Grants Manager

Job Posting Title

Grants Manager

092 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT ENDMT TRUST

Tobacco Settlement Endowment T

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note:

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Continuous if Blank

Full time

Regular

$66,500.00

The Grants Manager assists the TSET Director of Grants Management with all components of the grant making process: grants development, processing, and implementation, and monitoring of grant programs to assure regulatory compliance and progress toward objectives. The Grants Manager works with the TSET Director of Grants Management and Senior Grants Manager to facilitate quality service delivery to grantees through the application of sound grants management planning, implementation, budgeting, monitoring, closeout and evaluation.

In addition, the Grants Manager is responsible for working with the entire TSET Team to cultivate and sustain positive relationships with all grantees and partners.

Working for and with the TSET Director of Grants Management, the Grants Manager assists with tasks related to solicitations and proposal management including the preparation of grant application guidance and requests for proposals, receiving proposals, facilitating grant review processes, and preparing recommendations for the board. The Grants Manager assists the TSET Director of Grants Management and Senior Grants Manager with the monitoring of grants and contracts for initiatives approved by the Board for funding.

The Grants Manager works under the guidance and supervision of the TSET Director of Grants Management, who evaluates job performance. Working with the Director of Grants Management, the Grants Manager enhances the agency’s long‑range planning, strategy implementation and communications efforts with knowledge of grantees, agency history, pertinent practices, policies, procedures and regulations.

• Works with TSET Director of Grants Management and Senior Grants Manager to implement and maintain a grants management database that follows agency’s work processes while balancing the needs of program and accounting staff and regulatory compliance; ensures integrity of data.
• Assists in monitoring agency grants management operations to ensure overall quality service delivery and timeliness of all aspects of grants administration across grant categories.
• Stays abreast of all rules, including caps, allowable and prohibited expenses as related to TSET grants budgets and works in concert with TSET Program Managers to ensure adherence to those rules.
• Assists with working with other state, federal, and local public and private organizations to identify qualified professionals to serve on external expert review committees and provides staff support to facilitate the external review of proposals, as appropriate.
• Completes technical reviews for grant applications in concert with the Senior Grants Manager.
• Works to prepare materials for Board and committee meetings.
• Supports the TSET Director of Grants Management and Senior Grants Manager in facilitation of the grant contract awards process, to include delivery of contracts via the grants database and monitoring the required return and full execution of grant contracts. Facilitates grant award payments by requesting additional information necessary to approve payments.
• Monitors grantee spending and adherence to terms of the contract to ensure proper and efficient use of TSET funds.
• Serve as a internal department point of contact for the grantee funding portal.
• Recommends and participates in site visits or financial reviews of grantees as necessary.
• Assists in the revision, creation, and implementation of guidance to assist grantees in managing their TSET-funded obligations effectively.
• Uses the grants database to facilitate accurate and timely grant reporting and forwards notices requesting submission of all required information and reports.
• Works with the TSET Director of Grants Management…