MANAGER, GRANT SERVICES

Salary Schedule

To seek, secure, and steward grant funds and grant-related relationships and resources by providing compliance monitoring, stewardship, and grant management services in accordance with district, state, and federal regulations and in alignment with district and Foundation goals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential job functions
2. Two (2) years of experience in educational administration and/or grant development and/or compliance. Grant management experience preferred
3. One (1) year of experience providing technical assistance and training to individuals and groups, which includes project implementation, problem solving, event planning and facilitating peer learning opportunities
4. Nonprofit experience preferred
5. Experience in classroom instruction preferred
6. Experience using financial, budget software and/or grants management software preferred
7. Finance and/or bookkeeping experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Demonstrated success working with and through stakeholders in establishing goals, objectives, and action plans to produce expected results. Ability to effectively interact with teammates, teachers, community members, district employees, parents, and students. Knowledge of and ability to use, create, manipulate, and analyze data within Excel spreadsheets and database systems. Knowledge of school finances, particularly in the area of project budget development, set-up, and monitoring for compliance. Ability to communicate effectively with strong technical writing skills, including proposal development. Ability to coordinate preparation of grant application budgets and facilitate processing from inception through award. Ability to administer a funded project. Understands that quality teaching and learning are the essential processes and product of public schools and has the ability to focus human and financial resources toward this goal.

REPORTS TO: Senior Manager - Grants

SUPERVISES: None

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT:
Machines, tools, equipment, electronic devices, vehicles, etc., used in this position. Telephone, Computer, (Personal Computer and Mainframe), Automobile, Copier

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Describes physical conditions of this position.

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:
Physical activities of this position. Percent of a typical day involved in each applicable activity is noted.

Percentage
70 Sitting: Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.
10 Standing: Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
10 Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
5 Bending: Lowering the body forward from the waist.
5 Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
5 Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.
80 Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.
70 Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
90 Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken
nstructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly or quickly.
90 Hearing Acuity: The ability to perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.
90 Visual Acuity: The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.

Note: Will total more than 100 percent as several activities may be performed at one time.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
Conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.

Indoors and Outdoors: The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Manifests a professional code of ethics and values.
* Responds to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous and empathetic manner representing OCPS in a positive light.
* Models the routine, intentional and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization and management tasks.
* Coordinate the management of incoming and outgoing grants from award to close out.
* Work with and through people to develop compliance and accountability systems to ensure state and federal categorical programs comply with applicable rules and regulations.
* Provide technical assistance to fund managers, including face-to-face or virtual trainings.
* Provide information to project managers regarding compliance issues and regulations.
* Keep the Foundation leadership team and other appropriate staff members informed of current critical compliance requirements and issues about which they should be aware.
* Assist with the development of a system of feedback and assessment of awarded projects to determine their responsiveness to the needs of the learning communities and other work locations.
* Participate in the maintenance of clear lines of communications, dissemination of information and decision making within the department and between departmental staff, learning communities and other work locations.
* Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to all HRMD guidelines, executive limitations, the district’s instructional initiatives, and the school district’s charter guidelines.
* Follow the district’s policies and procedures as related to fixed assets.
* Develop leadership in subordinates.
* Responsible for keeping up to date on current technology being used by OCPS. With the support of the district, attends training to ensure skill level in various technologies is at the level required to perform in current position.
* Responsible for maintaining timely and accurate information and accountable for the quality of information maintained by those they supervise.
∗ Responsible for self-development and keeping up to date on current research, trends and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor.

* Essential performance responsibilities

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Non-bargaining unit compensation plan, twelve months, 8.0 hours per day

EVALUATION:
Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.

07/01/2025