What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grants/Contracts Operations Analyst position at State of Idaho?
Description
Idaho Department of Lands
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full time Grants/Contracts Operations Analyst. This position will be located at our Coeur d’Alene Staff Office.
Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date.
Description
To monitor subgrantees, grantees, or contractors for quality-of-service delivery and compliance with grant or contract agreements and regulations; provide technical assistance; perform related work.
Responsibilities:
Some knowledge of: grant or contract administration; bookkeeping.
Experience: interpreting, applying and explaining laws and regulations; interpreting narrative or demographic or statistical reports to ensure compliance with laws, regulations or requirements; collecting, organizing and evaluating data and writing a narrative report of findings.
Desired Qualifications
This is the second level of a three-level series: Grants/Contracts Program Specialist; Grants/Contracts Operations Analyst; and Grants/Contracts Officer. At this level, incumbents are collecting and analyzing data or conducting on-site visits to monitor subgrantees', grantees', or contractors' programs or service delivery. Employees provide technical assistance beyond clarification of program guidelines and regulations. Incumbents identify program deficiencies and negotiate potential corrective action and make recommendations. Responsibility for negotiating the terms of grants or contracts with users and the analysis of statistical and financial data in developing reports and corrective action plans are components found at the Grants/Contracts Officer level.
Benefits:
The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*
EEO/ADA/Veteran:
The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or emailada.coordinator@dhr.idaho.gov.
Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.
About The Idaho Department Of Lands:
Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources.
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Planhere.
Under the direction of theIdaho State Board of Land Commissioners, IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.
Managingendowment trust landsis only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation onnavigable waterways, and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
Idaho Department of Lands
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) is seeking a full time Grants/Contracts Operations Analyst. This position will be located at our Coeur d’Alene Staff Office.
Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date.
Description
To monitor subgrantees, grantees, or contractors for quality-of-service delivery and compliance with grant or contract agreements and regulations; provide technical assistance; perform related work.
Responsibilities:
- Analyzes financial reports to determine if expenditures are in compliance with grant or contract guidelines
- Reviews payment requests or expenditures and recommends approval/denial
- Monitor subgrantees for completion of goals and objectives, for compliance with contract/grant agreements and regulations, and audit financial expenditure records
- Monitors and measures subgrantees or contractors progress towards goals and deliverables
- Develop narrative, financial and statistical program reports
- Responds to inquiries regarding grant or contract availability, requirements, and guidelines
- Provide technical assistance to subgrantees on fiscal and grant management and interpretation of grant guidelines and regulations
- Grant related special projects
Some knowledge of: grant or contract administration; bookkeeping.
Experience: interpreting, applying and explaining laws and regulations; interpreting narrative or demographic or statistical reports to ensure compliance with laws, regulations or requirements; collecting, organizing and evaluating data and writing a narrative report of findings.
Desired Qualifications
- One (1) or more years of working in grant or contract administration
- One (1) or more years of experience working in a public procurement environment
- Experience interpreting, applying and explaining laws and regulations
- Bookkeeping knowledge
- Excellent technical writing and critical thinking skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office and SharePoint
- Detail oriented with strong organization skills
This is the second level of a three-level series: Grants/Contracts Program Specialist; Grants/Contracts Operations Analyst; and Grants/Contracts Officer. At this level, incumbents are collecting and analyzing data or conducting on-site visits to monitor subgrantees', grantees', or contractors' programs or service delivery. Employees provide technical assistance beyond clarification of program guidelines and regulations. Incumbents identify program deficiencies and negotiate potential corrective action and make recommendations. Responsibility for negotiating the terms of grants or contracts with users and the analysis of statistical and financial data in developing reports and corrective action plans are components found at the Grants/Contracts Officer level.
Benefits:
The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*
EEO/ADA/Veteran:
The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.
The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or emailada.coordinator@dhr.idaho.gov.
Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.
About The Idaho Department Of Lands:
Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated people who are committed and skilled in managing and protecting Idaho's natural resources.
The Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) believes in its employees and values stewardship, service, accountability and cohesiveness. Our goals emphasize our people and processes, financial stewardship, and customer focus. We strive for a culture in which leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our mission. View our Strategic Planhere.
Under the direction of theIdaho State Board of Land Commissioners, IDL manages more than 2.5 million acres of state endowment trust land under a constitutional mandate to produce maximum long-term financial returns for public schools and several other State of Idaho institutions. Leases and other contracts are used to authorize revenue generating activities such as timber harvest, grazing, farming, mining, commercial use, residential use, and conservation in a prudent and sustainable manner.
Managingendowment trust landsis only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water quality, fish, wildlife habitat, and recreation onnavigable waterways, and ensure the protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forestry and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. We also work to reclaim abandoned mines in Idaho. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also aid landowners in managing their forest lands, work with communities to plant trees in urban settings, help keep working forests working through the Forest Legacy Program, and work with many partners to promote healthy forests on a landscape level. IDL also is the administrative arm of the Idaho Oil and Gas Conservation Commission.
