Job Information
Greater Southern Tier BOCES EDUCATION GRANT SPECIALIST in Elmira, New York
LOCATION: ELMIRA,NY
Full-time (1.0 FTE), 8 hour day, 12 months per year; Competitive Civil Service Position
Work involves responsibility for proposal writing; developing, procuring, and monitoring of competitive and non-competitive grant funds available to participating school districts. Job duties include:
Searching for and identifying potential sources of grant funds
Facilitating the grant planning process
Linking program partners
Developing complex budgets
Completing grant application materials
Providing support for fiscal management of grant-funded programs
Building relationships with funders
Managing required outreach and developing budgets with non-public schools
Working with NYSED Program Offices to troubleshoot queries related to submitted applications and budgets to ensure timely approval
Supporting districts during NYSED monitoring reviews and desk audits
Carrying out all other duties as assigned
Job Qualifications
This is a competitive Civil Service position. The selected candidate must be among the top three of the Educational Grant Specialist Civil Service Certificate of Eligibles List, if not currently holding the title.
Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s Degree and two (2) years of professional level work experience, or its part-time equivalent involving the development, administration, implementation, or analysis of programs, projects, or curriculum (including teaching); or
Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree and four (4) years of professional level work experience, or its part-time equivalent involving the development, administration, implementation, or analysis of programs, projects, or curriculum (including teaching).
Good knowledge of grants preparation, project management, educational principles and practices; working knowledge of the sources for funding in the area of the public, corporations, funding foundations and similar institutions; working knowledge of the principles and practices used in grants proposal applications and the administration of the grant; ability to gather and analyze data, draw conclusions from, obtain data and present in a logical, concise manner both verbally and in written narrative format; ability to prepare detailed reports and to support recommendations; ability to facilitate meetings and conduct interviews for the purpose of obtaining information and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, private, corporate, industry and not-for-profit agencies and their representatives; ability to read, understand, and prepare complex written material, including budgets; ability to express oneself effectively both orally and in writing; resourcefulness; creativity; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
Salary: Dependent on related work experience. Plus, comprehensive benefits package.
Application Deadline:07/13/2024
Civil Service Title: EDUCATION GRANT SPECIALIST
Job Number: 005 ISS/GW 24-25