Grants Management Section Chief

We respect and embrace the experiences, knowledge and contributions of our team members. We strive for a culture of belonging and balance by upholding our values : Stewardship, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Innovation. We are passionate about Missouri, our role to preserve, protect and enhance our environment and we are committed to serving its’ citizens. We believe our mission and vision serves a greater purpose and will be felt for generations to come.

This position will be located at 1659 E. Elm, Jefferson City, MO 65101

OPTIONAL : As the Grants Management Section Chief for Missouri State Parks, you will oversee federal and state pass-through outdoor recreation grants that are sub-granted to communities to fund projects that provide healthy nature-based activities for its citizens. You will have the opportunity to make significant contributions to outdoor recreation in Missouri. No project is the same and you will find an endless variety of ways to make a positive impact to the lives of citizens throughout the state.

• Implement the open project selection process for a state and three federal grant programs, which includes an annual call for grant proposals, evaluation of grant proposal submissions, and following state and federal procedures for awarding grants.
  • https://mostateparks.com/page/55065/outdoor-recreation-grants
• Provide technical assistance to municipalities, grant subrecipients, other external constituents and internal project staff on the grant application, administration and closeout procedures.
• Monitor active grant projects for compliance with applicable state and federal statutes, policies, and procurement procedures.
• Monitor completed grant projects and enforce compliance of long-term stewardship requirements.
• Coordinate with federal partners and keep abreast of programmatic changes, ensuring that administration of grant programs remains in good standing with federal partners.
• Consult with division and department fiscal staff to track grant expenditures, revise budgets, develop annual budget projections, and prepare new decision items.
• Oversee and provide guidance to four grant coordinators, including training, planning and assigning work, performance assessment, coaching, and progressive coaching.
• Assist with and/or lead other team initiatives.

To be successful in this position, a candidate will need the following skills:

• Grants Management : Knowledge of requirements, practices, and procedures for soliciting, receiving, reviewing, and processing proposals, and awarding and administering grants and agreements.
• Grants Management Laws, Regulations, and Guidelines: Knowledge of principles, laws, regulations, policies, practices, and guidelines (for example, Executive Orders, Code of Federal Regulations, OMB circulars) of grant or agreement programs, including their order of precedence.
• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Customer Service: Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers. Delivers high-quality products and services; is committed to continuous improvement.
• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, consider the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

• Bachelor’s degree in Parks and Recreation, Public Administration, Business Administration, Accounting or related field and 5-7 years of experience in grant program administration.

(Additional education or experience may substitute for the required education or experience)

Training, certification, and/or education in continuous process improvement programs such as Lean Six Sigma as well as completion of Missouri Way, Leadership Academy, and similar programs is preferred.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Benefits & Work-life Balance

Our benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promotes the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance. Learn more here .

How we invest in you:

• Exceptional professional development: mentoring from experienced professionals, cross-media training, career advancement opportunities, paid trainings and continuing education tuition assistance.
• Support for professional registrations when required, through paid study materials, fees, study time, test time, exam fees and licensure renewal fees.

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• State of Missouri

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