Grants manager Jobs in Honolulu, HI

Job Title

Managing grant funding to support Honolulu's community programs

Position Information

The Department of Community Services (DCS), Grants Management Division, is seeking a grants professional to support the distribution, administration, and monitoring of City-funded programs. In this role, you'll help ensure grant funds are awarded, managed, and used effectively to support community services.

What You'll Do:

• Prepare Requests for Proposal (RFP) for qualifying potential grant recipients
• Ensure compliance with applicable rules and ordinances
• Negotiate, prepare, and manage contracts
• Issue Notices to Proceed (NTP) in a timely manner
• Monitor grant activities by reviewing monthly payments and site visits

Special Working Requirements:

• Serves as Disaster Support Worker during Civil Defense emergencies
• May be required to work weekends, nights, and holidays

Minimum Qualification Requirements

At the time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

Education Requirement: Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in public or business administration, economics or related field.

Substitution: Work experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. Such experience must have provided the knowledge, skills, and analytical ability normally gained from attainment of a bachelor's degree.

For example:

1. Four years of professional work experience, in any occupation, may substitute for a general bachelor's degree.
2. Four years of general work experience (does not need to be professional level experience) in grant management and writing grants may substitute for a general bachelor's degree.

Education must have been completed by the time of application in order to be credited. Education obtained outside of the United States must be comparable to a degree earned at an accredited college/university in the United States. In order to receive credit for the education, proper documentation, e.g., a foreign credential evaluation (FCE), must be provided. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.

Experience Requirement: Three years of professional experience in professional, administrative or analytical experience involving locating, monitoring, evaluating, obtaining, and/or administering federal, state and/or private grants. Must be able to:

• Understanding of laws, rules, and policies for grant-funded community programs
• Familiarity with social service and community development funding programs
• Awareness of federal, state, local, and private grant funding sources
• Research and analysis of program and funding data
• Use of basic statistics to interpret information
• Application of basic accounting practices in grant tracking and reporting
• Work within laws and regulations when developing recommendations
• Review and interpretation of program performance and outcome data
• Preparation of clear reports, charts, and graphs to communicate findings

Quality of Experience: Having the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as qualifying for the position. Your overall experience must have been of such scope, level and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Examination Process

If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for consideration for the current vacancy and future job openings with this job title. Screening will be based on the education, experience, and other job-related information provided in your application. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower rating. All information provided on an application is subject to verification. As applicable, false or misleading statements or omissions of material facts are grounds for disqualification and/or termination of employment with the City and County of Honolulu.

Benefits of Being a City Employee

Vacation: Employees may earn up to 21 days per year.

Sick Leave: Employees may earn up to 21 days per year.

Holidays: 13 days a year; 14 days during election years.

Training and Development: Computer, career, and personal enhancement courses are offered; curriculum designed for employee, supervisory, and management development.

Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and Vision Care: Various health insurance plans are available. Premiums are subsidized by the City and deductible from pre-tax income for participants of the Premium Conversion Plan (PCP).

Group Life Insurance: No cost for eligible employees.

Deferred Compensation Plan: Invest in your future...choose to defer part of your pre-tax income for retirement.

Retirement Plan: The Employees' Retirement System (ERS) of the State of Hawaii administers retirement benefits for State and County employees. Employee contribution required.

Commuter Choice Pre-Tax Benefits: Employees may designate certain transportation expenses (TheBus, LOTMA, Vanpool Hawaii, etc.) as a pre-tax item

Parking: Some job locations offer parking on-site; others may have access to parking at low monthly rates.

Direct Deposit: Direct deposit of paychecks to a designated financial institution is available.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential, professional counseling and resource referral.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program: A federal program forgiving the balance of federal student loans for individuals working in public service.

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