Head Start Grants Management, Lead- Region X

This position will be located at the regional office in Seattle, Washington with the possibility of up to 25% travel.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Review and act on applications so that they may be funded 30 days prior to a grantee’s refunding date. Prepare continuation Financial Assistance Awards (FAAs) with cover letters for mailing out 30 days prior to a grantee’s refunding date.
• Prepare and track grants through review and funding process. Deliverables include completed grant review checklist, timely contact with grantees to resolve issues, negotiation sheets and FAAs prepared in Grants Solutions software, briefing meetings with program staff and with management, leading to the awarding of annual continuation grant awards, program improvement grant awards, cost-of-living grant awards, and one-time funding awards to grantees.
• Monitor timeliness, receipt and accuracy of grant applications, financial reporting documents and financial draw downs.
• Correspond with grantee staff on a regular basis.
• Monitor ongoing fiscal performance of grantees, evaluation of required fiscal reports, wage comparability study; resolution of audit findings and recommendations; and resolution of community/individual complaints.
• Prepare grant closeouts. Deliverables include completed closeout checklist, assurance that reports and audits have been reviewed for completeness and correctness, a closeout letter that is sent to the grantee, and a closeout award processed in the Grants Solutions software system.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or college, with a preference for a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or a related field.
• Background and training in accounting and/or financial management, including audit resolution activities.
• 1+ year supervisor experience, overseeing teams/tasks.
• 3+ years’ experience related to federal discretionary grants management non-profit or for-profit financial management, and regulatory compliance monitoring and oversight.
• 1+ year knowledge and experience with the administration of discretionary grants is required; with a preference (not requirement) for Head Start/Early Head Start Programs.
• 1+ year experience aggregating, analyzing, charting, graphing and reporting on and presenting data gathered from multiple sources.
• 1+ year strong organizational, administrative and project coordination skills, and the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities.  
• 1+ year strong interpersonal skills, with the proven ability to collaborate and build relationships with staff, clients, remote colleagues and supervisors, and others. 
• 1+ year computer, Internet and general proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word and PowerPoint; advanced knowledge and experience with Microsoft Excel is required; experience with Grant Solutions preferred.

Professional Skills:

• Proven ability to effectively communicate (both verbally and orally), exercise sound judgment, ask questions and be open to the input and decisions of others.
• Able to, both independently and collaboratively, solve problems, make decisions and support change.