CDBG-DR Resilient Infrastructure Lead North Carolina Remote

Overview

ICF seeks a professional to work with state, regional and local governments on federally funded disaster recovery and mitigation programs addressing the impacts of disasters across North Carolina within the Disaster Management division. The Disaster Management division works with government agencies and communities to design and implement policies and programs to promote increased resilience to disasters and long-term housing, economic and infrastructure recovery after disaster strikes.

This is a hybrid position (primarily remote with temporary need to work onsite for specified weeks of time critical to program performance). Preference is given to residents living in or near Asheville or Raleigh-Durham, NC.

• Provide project management, operational, and grant management support for state and local governments through the grant and project implementation life cycle including application, scoring, site visits, and award period.
• Review/modify CDBG-DR and CDBG mitigation programmatic materials and project files, including SOPs, to reflect current program processes and comply with applicable federal and state laws, rules, and CDBG-DR regulations and guidelines.
• Develop and modify written products and tools for grantee policies and procedures, program design, and implementation to ensure consistent and compliant processes, including checklists, procedures, process flows, training materials.
• Review subrecipient requests for funding documentation (e.g., applications, capacity plans, implementation plans, scope of work, budgets, schedules, plan reviews, SOPs) to ensure compliance with program guidelines.
• Provide onsite technical assistance and training to state and local governments and subrecipients on programmatic and procedural requirements and relevant federal regulations including but not limited to: CDBG-DR/MIT national objectives, resilient infrastructure, procurement, overall LMI benefit, FEMA match or other leveraged fund coordination, labor standards, program design, and best practices for program implementation to assist with programmatic and project compliance.
• Provide reporting and data management support, including coordination of data gathering and entry into federal, state, and local systems of record.
• Perform various project management duties including daily task tracking, coordinating ICF staff and resources to ensure tasks are completed on time, and coordinating deliverables with the prime contractor.
• Support ICF team members as necessary to complete tasks for projects that may be outside North Carolina.
• Collaborate with leads and project management to support best practices and client policies and participate in recurring management, strategy, and problem-solving meetings to ensure client needs are met.
• Travel: minimum 25%, with additional travel around program launch. Travel to various counties and cities in North Carolina is required and may involve working in a client office several times a week for specified periods.

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, public policy, government, business administration, or related discipline or 8+ years CDBG and/or CDBG-DR/MIT experience.
• 5+ years of CDBG-DR/MIT/NDR experience.
• 3+ years of experience with infrastructure programs, including providing technical assistance to grantees or subrecipients and managing multiple projects and stakeholder interests.
• Ability to provide expert-level CDBG-DR written and oral technical assistance to grantees and subrecipients.
• Ability to write professional-level written technical guidance, policies and procedures.

• Experience working in a consulting firm, development organization, or public agency preferred.
• Experience delivering training and technical assistance to and/or implementing projects on behalf of state and local government agencies.
• Experience working in or with North Carolina or other regional state or local governments or nonprofit organizations.
• Experience with creation of disaster recovery and community development materials, such as training and technical assistance tools, presentations, and handouts.
• Project and operational…