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SUMMARY

The Grants Manager will provide support to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Public Health Infrastructure Program (PHI). This program addresses critical public health infrastructure needs of jurisdictions across the United States. Executes ongoing and comprehensive grants management, working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including Program Officers, leadership, grantees, and more.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of grants management activities for the program, including review and drafting of funding packages, non-continuing continuations, supplemental funding, recipient coordination, communications, and GrantSolutions support.  

Prepares a full range of financial and grant related reports, analyzes financial information, and makes recommendations to leadership for efficient operations within the Grants Management Office.

Performs grant-related pre and post award functions such as grant application reviews, host pre-award meetings, grant reconciliation, payment management system analysis, and preparing/submitting financial reports.

Reviews, interprets, and writes policies and procedures associated with grant accounting.

Coordinates with programmatic personnel to ensure grantee activities are in alignment with the intended purpose.

Provides ongoing technical assistance to grantees.

Develops, designs, and implements procedures to monitor grant budget performance including the creation and maintenance of grant databases for analysis and forecasting of financial information.

Prepared status reports for use by designated leadership, as requested; identify issues and communicate with designated leadership and grantees.

Serves as a point of contact to grantees receiving funding to ensure all grant requirements are being met.

Implements efficient day-to-day operations to deliver a superior level of performance and productivity.

Reviews and monitors grant awards for compliance with private, local, state, and federal requirements.

Responsible for aiding in own self-development by being available and receptive to all training made available by the company.

Plans daily activities within the guidelines of company policy, job description and supervisor’s instruction in such a way as to maximize personal output.

Responsible for keeping own immediate work area in a neat and orderly condition to ensure safety of self and co-workers. Will report any unsafe conditions and/or practices to the appropriate supervisor and human resources. Will immediately correct any unsafe conditions as the best of own ability.

CNI CORE COMPETENCIES

Responsible for the integration of CNI Core Competencies into daily functions, including commitment to integrity, knowledge/quality of work, supporting financial goals of the company, initiative/motivation, cooperation/relationships, problem analysis/discretion, accomplishing goals through organization, positive oral/written communication skills, leadership abilities, commitment to Affirmative Action, reliability/dependability, flexibility and ownership/accountability of actions taken.

COMPLIANCE

Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance with all applicable rules (federal, state, local, Federal Acquisition Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, Prime Contract requirements, etc.) both for themselves, their employees, and the company as a whole. Fosters an environment in which they and their employees will report any violations or reasonably suspected violation of CNI policy, FAR, and/or CFR and are comfortable discussing the myriad compliance, conflict, FAR, CFR, etc. issues that arise during the performance of a government contract. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance or a closely related field and a minimum of five (5) years of professional level experience in accounting and/or a closely related fiscal activity.  

Experience working with the CDC and/or a federal agency is preferred.

Functional knowledge of GrantSolutions and federal grant processes and timelines is a plus.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGRISTRATION

JOB SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

Knowledge/experience with Microsoft Professional Suite (Word, Excel, & PowerPoint).

Knowledge of the grant’s management cycle design, monitoring, and evaluation.

Excellent communication, interpersonal, representation and negotiation skills.

Excellent analytical and writing skills.

Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response.

Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks next challenge and proposes solutions.

Excellent management skills, including organizational and time management skills.

Ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Proven track record of consistently meeting performance metrics.

Ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.

Ability to work both independently and in a highly collaborative, team environment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. Work is primarily performed in an office environment. Regularly required to sit. Regularly required use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms to handle objects, and operate tools, computer, and/or controls. Required to speak and hear. Occasionally required to stand, walk, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Exposed to general office noise with computers printers and light traffic.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

CNI offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• 401(k)

• STD/LTD/AD&D

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Training and Development Opportunities

The pay range for this role is 82K - 115K, with the final offer amount dependent on location, skillset, and experience.

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