Are you looking for an opportunity to join a team that makes a real difference? Do you want to be part of a collaborative team that protects and strengthens communities and businesses? If you are looking for all these opportunities and more, then Witt O’Brien’s is the right fit for you. Job Description Position Summary The Grant Administration and Monitoring Specialist is responsible for providing support to client's grants and cooperative agreements programs. This support includes tasks supporting preparation and approval of appropriate selection criteria, publishing of announcements, receipt and the evaluation of proposals, processing the awards, and post-award monitoring to ensure compliance with requirements. The work requires attention to detail and thorough documentation. Position Details · Reports to: Project Manager · Location: Remote · Position Type: Regular Full-time · Pay: Salary · FLSA Classification: Exempt · Compensation: Commensurate with experience Essential Job Functions · Assist in compliance with grants and agreements policies and guidance · Assist in drafting grant requirements, selection criteria, and applications · Support internal review and approval per agency process and policy · Prepare the award document and supporting documentation (per agency policies and procedures) · Monitor execution to ensure funding is utilized consistent with specified allowable use and grant policies outlined in grant agreements. · Assist in monitoring internal controls for grants and agreements to ensure accountability and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse · Support client agencies with required reporting per agency policies and procedures · Support client agencies with audit compliance and resolution Minimum Job Requirements · 1 to 2 years of Federal grants and/or cooperative agreements experience under CFR Title 2 Grants and Agreements. · Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in business, public policy or public administration or related field. · Knowledge of Federal and State funded grant programs and initiatives. · Knowledge and experience with 2 CFR 200 grants and agreements procurement and compliance standards. · Knowledge and skill in applying analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of a wide variety of grants administration issues and problems. · Experience in addressing strategic issues in grant administration operations including issues that have complex political and programmatic elements. · Excellent oral and written communication skills. · Able to work extended work hours if necessary. Preferred Job Requirements · Relevant professional certification (i.e., P.E., CFM, AIA, PCM, PMP). Job Description Disclaimer This position description incorporates the core responsibilities of the job. It recognizes that other related duties not specifically mentioned might also be performed, and that not all responsibilities may be carried out depending on operational needs. The hiring department will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant's criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. Commitment to Diversity · Witt O'Brien's is always looking for the most qualified and experienced professionals with a passion for public safety, emergency management, homeland security, disaster response, and continuity of operations. · We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled With you when it counts. Witt O’Brien’s has joined the Ambipar Group, a global leader in integrated environmental and emergency management solutions. Witt O’Brien’s has an outstanding reputation for crisis and emergency management. We help our clients mitigate risk, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, and build resilience. Our highly skilled experts protect lives, communities and businesses in both the private and public sectors. We do that with innovative services that combine decades of front-line disaster experience with out-of-the-box thinking, to generate the best outcome for our clients. As the threat of disruption from both man-made and natural disasters increases, our solutions have never been in greater demand. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a team that makes a real difference? Do you want to be part of a collaborative team that protects and strengthens communities and businesses? If you are looking for all these opportunities and more, then Witt O’Brien’s is the right fit for you. We are seeking the best and brightest talent to help us take our organization to the next level. We offer a stimulating work environment with a growth-oriented dynamism. Our compensation and benefits package is highly competitive, to encourage happy and motivated employees. Reasonable Accommodation Witt O’Brien’s is committed to providing an inclusive workplace environment free from discrimination. In support of this, Witt O’Brien’s works to ensure that none of its policies, practices, work arrangements, or facilities have discriminatory effects on individuals or on groups protected under applicable federal, state, or local legislation. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability, please email hiring@wittobriens.com or call 1-713-496-3674 (71-FIX-ME-ORG) to let us know the nature of your request.