What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contract/Grant Administrator (HOSS Operations) position at Broward County Board of County Commissioners?
REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
General Description
Assists in initiating, coordinating and/or administering assigned programs or projects involving public sector procurements and/or contract, grant, or lease administration.
Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public or business administration or closely related field.
(One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)
Requires two (2) years in procuring, managing and/or monitoring contracts, grants and/or leases or closely related experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses
Preferences
- Ph.D in related field
- Master's degree in related field
- Paralegal Certificate
- Certification in recognized state or national organization in related area of project management, procurement, or grants administration.
- Two (2) or more years of experience managing housing programming or contracts, HUD or social services.
- One (1) or more years of experience writing HUD grants or related field.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Incumbent may serve as lead worker and will work in collaboration with technical subordinates. Work is reviewed through reports and program achievements.
- Maintains an assignment of a moderate number of contracts for administration, monitoring and/or evaluation activities.
- Monitors or evaluates grants and contracts.
- Conducts site visits to observe and analyze the administrative competence and contractual compliance of contracted agencies and efficacy of contracted programs in performing required activities and achieving outcomes.
- Provides technical assistance and training to assist contracted providers to achieve contractual compliance and to improve administrative, fiscal and programmatic performance.
- Generates detailed contract related reports based on site visits and/or desk audits of the program/s, using computer based software applications.
- Reviews and approve provider invoices for payment.
- Performs analysis of federal, state and local laws and statutes related to social service programs.
- Maintains contract related data in hard copy and electronic formats.
- Initiates, coordinates, manages, monitors, and/or evaluates activities of a contract and grants which has operational responsibility of a moderate scope, a moderate-sized budget, and/or which may provide a supplemental County service.
- Assumes project responsibility for administering, monitoring and/or evaluating social service programs ,activities and operations of a contract and grants.
- Assists in the development of projects, programs, contracts and grants and in the development of monitoring and evaluation policies, procedures and schedules; may assist in developing procurement or solicitation documents; may assist with review of solicitation or procurement responses.
- Performs analysis of grants and contracts; prepares statistical reports, project reports, monitoring and/or evaluation reports and related data using basic office computer software applications.
- Researches and writes new grant proposals.
- Provides professional level staff assistance to an administrative superior or division or department superior in specially assigned areas of operation; assists and advises on matters pertaining to contract and grant assigned.
- May assist in planning, coordinating and directing the work of subordinates as required by work assignment.
- Monitors and evaluates local homeless services administered or funded by County either through the County’s general fund or through U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds to assess their performance based on factors identified by the State and/or HUD.
- Provides administrative liaison among various community, county operational and administrative functions related to an assigned contract grant; interprets and explains policy regulations and operating procedures.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
None.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
County Core Competencies
- Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Emergency Management Responsibilities
County-wide Employee Responsibilities
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.