Grants Manager

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

Please submit application materials through the Ohio History Connection application portal https://ohiohistory.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Resume, cover letter, and other supporting documents can be attached in the "Resume" section. Please direct inquiries and accommodation requests to Human Resources, applicant@ohiohistory.org or by calling 614-297-2500