in personnel selection;

• Monitors program-specific legislation and ensures program compliance with applicable regulations;

• Performs public relations activities as a program representative makes program-related presentations to the public prepares and presents news releases and other media materials and participates in the development of community awareness programs;

• Coordinates the development of training and informational materials to promote public understanding of program activities services and requirements;

• Establishes and maintains liaison relationships and coordinates program activities with other departments public and private agencies organizations and groups;

• Conducts meetings to resolve problems address issues discuss program goals and objectives and disseminate information;

• Monitors grants program contracts and/or contractor performance;

• Participates in the development of the program budget and supervises the monitoring and administration of program funds;

• Conducts program-related studies and prepares written reports and recommendations;

• Prepares routine and special program status reports for federal state and county agencies;

• Analyzes data and prepares program activity reports and statistical materials for management review;

• May access or maintain specialized databases containing program-specific information to record activity or generate reports;

• May write and submit grant applications and prepare/review proposals.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with a major in a program-related field as defined by the appointing authority at the time of recruitment AND three (3) years of experience coordinating monitoring and/or administering program activities or providing professional level administrative support for a program or specialized work unit.

(Relevant professional level experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

OR:

Four (4) years of experience with Pima County in a professional administrative classification.

Licenses and Certificates: Some positions require a valid Arizona Class D driver license at the time of application or appointment. Failure to obtain / maintain the required licensure shall be grounds for termination.

Special Notice Items: The Countyrequirespre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history education and criminal conviction history. A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment with the County. Some positions may require completion of a satisfactory personal background investigation by the court or law enforcement agencies due to the need for access to County Attorney and Court facilities records and communication systems.