Title: Project Manager
Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid) Duration: 8 Months Interview Type: Either Phone or In Person Job Description: Client is seeking a Grants Management Contractor and Implementation Specialist to provide guidance and hands-on support in the design and implementation of grant management systems and business processes, industry best practices and software solutions.
- Provide strong expertise and guidance in order to support client in implementing a pilot Grant Management platform with the aim of migrating all grant activity into the new platform early next calendar year
- Serve as a subject matter expert in grant management practices and federal uniform guidance standards.
- Work with dedicated SMEs to assess current work processes as it relates to the entire grant life cycle and illustrate how to best integrate those processes into the software platform
- Develop and implement processes within grants management software.
- Assess and advise the agency on common/best practices and identify operation efficiencies as it relates to grant applications, review and contract agreements.
- Assess and advise the agency on common/best practices as it relates to paying grantee invoices (claims), grant accounting and reporting and how to best capture these practices using software platforms
- Assess and advise the agency on monitoring grant expenditures (including identifying inactivity), and the grant close-out/de-programming process.
- Work closely with client staff and system vendors to improve workflows and processes.
- Develop materials to support system changes, policy and procedures changes, training, etc. (including developing process workflow diagrams and field dictionaries)
- Document all decision points and obtain approvals
- Update and/or provide oversight with developing policies and procedures on revised workflows.
- Provide weekly status updates and communicate issues and/or risks identified.
Required Skills: - Expertise in grants management process life cycle
- Extensive experience implementing and managing enterprise-grade grants management software
- Experience in or working with public sector/government (local, federal or state)
- Experience in grant accounting, budgeting, and reporting
- Detailed experience in process improvement, change management, and project management
- Capacity to apply industry best practices impacting policies and procedures
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to new systems and procedures rapidly
- Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Specific experience with WebGrants and/or Salesforce, or similar grant applications
- Knowledge of Virginia specific platforms (e.g. Cardinal) and procurement requirements
- Experience working with federal grant requirements and multi-year capital improvement programs
- Background collaborating with cross functional project teams within the public sector
