Program Assistant II

$57,708 - $75,024/Yr

State Of Colorado - Denver, CO

Full-time - Entry Level

Hybrid - Denver, CO

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Housing Planning Grant Program Assistant will administer the Housing Planning Grant Program and support additional grant programs aimed at ensuring compliance with land use requirements in Colorado. This role involves organizing program processes, providing technical assistance, and analyzing data to support affordable housing initiatives in local communities.

Responsibilities

• Organize and maintain work processes and program tracking systems to ensure efficient and effective delivery of program services.
• Resolve problems, answer questions, provide information and advise others on technical program issues or matters.
• Support program development and the timely program launch informed by input from stakeholders.
• Create the notice of funding availability and application in the grants portal, download applications for team review, draft award letters, assist with scope of work development, and review requests for reimbursement.
• Review and track grantee spending and support the collection, review, analysis, and reporting of data and information on completed projects.
• Provide grant application, administration, and close out technical assistance to applicants and grantees.
• Gather data, analyze findings, research solutions, prepare reports.
• Other duties as needed to assist the identified program or unit.

Requirements

• Five (5) years of grant administration experience in affordable housing, land use, or transportation.
• A combination of related education in business management, business administration, accounting, public administration, nonprofit administration or a closely related field and experience equal to five (5) years.

Nice-to-haves

• Relevant years state service as a permanent State of Colorado employee, working with local governments.
• Experience providing grant-related technical assistance.
• Knowledge of state fiscal rules and grant administration best practices.
• Experience working with local governments on grant administration.
• Skilled at creating and editing Google documents and sheets and working in complex spreadsheets.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance