AGENCY GRANTS SPECIALIST II (Contractual)

MDEM is looking for two diligent, detail-oriented individual who is excited about making Maryland a safer place to live and work by supporting MDEM's finance and grants unit.  

NOTE: This position operates within an on-call rotating schedule according to assignment within the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) to attend to all emergencies on a statewide 24/7 basis. This may involve working 12 hour shifts extended periods of time in support of 24 hour consequence management activities.

MDEM’s mission is to proactively reduce disaster risks and reliably manage consequences through collaborative work with Maryland’s communities and partners. MDEM is the department of State government with primary responsibility and authority for emergency preparedness policy, and for coordinating hazard mitigation, incident response, and disaster recovery. MDEM is a national leader in Emergency Management that provides Maryland residents, organizations, and emergency management partners with expert information, programmatic activities, and leadership in the delivery of financial, technical, and physical resources "to shape a resilient Maryland where communities thrive." We do this by being Maryland's designated source of official risk reduction and consequence management information.

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5401 Rue Saint Lo Drive, Reisterstown, MD 21136

The Grant Administrator (NSGP - East & West) executes the day-to-day operations and ensures the health of a portion of the Non-Profit Security Grant Program (NSGP) totaling over $20 million. This encompasses all pre- and post-award processes as well as all relevant initiation, planning, execution, monitoring/controlling, and closing activities across the full-lifecycle of an NSGP grant award for the “East & West portfolio” (i.e., Area of Responsibility - AOR). Specifically, this includes, but is not limited to: interfacing with subrecipients to resolve and adjudicate a variety of grant-administration-specific issues; preparing and submitting documentation in state financial/grant and federal financial/grant systems; utilizing Google Suite products to monitor and control grant subrecipients; coordinating and facilitating the development of grant applications; answering a variety of internal/external grant-specific RFIs; developing standardized and ad hoc reports; achieving and maintaining a mastery-level understanding of federal and state statutes, regulations, guidance documents, and other grant documentation as it relates to NSGP; supporting the execution of monitoring visits; supporting the development and delivery of program-specific trainings; collaborating with the MDEM EHP Specialist; and attending events that support the longevity and efficacy of NSGP in Maryland. The Grant Administrator (NSGP - East & West) will work with a corresponding grant administrator (i.e., Grant Administrator (NSGP - East & West), each managing the subrecipients within their AOR, collectively managing the entire program. The Grant Administrator (NSGP - East & West) serves as the primary advisory for the NSGP & NCR Grant Supervisor as it relates to projects within their AOR.

Experience: Seven years of experience in grant evaluation and monitoring or budget preparation, presentation and execution.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of experience in grant evaluation and monitoring or budget preparation, presentation and execution for the required experience.

2. Candidates may substitute graduate education from an accredited college or university in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, political science or public administration at a rate of 30 credit hours for five years of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service  experience as a commissioned officer in the Budget Officer classifications or Financial Management specialty codes in the Budgeting field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

1. Three years of experience in utilizing Google Suite products to monitor and control grant subrecipients.

Online applications are highly recommended. However, if you are unable to apply online, the paper application and supplemental questionnaire may be submitted to: Maryland Department of Emergency Management, 5401 Rue Saint Lo Drive, Reisterstown, MD 21136. Paper application materials must be received in our office by the closing date for the recruitment. No postmarks will be accepted.

For questions regarding this recruitment, please call 410-702-3633. 

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by calling: MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country. People with disabilities and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer, Maryland is committed to recruitment, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State's diversity.