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Grant Specialist V
Full TimeRemoteTeam 10,001
Location
United States
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
Not specified
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
The Rural Texas Strong Grant Specialist reports to the Rural Texas Strong Program Director in the Provider Finance Department within the Chief Financial Officer Division at the Health and Human Services Commission. This position will be responsible for the successful initiation, daily oversight, and delivery of initiatives related to the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Responsible for program administration of federal funding disbursed as grants to rural health providers.
Work on grant development and administration, including preparing, maintaining, and reporting of grants provided to rural health providers.
Evaluate grant applications to determine compliance with requirements and standards.
Monitor grant awards and serve as a liaison between rural stakeholders and the lead agency for the program and the federal government.
Organize and manage meetings and initiatives.
Perform cross-divisional coordination and project management.
Track milestones.
Job Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in public administration, business administration, finance, or another related field. Experience may be substituted for education on a year for year basis.
- Three years’ experience with the implementation of federal and state grant programs.
- Three years’ experience with state and federal government procurement and accounting processes.
- Three years’ experience in cross-divisional collaboration in a large organization is preferred.
- Three years’ work experience in the state of Texas government grants for rural communities is preferred.
- Knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to grants and contract administration; research and budgeting processes; of program planning and development.
- Knowledge of rural hospital administration or operations is preferred.
- Skill in grant preparation, development, evaluation, and monitoring; report writing, budget development and monitoring.
- Skill in contract or grant monitoring and administration.
- Skill in the use of computers and applicable software, such as: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Visio; communicating effectively; drafting executive level briefing documents.
- Ability to interpret guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations; to evaluate fiscal data for reasonableness, necessity, and conformity with grant requirements; and to communicate effectively.
Benefits
- 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees.
- A defined benefit pension plan.
- Generous time off benefits.
- Numerous opportunities for career advancement.
