Program Support Specialist – Grants Management – ACF/OGM/OHS

GOH is a small management consulting firm supporting the federal government since 1997 (). We are seeking an energetic new team member with experience in Federal grants management to support our Office of Head Start client.

GOH is recruiting in anticipation of potential future openings that are subject to final approval and funding. No guarantee of position availability can be made at this time; however, candidate identification and preliminary interviews are being conducted to support timely hiring should authorization be granted.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of independently managing the daily operations of multiple concurrent grant management projects for federal clients. You must possess in-depth knowledge of the Head Start Program Performance Standards. The successful candidate will be able to actively support Head Start programs in the assigned region with program concerns such as enrollment, grant applications, budget revisions, facilities, and child incidents. You must be an excellent strategic communicator with experience serving as a project team lead and a client-facing point of contact on federal contracts. You also must be able to contribute to our positive and proactive culture while working in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, and high-tempo team environment. Ability to travel to the states in the assigned region required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assure quality and timeliness of deliverables
• Consistently communicate with a high degree of professionalism, diplomacy and tact
• Review and analyze grant funding applications as well as change in scope, supplemental and facilities applications according to Office of Head Start timelines
• Review and analyze programmatic waivers according to Office of Head Start timelines
• Engage Head Start Program Directors in monthly meetings to offer regulatory guidance and support in programmatic and fiscal concerns
• Make site visits to regional programs annually
• Provide technical assistance to Head Start programs when requested or required to support grantee programmatic and fiscal performance
• Liaise and correspond with federal and contractor grant and program staff to support timely review and award of grants as well as post-award and closeout functions
• Prepare and analyze grantee performance progress and federal financial reports
• Monitor fiscal performance of grantees, including monitoring drawdowns and expenditures and reducing incidence of unobligated and unliquidated balances
• Support review and resolution of audit reports and non-compliance and deficiencies
• Review, analyze, and process grantee waiver requests; applications for facility construction, purchase and major renovation; grant modifications; etc.?
• Document grantee data, information, forms, and communication in the Head Start Enterprise System and other data management systems
• Maintain electronic grant files and other official documentation in appropriate systems
• Prepare grant closeouts
• Conduct performance analysis and program assessments
• Prepare written reports in varying formats applicable to different stakeholders and audiences
• Other duties as assigned