Grants Monitor - Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)
POSITION: Grants Monitor
OFFICE: Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA)
GRADE: Excepted Service, Grade 5 (ES-5)
SALARY: $76,677
This is an Excepted Service position. Selected candidate must be a District resident or establish residency within 180 days of hire.
Current District of Columbia residents will receive priority and advanced preference for screening and interviews.
background
The Bowser Administration seeks an energetic and qualified candidate to serve as Grants Monitor for the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA) in the Executive Office of the Mayor. The mission of the MOLA is to improve the quality of life of the District's Latino residents by addressing a broad range of social and economic needs through strategic management of public and private partnerships, expertise on policy, community relations, civic engagement and community-based grants.This position is responsible for monitoring the implementation of grants and contracts, ensuring that the policies and regulations of the agency are adhered to in accordance with those outlined for the District of Columbia.
Major duties
- Maintains, revises and updates grant rules, regulations, Requests for Applications (RFAs), Intra-district Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), and grant agreements.
- Ensures that programs are implemented both internally and externally by sub-recipient agencies consistent with appropriate MOLA directives, official District government grant management policies and procedures, and grant terms and conditions.
- Communicates with applicants and grantees and ensures a fair and equitable grant review process according to the terms set forth in the RFA and the rules of the District of Columbia.
- Handles funding inquiries, ensures potential grant applicants understand eligibility requirements and the granting rules, regulations, and conditions of the District of Columbia.
- Establishes grant agreements with community-based organizations following proper District government granting procedures, while also responsible for monitoring services and related activities funded by MOLA.
- Ensures the proper management of MOLA grant-funded programs, proper expenditure of grant funds, and minimization of grantee administrative overhead.
- Participates in the development and implementation monitoring instruments for oversight of grants awarded by MOLA to ensure compliance with the DC Government and MOLA's grant rules and regulations.
- Conducts periodic site visits to ensure that applicants or grantees have the required infrastructure components (insurance, personnel system, accounting system, licensures, certifications, etc.) in place to administer a grant, that a system is in place to ensure only eligible clients are served, and that a system is in place to monitor adherence to established timelines and evaluate performance.
- Maintains grants management planning tools, such as automated databases, reporting requirements, and review/evaluation techniques. Recommends changes to enhance program effectiveness.
- Provides for the security of information, personnel, and physical agency assets under their control or influence.
- Ensures the security and privacy of personal information, as required by laws and regulations.
- Sets up and maintains grantee files, ensuring that files contain all required documentation and third-party verifications for eligibility determination.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
COMPETENCIES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrated experience in grant management, monitoring and stakeholder engagement.
- Knowledge of community-based organizations and services targeting the District's Latinx community.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in finance, public administration, public affairs or a closely related field preferred.
Work environment
The work is performed primarily in-person in an office setting.RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT
There is a legal requirement that each new appointee to the Excepted or Executive Service either:- be a District of Columbia resident at the time of appointment; or
- become a District resident within one hundred eighty (180) days of appointment.
The law also requires that Excepted Service employees remain District residents during the duration of the individual’s appointment. Failure to remain a District resident for the duration of the appointment will result in forfeiture of employment.
If you are interested in this role, please upload your resume and answer the questionnaire. Only the candidates deemed most suited for the position based on resume will receive a call to schedule further discussion.