Grants Management Specialist II

Austin, TX/Reston, VA (hybrid)

LOB/Portfolio: CET/EID/EE Public

ICF is seeking a Grants Management SpecialistIIwith experience in federal grant compliance, administration, and reporting, or similar work to support Federal, State, and local work.This is an opportunity to be part of a multi-disciplinary team that engages with a variety of project teams across ICF to provide grant management expertise and support.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support with planning, implementing, monitoring and managing projects from initiation through completion, as well as participating in business development efforts.You will use specific knowledge about grants management and grant compliance to research, communicate, and achieve program objectivesas part of a larger team.This position will work with government agencies and communities to design and implement policies and programs funded by Federal, State or local sources. 

This opportunity is hybrid and maybe located in Austin, TX, Reston, VA, and Arlington, VA.Preference will be given to candidates in Austin, TX. Candidates must be willing to work across CONUS time zones to accommodate client meeting preferences and meeting requests.

What you will be doing

• Support project delivery on disaster recovery/data analytics, including partnering with ICF subject matter experts.

• Prepare agendas, biweekly status reports, and follow-up actions for meetings with external clients and client vendors.

• Document processes for internal and external audiences. 

• Develop or update procedures for the proper administration of grant funds.

• providing high-level input toward the design and maintenance of workflow processes, policies, procedures, and related instructional documentation; 

• upholding compliance and data management best practices.

• Report variances and recommend adjustments to accounting data to match actual activity.

• Generate dashboard mockups, charts, use cases, wireframes, process flow diagrams, and other system documentation.

• Support technical assistancetasks to recipients and subrecipients management of their federal grants. 

What you need to have

• A bachelor’s degree in political science, Economics, Sociology, or a degree that includes both qualitative and quantitative research and analytic related fields. 

• 1+ year working with public sector entities on grant management, regulatory compliance, management consulting, or government financial services experience.

• 2+ years’ experience with MS PowerPoint, MS Word, and MS Excel.

Preferred experience

• Skilled at analyzing legal or regulatory documents (e.g., Public Laws, NOFOs, Federal Register Notices) and summarize information for various audiences as it relates to the project at hand.

• Prior experience working on grants management, Federal grants compliance, and grant reporting.

• Strong numerical reasoning and quantitative skills, particularly building complex Excel models.

• Level of comfort working in a cross-functional or matrixed environment with project-level supervisors.

• Good understanding of file management systems and data analytics tools (e.g., SharePoint, Power BI, Tableau).

Professional Skills

• Outstanding attention to detail.

• Excellent note taking and presentation skills, with experience writing technical information clearly and concisely. 

• Solid verbal communication and narrative development skills, with the ability to summarize and convey key insights from analyses to senior audiences.

• Self-motivated; ability to learn and work independently.

• Level of comfort working in a cross-functional or matrixed environment with project-level supervisors

• Problem-solving capabilities and ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge to unique circumstances.

• Analytical skills that allow for the development of data-driven reports.

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