Grants Manager

Position: GRANTS MANAGER
DEPT OF EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

The Department of Emergency & Military Affairs (DEMA), led by The Adjutant General, provides emergency management and military capabilities to the citizens of Arizona and the nation. The Emergency Management Division consists of three sections-operations, preparedness, and financial administration. Each section works collaboratively across the agency and with external partners to manage emergency responses and reduce the impacts of disasters. Additionally, DEMA is the headquarters for the Arizona National Guard, the primary combat reserve of the United States military.

The Arizona Army and Air National Guard provide military forces and equipment to accomplish community, state, and federal missions.

GRANTS MANAGER

Job Location:

Papago Park Military Reservation (PPMR), Phoenix, AZ

Posting Details:

Salary: UP TO $34.6632 per hour (DOE)

Grade: 23

OPEN UNTIL FILLED (resumes will be reviewed weekly)

Job Summary:

The Grant Manager position is a branch manager responsible for providing full grant lifecycle assistance through FEMA and State preparedness and response grant programs. This position works with the Grants Administrator in developing and writing/rewriting of Arizona Revised Statutes, Arizona Administrative Codes, and appropriation bills related to border security and preparedness grants, as well as the State's response to proposed changes in federal laws/policies/regulations regarding border security, preparedness, and response grant activities.

This role is responsible for supervising the operations and daily activities of emergency management grant staff in their duties and responsibilities of managing and administering federal and state border security, preparedness and response grant programs, to include but not limited to: FEMA's Emergency Management Performance (EMPG) grant, Search and Rescue (SAR), Nuclear Emergency Management Fund (NEMF), Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), State Border Security Fund, and State sponsored preparedness and response projects.

This position provides expert-level technical assistance and communication to internal agencies, local, state, and federal officials on preparedness grant activities that support federal and state programs, and collaborates with local agencies to develop effective, compliant projects. Prepares for anytime (24/7) response and no-notice recalls to the State or Alternate Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), and/or Joint Field Office (JFO), and/or the State Recovery Operations Center (SROC) during disaster or exercise activations.

Trains for specific SEOC/SROC positions and perform duties as assigned through internal agency policy. This position oversees and empowers border security, preparedness, and response grant staff by managing long-term milestones. Actively participates in promoting a continuous improvement of workplace culture, through the use of teamwork, root cause problem solving, standard operating procedures, and review of performance metrics.

Job Duties:

Responsibilities include:

* Oversees and empowers border security, preparedness and response grant staff by managing daily activities and long-term milestones, implementing leadership best practices, and driving professional development through coaching and mentoring. Leads the preparedness and response grant team in evaluating grant applications, verifying completeness and accuracy of all documentation, and ensuring strict compliance with state and federal eligibility standards.

* Directs allocation of reservist and FTE assignments, work schedules, hours, and certifies timekeeping and billing records against documented daily activities for each preparedness and response grant being billed.

* Provides leadership and direction to managers, supervisors, and professional staff across State and local agencies in emergency management. Conducts technical review of training material and able to instruct and facilitate FEMA classes, DEMA classes, grant information outreach, workshops, seminars, and internal programmatic training for stakeholders, applicants, and staff. Represents the organization by attending and presenting at industry forums, leadership round tables, regional and national emergency management gatherings, training institutes and stakeholder workshops, executive briefings and collaborative planning sessions, professional associations and networking events.

* Designs, deploys, and administers digital and physical file systems, while developing and refining official forms, templates, presentations, and operational tools. Ensures comprehensive technical and logistical support for grant program operations, maintaining rigorous control over records management, system integrity, and secure backup protocols.

* Initiates and provides outreach, and directs interfaces with stakeholders, officials and representatives at federal, State and local government levels, and Private Non-Profits in the application and management of multiple border security and…