Grant Associate (Program Administrator 2)

Schedule: Full-time

Provides program direction and support to the Charter Schools Program Grant on behalf of the Educational Options and Improvement Center of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce:

· Assists in coordinating schedules, and organizes complex activities such as stakeholder engagement meetings and work sessions;

· Coordinates the planning and development of requests for proposals and serves as a point of contact for vendors;

· Coordinates site visit scheduling and supports the CSP data from CSP grant site visits;

· Serves as CSP liaison to the Office of Research, Evaluation and Analytics, coordinating collection and analysis of data;

· Maintain and update CSP website

· Coordinates the work of the CSP Steering Committee

· Serves on various committees and task forces upon request of the Chief of Educational Options and Improvement, representing agency program areas or as a representative of the Senior Program Officer’s office;

· Represents the Chief of Educational Options and Improvement at meetings & conferences with state, federal & community agencies;

· Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with senior and administrative staff with Department staff and constituencies;

Other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements:

The ideal candidate will be highly collaborative and able to work closely with the Grants Administrator to ensure efficient and compliant grant management processes.

· Knowledge of project management principles

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

· Understanding of performance metrics and outcome reporting for funded programs.

· Strong writing and editing skills for proposals, reports, and correspondence

· Detail-oriented with strong organizational and recordkeeping

Commitment to transparency, and accountability in funding practices.

4 yrs. trg. or 4 yrs. exp. in business administration management science or public administration.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, management science or public administration; 2 yrs. trg. or 2 yrs. exp. in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in academic field commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on file; 2 yrs. trg. or 2 yrs. exp. in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position or staff position involving planning, research &/or policy/procedure development.

-Or 1 yr. exp. as Program Administrator 1, 63122.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above

Job Skills: Program Management