Grants Administrator

Ofc of the Attorney General • Full-time • Washington, DC, US • $93.07k - $119.92k / year • 2d ago

Located in the nation’s capital, The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is the chief legal office of the District of Columbia. The OAG enforces the laws of the District, defends, and provides legal advice to the District’s government agencies and protects the interests of the District’s residents.This position is located within the Immediate Office.

The Immediate Office sets the direction for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). It is responsible for establishing the policy priorities that the organization pursues and ensuring that the OAG consistently provides high quality legal services to the District agencies the OAG supports. OAG's Ethics and Compliance Counsel is a member of the Immediate Office, and the office also manages community relations and communications for the OAG.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The incumbent serves as the Grants Administrator with primary responsibility for grants management processes to ensure programmatic success, compliance, documenting policies, procedures, recordkeeping, and reporting regarding all grant activity within a program.

Grant Administrator duties include:

Administers parameters for grant including grantee eligibility requirements, grant activities, and transparency and reporting requirements for grantees and OAG.
Identifies areas for improvement and enhancement in grants management and provides training and technical assistance. Sets goals and priorities.
Manages the awarding and programmatic and financial administering of sub-grants, reviewing/approving proposed budgets and invoices, and tracking grant expenditures to ensure compliance with established grant program guidelines.
Coordinates violence reduction program activities with colleagues, consultants, and interns within the agency, and with DC Government agencies and community-based organizations.
Identifies alternative solutions to unique grants problems, assigned projects, integrating the work of others as a team or project, and predicts future environments or the impact on future processing.
Researches, investigates, conducts feasibility studies, and recommends new improved grant management practices for application to the agency. Reviews and evaluates plans and projects to ensure that they are in alignment with OAG program goals, priorities, and standards.
Monitors grants and, possibly, sub-grants to include site visits and telephone contacts, completing and reviewing financial reports, comparing actual progress with expectations and taking steps for corrective actions, where necessary.
Participates in the development and coordination of workshops, technical training, seminars, and other special meetings relevant to grantees, community-based organizations, advisory groups and or committees about District guidelines and regulations, or at supervisor’s request.
Prepares response(s) to requests of the City Council, Mayor, DC agencies and officials in conjunction with supervisor. Research and prepare response(s) to difficult complaints and requests for information.
Represents OAG, as requested, at community events and meetings with individuals, community-based organizations, DC Government agencies, and reports back to supervisor on meetings attended. Conducts program outreach.
Participates in the planning, development and implementation of policies, goals, objectives, and priorities for grant management.
Keeps abreast of current practices and trends in grants management. Works with OAG staff to create an overall vision of grants management as a utility to a more efficient and more effective government.
Prepares reports, correspondence, issue paper, and other technical documents, as required and necessary, to effectively administer the grant. Establishes, maintains, and retains complete records of all grant-related transactions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Incumbent must have at least one (1) year of specialized services equivalent to at least the CS-12 grade level, or its non-District equivalent gained from either the public or private sector.

SUBMISSION OF PRESCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE

All questions will be used in the evaluation process. All applicants MUST respond to the questions by submitting responses in the relevant area provided on the application questionnaire. Please describe specific achievements, experience, education, training, etc. that demonstrate the degree to which you possess the job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities. The information given in response should be complete and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

FAILURE TO PROVIDE A COVER LETTER, RESUME, AND A RESPONSE TO ALL SKILL SET QUESTIONS WILL ELIMINATE YOUR APPLICANT FOR CONSIDERATION.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed in a normal office or courtroom setting

OTHER SIGNIFICANT FACTS

Pay Plan, Series, and Grade: CS-1109-13

Salary: $93,069- $99,035 (The maximum salary for this position based on funding availability is $99,035)

Type of Appointment : Career Service – Regular Appointment

Collective Bargaining Unit: This position is not in a collective bargaining unit.

Tour of Duty: Monday – Friday; 8:00am – 4:30pm.

*Tour of duty hours may vary to align with agency needs*

GENERAL SUITABILITY SCREENING: The selected candidate will be subject to a background investigation including reference checks.

PRIORITY CONSIDERATION: Displaced Employee Priority Placement: Candidates who are eligible for the District of Columbia’s Displaced Employee Program (DEP) and Agency Reemployment Priority Placement Program (ARPP) will be given priority consideration for this position if found qualified.

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS: Selectee will be eligible for health and life insurance, annual (vacation), and sick leave and will be covered under the District of Columbia government’s retirement plan. However, if the selectee was previously employed in the District of Columbia’s government under an appointment for which he/she was eligible for Civil Service Retirement (CSR), contributions to CSR will resume upon re-employment.

RESIDENCY PREFERENCE: A person applying for a position in the Career Service, Education Service, Management Supervisory Service, an attorney position in the Legal Service (series 905) other than in the Senior Executive Attorney Service (SEAS), or an attorney in the Excepted Service (series 905) who is a bona fide District resident AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION for the position, may be awarded a 10-point residency preference over non-District residents’ applications, unless the person declines the preference points. If selected, the person shall be required to present proofs of bona fide District residency and maintain such residency for 7 consecutive years from the effective date of the appointment. Failure to maintain bona fide District residency for the 7-year period will result in forfeiture of employment.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE: Applicants claiming veterans’ preference must submit official proof at the time of application.

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE: Pursuant to the requirements of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1998, the individual selected to fill this position will, as a condition of employment, be required to notify his/her immediate supervisor, in writing, not later than five (5) days after the conviction of or a plea of guilty to a violation of any criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace.