Grants Support Specialist

Job Description

The Department of Resident Services, Partnerships, and Initiatives (RSPI) engages NYCHA residents in critical programs, services, and initiatives in the areas of economic opportunity, youth, senior and social services; supports NYCHA’s extensive network of Resident Associations; and connects residents to opportunities such as financial empowerment, business development, career advancement, and educational programs. There are three main offices under RSPI that focus on the myriad of resident engagement: Office of the Vice President for Resident Services, Office of the Senior Director for Community Partnerships, and Office of the Senior Director of Resident Initiatives.

The Office of the Senior Director of Resident initiatives measurably support residents’ increased access to economic opportunities and preventive health resources through programs, policies, and partnerships. Key initiatives include employment and job training programming, resident business development, urban agriculture, smoke-free housing, newborn hazard prevention, researching and identifying grant opportunities, grants writing, grants submission, grants tracking and analysis.

RSPI is seeking a dynamic Grant Support Specialist to join its Resident Initiatives team. Reporting to the Senior Director of Resident Initiatives, the Grants Support Specialist will be responsible for:

COMMUNITY GRANT RESEARCH & APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT:

- Research public and private grant opportunities to identify new philanthropic opportunities, in the areas of community engagement, community programming and affordable housing for NYCHA to pursue. Monitor Grants.gov for any forecasted grant opportunities.
- Carefully read through Notices of Funding Opportunities/Request for Funding Assistance (NOFO/RFA) announcements, review related webinars and frequently asked questions to prepare summaries for NYCHA departments.
- Serve as one decision maker to determine which grants NYCHA’s Office of Resident Services, Partnerships, and Initiatives (RSPI) should pursue, taking ideas from program staff and community partners, and translating them into solid concepts that fit the requirements of each grant making entity.
- For grants RSPI decides to pursue, and as determined by each grant-making organization’s guidelines, prepare project plans with assigned roles and internal deadlines, create shared folders, and other administrative materials to drive internal coordination around grant writing and submittal, and external coordination with resident leadership, community groups and other stakeholders. Serve as the project coordinator during the grant writing process.
- Prepare templates for letters of support, match commitment and other grant attachment items as needed to meet each individual grant requirements.
- Perform quality assurance to ensure required forms within a grant application are filled out correctly and on time.
- Coordinate with NYCHA’s Performance Tracking & Analytics Department for up-to-date data on NYCHA housing stock and resident demographics like household composition, age, and income levels.
- In coordination with NYCHA RSPI program staff and community-based organization (CBO) partners, serve as one main grant writer on applications.
- Stay abreast of any changes, updates, or amendments to NOFA/RFP during solicitation.
- Serve as a main point of conduct in Grants.gov for RSPI grant submittals and completion of required forms. Review progress of grant submittals periodically and report to appropriate submitting department. Support other NYCHA departments as needed with Grants.gov.

GRANTS MANAGEMENT:

- Perform grant-related post award functions, including expense analysis in partnership with the NYCHA RSPI program department.
- Maintain an inventory of active grants with deliverable dates related to grant reporting and responsible spenddown; serve as a liaison between NYCHA RSPI program department and the granting entity.
- Lead regular grants tracking meetings between NYCHA RSPI and Finance.
- Coordinate grant closeout functions as required in conjunction with NYCHA RSPI program department and Finance team.

Additional Information

1. NYCHA employees applying for transfer, promotional, title or level change opportunities must have served a period of one year at current location and in current title and level (if applicable).
2. NYCHA residents are encouraged to apply.

Please read this posting carefully to make certain you meet the minimum qualification requirements before applying to this position.

Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
2. High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.