Contracts and Grants Specialist

**Salary**
- $20.40 - $27.55 Hourly**Location**
- AZ 85139, AZ**Job Type**
- FTNonExempt**Job Number**
- 24-00037**Department**
- Contracts and Grants**Opening Date**
- 04/26/2024**Closing Date**
- 5/11/2024 11:59 PM Arizona**Summary**:
Under general supervision, researches, writes, reviews, and monitors grants, contracts and proposals to ensure departments are in compliance with grant and contract policies, procedures and requirements.

**Minimum Qualifications**:
Experience equivalent to three years professional level grants writing or administration work; OR a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or closely related area may substitute for two years of the required experience. Must have a valid Arizona Driver's License and be able to meet the Community's insurance carrier requirements. Must successfully complete a background check.

**Examples of Duties**:

- Writes proposals/negotiates with Federal and State funding agencies. Reviews contract documents to ensure accuracy.
- Makes recommendations to Community Council, through the Contracts and Grants Manager for approval.
- Responds to inquiries regarding grant/contract policies and procedures.
- Ensures all Departments comply with grant and contract requirements.
- Maintains files on all grants and contracts.
- Assists Department Directors with funding projections, additional funding, and related activities.
- Establishes new grant programs.
- Reviews or writes modifications for grants and contracts.
- Assesses existing and proposed Community regulations for impact on grants and contracts.
- Coordinates with Contracts and Grants Manager for input and direction.
- Coordinates monitoring by regulatory/contractual agencies.
- Prepares formal responses to monitoring reports.
- Prepares and submits accountability reports on the progress of various grant funded programs.
- Provides technical assistance to Department Directors, Community Council, and federal and state agency representatives.
- Compiles statistical and informational data for use in reports.
- Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

**Other Requirements**:

- Knowledge of Federal, State and Community rules and regulations for grant and contract administration.
- Knowledge of general accounting practices and procedures.
- Knowledge of general budgeting practices and procedures.
- Knowledge of general management policies, practices and procedures.
- Knowledge of public relations/customer service practices and procedures.
- Skill in researching specific grant and funding sources.
- Skill in preparing and maintaining administrative files on current grants and contracts.
- Skill in writing grants, contracts, responses to monitoring agencies/organizations, and complex monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
- Skill in making presentations, both oral and written, to Community Council, grant funding sources/agencies, and departments.
- Skill in responding to technical and general inquiries regarding grant status and related issues.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other government agencies, Community Council, Department Directors, co-workers and the public.
- Skill in compiling statistical and informational data for use in compliance reports.