Grant Support Specialist

$63,511 - $107,968/Yr

ICF International - Washington, DC

Full-time

Remote - Washington, DC

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Grant Support Specialist at ICF will play a crucial role in supporting the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) by overseeing grant reviews, managing grant funding opportunities, and providing technical assistance to grantees. This position is essential for ensuring that ORR meets its mission goals through effective program management and support across various federal programs.

Responsibilities

• Providing support for managing the discretionary grant processing including pre- and post-award activities.
• Drafting and/or editing funding opportunity announcements and cooperative agreements.
• Overseeing grant reviews and drafting and processing decision packages for approval.
• Reviewing performance and financial reports submitted by grant recipients, reviewing monitoring reports, updating relevant databases, and developing corrective action plans if necessary.
• Assisting in the collection and analysis of grant-related data that includes program documentation, performance reports, and financial reports.
• Meeting with grant recipients as needed and at the direction of federal staff to better understand performance of grant requirements.
• Identifying trends; instances of noncompliance with relevant statutes, regulations, agency policies and procedures, and grant requirements; and other areas of interest to the Government.
• Providing analysis of grant-related data in the form of reports, dashboards, presentation materials, and other deliverables as required.
• Identifying grant recipients and/or issues that require technical assistance or guidance.
• Providing recommendations to federal staff for providing technical assistance including the issue/s to be addressed and mode of delivery (training, guidance, etc.).
• Researching and drafting technical assistance deliverables for review and use by federal staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social work, public administration, social services, or related field which requires an understanding of business analysis.
• 5 years of experience working with ORR/OTIP program and/or grantees.
• 1 year of program analysis skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in social work, public administration, or other advanced degree in a related field
• Working knowledge of ORR mission and activities.
• Project management experience.
• Leadership experience
• T2 clearance.

Benefits

• Remote work options (fully remote, onsite embedded, and hybrid)
• Equal opportunity employer
• Reasonable accommodations for disabled veterans and individuals with disabilities
• Professional development opportunities