Grant Compliance Advocate

Salary Range: 68700 to 75000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

What You Will Do:

• Monitor and provide technical assistance to subcontracted Service Providers and activities to ensure compliance with administrative and fiscal regulations in accordance with contract provisions and grant deliverables.
• Liaise and provide direct support to the network of subcontracted Service Providers (SP).
• Provide on-the-ground evaluation and responsive support to a diverse representation of service provider organizations across Los Angeles County that experience barriers to access to traditional County funding.
• Participate with Grant Administrator and Grant Development Team in the development and issuance of grants or service contracts in accordance with Exhibit 1, Administered Programs of the TPA project.
• Work with a portfolio of subgrantee service providers to ensure access to training for monthly data entry and all grant reporting.
• Work with a network of service providers to establish ongoing quality assurance monitoring processes and reviews including ongoing quarterly meetings.
• Conduct Program Reviews of subcontracted Service Providers and supervision implementation of corrective action plans to ensure high-quality services are provided under CFCI and non-CFCI funding.
• Participate in workgroups and departmental communication to inform senior management team on matters relating to contract compliance.
• Develop, initiate, maintain, and revise policies and procedures for the general operation of the data collection, entry, required reporting, and compliance program for individual Service Provider organizations (as needed).
• Respond to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, and standards of conduct by initiating investigative procedures.
• Reports on a regular basis, and as directed or requested to keep the Grant Administrator, Project Manager, and senior management informed on the operation and progress of compliance efforts and grant administration.
• Maintain positive collaborative relationships with subgrantee Service Provider organizations.
• Support the needs of the Program Manager or Grant Administrator as needed.
• Additional duties as assigned.

What You Will Bring:

• Four (4) year degree in Social Sciences or related fields; AND 
• Two (2) years of full-time administrative or programmatic experience working in a community-based environment delivering social services such as housing, employment support, reentry services, or other services to vulnerable populations.
• Additional experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
• Lived experience with incarceration, addiction recovery, poverty, foster care, or other systems involvement is considered an asset.
• Experience collecting and entering data to demonstrate the achievement of deliverables to funding sources is a plus.

What We Offer:

• 100% Employer-Sponsored EPO plan
• PPO Medical, Dental, Vision.
• Paid vacation, sick time, & 11 holidays.
• 401K, HSA, & Life insurance programs
• Community-oriented workplace
• An organization committed to community action & social justice.  

ADA Information:

• Physical Requirements:  
• Faculty must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Frequently required to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Frequently required to type for extended periods of time. 
• Occasionally required to reach, walk, climb, pull, push, grasp, stretch, stoop. 
• Frequently required to talk, hear, see, and use repetitive motions. 
• Frequently able to communicate in verbal and written form.
• Frequently able to use all types of vision, such as close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception, to complete daily tasks.
• Required to wear comfortable and office appropriate clothes. 
 
• Mental Demands:
• Ability to change direction as priorities shift. 
• Ability to thrive in an environment that requires one to adapt to changing circumstances. 
• Ability to professionally work under pressure with difficult or temperamental students & faculty. 
• Ability to handle mental and emotional stress related to the position.
 
• Work Conditions:
• Generally, in an indoor office setting. 
 
• Environmental Conditions:
• The noise level in the work environment is moderate but can be loud.
• The temperature in the work environment is usually moderate to cool but can be cold or hot.
 
• Travel:
• May travel locally by vehicle.