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Description

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

Numbers & Facts

LocationRichmond, VA

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