<p>The Frederick County Division of Housing is a growing organization committed to innovative and creative approaches to providing affordable housing in our community. Our mission is to assist in the provision of affordable housing for Frederick County residents with an emphasis on special needs populations, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and low to moderate income workforce households. As the fastest growing county in Maryland, it has never been more important to ensure access to affordable housing options for our residents.</p> <p>Exempt; full-time; 40 hours per week; Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; full-benefits, grant funded</p> <p>This professional position is responsible for overseeing the development, administration, and management of local, state, and federal community development grants.  This position is also responsible for seeking grant opportunities, providing fiscal services, writing, coordinating, and monitoring submissions of grant applications and required periodic reports for Federal, State, local organizations.   Supervision is received from the Director of Operations-Community Programs.  </p> <p>NOTE: The upper pay range reflects possible wage rates for internal County transfers and promotions, which are calculated per County policy.  For external hires, offers are made at the base wage rate, with limited exception.</p> <p>Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members.  If you are a person who wants to make a difference, give back to your community, and be a voice for change, apply to Frederick County Government today.</p> <p>TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE:</p> <p>Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.</p> <ul> <li> <p>11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment</p> </li><li> <p>15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover</p> </li><li> <p>11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays</p> </li><li> <p>Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending</p> </li><li> <p>100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit</p> </li><li> <p>County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan</p> </li><li> <p>Vesting after 5 years of service</p> </li><li> <p>Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.</p> </li><li> <p>Work/Life balance programs include: Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program</p> </li><li> <p>Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program</p> </li><li> <p>Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan.</p> </li><li> <p>Coming in 2025: Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care</p> </li></ul> <p>For more information, visit our benefits page on the Frederick County Government job opportunities webpage.</p> <ul> <li>Directly write or provide technical assistance in writing and submitting Federal, State, local and other grant applications </li><li>Utilize a standardized system to process, track, report, and document financial transactions for grants </li><li>Prepare and monitor Division grant budgets; review the need for budget adjustments and make recommendations to the Director </li><li>Oversee the administration and management of the Division's community development grants, ensuring regulatory compliance; coordinate communication across local, state, and federal programs to optimize resource allocation and program impact </li><li>Provide fiscal support to grant programs to analyze costs and track expenses for personnel  </li><li>Prepare grant applications to increase the scope and impact of Division programs as funding opportunities arise </li><li>Manage and oversee the administration of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds allocated to Frederick County as a designated CDBG Urban County by ensuring compliance with federal regulations and entitlement grantee requirements </li><li>Maintain accountability and effective grant utilization to support community development initiatives </li><li>Manage CDBG subrecipient agreements and grants to municipalities in the Urban County designation, including providing CDBG technical assistance, ensuring subrecipient compliance with CDBG requirements, and developing regulatory and grant documents, including management of IDIS system and compliance with labor standards and environmental reviews </li><li>Oversee and administer Homelessness Solutions Program (HSP) funds as the lead agency for the Frederick County Continuum of Care, including providing HSP technical assistance to subgrantees, ensuring subgrantee compliance with HSP requirements, and developing regulatory and grant agreements </li><li>Lead the Division's annual application process for HSP funds, including developing and managing a competitive process with the Frederick County Continuum of Care Collaborative (FCCCC) to provide HSP funds to homelessness nonprofit service providers </li><li>Represent the Division of Housing and the County on various boards and commissions as needed, including the FCCCC </li><li>Track and maintain grant and program fund balances and provide pertaining information and reports for monthly, quarterly and fiscal year end reconciliation </li><li>Monitor and prepare periodic reports required by grantor (e.g. activity, financial) for approval by the Director of Operations-Community Programs </li><li>Lead the writing and development of all federally required planning and reporting documents as a CDBG Urban County, including a 3 Year Consolidated Plan, annual One-Year Action Plans, and annual Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Reports (CAPER) </li><li>Coordinate with County Finance Division, County Attorney's Office, and other officials as necessary for grant management and oversight </li><li>Analyze and evaluate use of grant funds, making recommendations for modifications as appropriate </li><li>Implement and maintain tracking of grant activities for audit, budget and statistical purposes </li><li>Perform other related duties as required </li></ul> <p>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Any single position may not be assigned all duties listed above, nor do the examples cover all duties that may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p> <p>The qualifications/requirements, knowledge/skills/abilities and physical requirements or working conditions described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  </p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree  </li><li>Minimum 5 years of professional financial work experience that must include a background in grant writing and finance reporting work experience.  </li><li>Intermediate skills in the use of Microsoft 365 </li><li>NOTE: Additional years of closely related work experience may substitute for a portion of the education requirement </li></ul> <p>KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>Advanced knowledge of accounting principles, laws, and regulations associated with grants </li><li>Strong mathematical and clerical skills including the ability to accurately compile and verify data, and to prepare and maintain files, records, forms, spreadsheets, etc. </li><li>Ability to understand budget concepts, familiarity with basic financial reporting  </li><li>Ability to prioritize work and complete assigned duties with minimal supervision </li><li>Discretion and good judgment in dealing with financial matters and other confidential/sensitive information </li><li>Strong and effective spoken and written (English) communication skills including the ability to write reports, memos, policies, and procedures, etc. that are clear, concise, accurate and complete, using proper grammar and format </li><li>Strong and effective spoken and written communication skills, including the ability to record information accurately and prepare technical reports </li><li>Ability to effectively organize work, determine priorities (and reassess as needed), establish and monitor timelines, manage multiple projects simultaneously and complete assigned duties with minimal supervision </li><li>Ability to effectively access and utilize computerized systems and equipment to complete assigned duties </li><li>Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, professional peers, outside organizations, as well as ability to effectively work as a team member and on individual assignments </li></ul> <p>PREFERENCE MAY BE GIVEN FOR:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Human Services, Public Administration, Government, Business Management, or a related field </li><li>Related work experience in Federal, State or local government </li><li>Grant management administration work experience  </li><li>Grants management administration experience in HUD's Community Planning and Development programs, such as CDBG, HOME, Emergency Shelter Grants (ESG), or Continuum of Care </li><li>Experience in writing state or federal grant applications and performance reports </li></ul> <p>PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS:</p> <ul> <li>While working in this position, the employee is required to constantly sitting; frequently reaching and performing repetitive motions, rarely climbing, stooping, lifting, pushing, pulling, walking </li><li>While working in this position, the employee is constantly working indoors and rarely walk on uneven ground, work in hot temperatures above 100 degrees, cold temperatures below 32 degrees, work in dirty and dusty environments and work near machinery </li><li>Ability to provide own transportation to meetings, etc. </li><li>Available for varied working hours to accommodate meetings, office staffing needs, etc. </li></ul> <p>KIND OF EXAMINATION (may include):</p> <ul> <li>An evaluation of training and experience </li><li>One or more interviews </li></ul>