Grant Associate (Program Administrator 2)

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.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period

Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year

Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave

Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)

Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation ) *Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Position requirements:

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