Administrative Management, Analysis Skills, Benchmarking, Best Practices, Budgeting, Capital Budgeting, City Administration, Data Analysis, Documentation Plan, Expense Analysis, Funding, Grant Administration/Management, Grant Writing, Identify Issues, Operational Strategy, Operations Planning, Performance Metrics, Policy Development, Problem Solving Skills, Procedure Development, Process Improvement, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Skills, Research Grants, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Standards Development, Strategic Planning
Initiates, plans, coordinates, and implements responsible and complex management analyses, services, and activities. Perform professional work involving grant writing, coordination and administration; Conducts and/or oversees studies on operational, administrative, and legislative issues. Advises City Administrator regarding management and administrative issues and provides highly multifaceted and responsible assistance to various departments in completing special and ongoing projects. Performs and coordinates responsible professional innovation and process improvement work designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of city operations. Reports to the Administrator or other designated person and works with a variety of Augusta, Georgia employees involved in the grant acquisition process, etc.
Key Responsibilities and Performance Standards
- Plan and organize operational, administrative, or management studies or projects. Conducts special analyses, identifies problems, determines analytical techniques and informational gathering processes, and obtains required information for analysis. Assist with preparation of the annual budget/capital improvement program, and provide responsible budget preparation, analysis, and monitoring support.
- Responsible for finding funding opportunities for Augusta, Georgia.Writes and edits grant applications; Plans, organizes, researches, and manages grants administration for Augusta, Georgia; Monitors and evaluates information to determine compliance with prescribed standards and guidelines.
- Gathers, analyzes, and evaluates existing systems, policies, procedures, processes, and practices for efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with best practices (including field research and peer benchmarking research), making data-driven recommendations for improvement. Collects, analyzes, and reports data on the performance of program activities.
- Plan and organize operational, administrative, or management studies or projects. Conducts special analyses, identifies problems, determines analytical techniques and informational gathering processes, and obtains required information for analysis. Coordinates the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures, annual reports, and strategic plan documentation.
- Collect statistical information and update program performance measures, operating and budget transfers, revenues, and expenses. Analyze alternatives and make recommendations regarding performance measures, staffing, productivity, policy, and procedure modification. Prepare reports of study conclusions and recommendations and presents report to the City Administrator.
- Works with internal and external partners to coordinate the City Administrator's goals.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.