ACF Grants Management Specialist

Jefferson is seeking a Grants Management Specialist for a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF) opportunity focused on grants management.

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Responsibilities:  

• Performs administrative and analytical work relating to discretionary grants, cooperative agreements, and mandatory grants using financial, administrative, business procedures.
• Facilitates modifications to terms and conditions of grants/assistance awards to include costs, schedules, and scope of projects.
• Performs the administrative functions such as termination or closeout of grants and/or grants assistance and agreement awards.
• Reviews invoices for reimbursable agreements to ensure compliance with regulatory and policy standards and recommends payment.
• Identifies and recommends mitigation of recipient risk factors.
• Identifies and recommends action needed for regulatory compliance issues.
• Reviews and processes quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports submitted by grantees.
• Comprehends and applies grant and Federal assistance regulations, policies, procedures, and practices for the daily maintenance of a grant portfolio.
• Prepares, processes, issues, and tracks grants and other assistance awards and ensures compliance with reporting requirements.
• Conducts program evaluations, including monitoring and assessing awardee performance, against established performance measures.
• Performs final review of completed awards, making appropriate adjustments or disallowances, and processes grant close-outs and ensures compliance with all regulatory and legal requirements
• Assists Federal staff with conducting Enhanced Financial Reviews.
  
  

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree
• 7 years of experience in grants management