Grants Manager

Position: Grants Manager Department: State Historic Preservation Office, Columbus, OH Status: Full time, permanent Salary: $47,840 - 52,000/year Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, Life/Disability, retirement savings options and state pension, paid vacation and sick time, paid holidays, free museum membership and discounts About Ohio History Connection: The Ohio History Connection, formerly the Ohio Historical Society, is a statewide history organization with the mission to spark discovery of Ohio's stories.

Chartered in 1885, the OHC carries out history services for Ohio and its citizens focused on preserving and sharing the state's history.

This includes housing the state historic preservation office, the official state archives, local history office and managing more than 50 sites and museums across Ohio.

Position Summary: Responsible for overseeing the business management and program compliance aspects of a wide range of historic preservation grants.

Works with Ohio History Connection's Financial and Administrative Services department to coordinate finances and grants Essential Duties and Responsibilities Plans a comprehensive framework for managing grant projects, developing work plan management principles, including reporting procedures in coordination with appropriate department heads who provide final programmatic review of grant projects.

Develops and analyzes various finance records for the division including revenue accounts and financial reports.

Ensure that the office has a sound financial management system with adequate internal controls, including systems for budgetary, accounting, record-keeping, reporting and financial control procedures compatible with those of the Business Office and in accordance with Federal and State regulations.

Conducts daily monitoring and accounting of State Historic Preservation Office expenses and revenue, prepare monthly reports of expenditures, assist with annual budget development for division.

Oversees the monitoring of subgrants and contracts including maintaining contact with sponsors regarding financial reporting deadlines and documentation.

Serves as primary contact with the National Park Service in grant related matters.

Helps ensure staff familiarity and compliance with the regulations manuals, circulars, letters of instruction, and funding notices as well as internal (State Historic Preservation Office) policy documents Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, government, historic preservation management or related field or its equivalent in education and experience and a minimum of four years administrative experience in state/federal grants management Desired Skills & Experience: Proven experience in taking a program and/or project from concept to completion Able to use project management processes Experience leading teams of peers Able to create evaluations and use evaluation data for program improvement Ability to communicate with staff and the public, both orally and in writing, and on behalf of a program Excellent presentation skills Ability to consider expenses and revenues in developing and managing program budgets Proficiency in various office software suites and virtual platforms, including but not limited to Microsoft 365 Effective organizational skills, including attention to detail, prioritizing and managing multiple tasks for yourself, and being accountable to the organization for said tasks To apply: Please submit application materials through the Ohio History Connection application portal Resume, cover letter, and other supporting documents can be attached in the "Resume" section.

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Full Time