Under the direction of the Assistant Deputy Director for Special Initiatives and Grants Management, the Contracts and Grant Administrator will be responsible for assisting with the management of seven sub-awardee contracts under the Good Jobs Challenge grant recently awarded by the Economic Development Administration (EDA).

The Good Jobs Challenge grant will train and place program participants, who are from underserved and underrepresented communities in the nation, into good, quality jobs. The OWD Contracts and Grant Administrator’s primary responsibility will be to manage contracts, budgets, and invoicing for sub-awardees of the Good Jobs Challenge grant. The Contracts and Grant Administrator will also ensure compliance with grants management requirements and federal auditing procedures, and ensure that sub-awardees have appropriate and updated guidelines detailing these requirements from the EDA. The Contracts and Grant Administrator will also be responsible for coordinating monthly drawdown requests and invoices with the Finance department.

In addition to the above responsibilities, this person will attend team meetings for the grant, take notes at these meetings, and provide technical assistance to stakeholders as needed.

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