GLO - Grant Specialist V (Grant Manager - Team Lea

Please paste the following URL into a browser to view the entire job posting on the CAPPS Careers page.https://erphcmprd.cpa.texas.gov/psp/candidateportal/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS\_HRAM\_FL.HRS\_CG\_SEARCH\_FL.GBL?Page=HRS\_APP\_JBPST\_FLandAction=UandFOCUS=ApplicantandSiteId=1andJobOpeningId=106796andPostingSeq=1Job DescriptionThe Texas General Land Office is seeking a Grant Specialist V (Grant Manager, Team Lead) within the Community Development and Revitalization Department of the agency.Grant Specialist V: Performs highly advanced complex (senior-level) grant development, coordination, and administration work. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Monitor and analyze grant work budgets to determine spending trends, areas of concern, and the general outlook of the grant. Develop requirements for grant programs and create grant applications that may be awarded by the grantor agency.Develop policies, rules, or regulations; coordinate guidance provided to staff and the community regarding grant administration, compliance, policies, and procedures; and resolve related issues and concerns. Initiate and coordinate cross-functional work groups composed of internal and external stakeholders to develop program objectives, work plans, and budgets.Our Mission:The Texas General Land Office primarily serves the schoolchildren, veterans, and the environment of Texas. The agency does so by preserving our history, maximizing state revenue through innovative administration, and through the prudent stewardship of state lands and natural resources.What Your Contributions to the GLO Will be: Acts as a subject matter expert on program deliverables and program compliance. Provides training, prioritization, coordination, and assignment of work activities to team members, other program staff, vendor staff, and builder staff. Acts as a team lead providing mentoring and guidance to junior level team members. Provides administrative assistance and consultation to leadership. Plans, assigns, and reviews of the work of team members as related to assigned projects. Informs manager of significant issues with the team or team member. Performs grant management and oversight (including application reviews) throughout the life cycle of State Administered Housing Programs to ensure compliance with program guidance and applicable policies and procedures, statues, and rules. Monitors, reviews, and evaluates program activities, documents, and workflows. Provides technical assistance to program vendors and builders. Analyzes State Administered Housing program grant related data to evaluate program processes and procedures and makes recommendations for areas in need of change. Utilizes data to provide (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual) reports outlining program workplans. Performs other special projects, as assigned.Develops various government related documents required by federal, state, local officials and interested stakeholders. Creates documents that identify where grant processes are incomplete and are not compliant with applicable rules and regulations.Serves as a liaison and representative for the GLO-CDR and its State Administered Housing programs. Communicates both verbally and in written form with team members, vendor representatives, builder representatives, members of other teams, and the general public about these programs.Minimum Qualifications:Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in accounting, business administration, finance, economics, or a related field. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.Four (4) or more additional years of experience related to the administration, development, coordination, and monitoring of federally funded grants or contracts.Two (2) or more years of professional work experience related to the oversight of construction projects. Experience at an intermediate or higher level in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).Preferred Qualifications: Experience as a Grant Coordinator, Grant Manager, or Grant Specialist.Experience in Disaster Recovery and/or community development block grant work.Experience with oversight of federal funds or federally funded programs.Experience with Xactimate, NSPIRE, or other property inspection software.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to grants and contract administration; of research and budgeting processes; of business administration principles and practices, including financial management and accounting; and of program planning and development.Skill in grant preparation, development, evaluation, and monitoring; in report writing, in budget development and monitoring; and in the use of a computer and applicable software.Skill in effectively communicating both in writing and verbally.Skill in providing exceptional customer service in person and in writing.Ability to interpret guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations; to evaluate contracts; to evaluate fiscal data for reasonableness, necessity, and conformity with grant requirements; and to assign and/or supervise the work of others. Ability to attend work regularly and adhere to established work schedule in accordance with agency leave and attendance.Physical Requirements:This position requires the employee to primarily perform sedentary office work; however, mobility (moving around the worksite) is routinely required to carry out some duties. This position requires extensive computer, telephone and client/ customer contact and communication. It requires the ability to move and position oneself as needed for filing and similar routine office duties. The job also requires normal cognitive abilities requiring the ability to learn, recall, and apply certain practices and policies. It requires the stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions. Ability to read printed materials and computer screens. The