Title: Program Support Specialist
Locations: Dallas TX
Duration: Full time
Comments/reason for hire: Spanish Speaking Candidate preferred
(Hybrid). There are 2 openings and at least one of the candidates needs to be fluent in Spanish. The candidates must have Head Start or Early Childhood experience.
Responsibilities:
- Provide ongoing assistance to grantees by facilitating the interpretation and understanding of Federal HS Program Performance Standards
- Provide consistent oversight and support to grantees to ensure full compliance with all Federal regulations
- Maintain detailed and complete official electronic grant files records pertaining to the receipt and tracking of grant applications and the grant review process including negotiations and any postaward change requests
- Participate in onsite monitoring visits including follow ups and desk reviews as part of the monitoring review process
- Participate in onsite yearly grantee visits as scheduled by the Regional Office
- Review programmatic status reports Program Information Report (PIR) data monitoring data monitor review findings and work with programs to resolve any issues noncompliances or deficiencies
- Utilize the Grant Solutions and Head Start Enterprise (HSES) as needed
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in business public administration education or related field masters degree highly preferred from an accredited university or college.
- At least 5 years of progressive professional experience directly related to the task activities including federal discretionary grants management non profit or for profit program and/or financial management and regulatory compliance monitoring and oversight.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with early childhood programs education social services or other relevant experiences; with a preference for Head Start/Early Head Start programs.
- Demonstrated knowledge with Head Start Program Performance Standards.
- Demonstrated ability in utilize a variety of data management software packages.
- Demonstrated ability to aggregate analyze and present data gathered from multiple sources.
- Demonstrated experience in successfully engaging in complex multi faceted projects including experience in implementing quality assurance systems and follow up.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing