Intermittent Grants Coordinator 1 (20075832)

• 3 courses or 9 mos. exp. in contract & grant preparation or in proposal writing; AND 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in accounting.

• OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above. 
   

Job Skills: Grants Administration, Budgeting, Accounting and Finance, Clerical and Data Entry, Equipment Operations, Reasoning, Written Communication, Verbal Communication, Customer Focus

What We Need YOU To Do:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest grants coordinator in the Division of Drinking and Ground Waters (DDAGW) at our Central Office in downtown Columbus, Ohio.

We knew you’d be interested.

In your new role, you will prepare, review, and process supplemental grant applications for DDAGW. You will handle email blast announcements before grant openings and closings – and you’ll assist legal and DDAGW managers with updating grant agreements. You will also develop priority lists and selections of grants for awards, while also working with the Information Management Section (IMS) to update and send out award letters to water systems.

You’re going to help set up grant accounting spreadsheet ledgers, as well as review and approve reimbursement requests for grants. You will also record the disbursement of grant funds in tracking spreadsheets and review outstanding grant agreements for signed awards.

As a grant coordinator, you will help with funding sources and requirements and explain rules and regulations to ensure grant compliance.

Let’s recap:

• Prepare, review, and process supplemental grant applications for DDAGW.

• Handle email announcements before grant openings/closings.

• Develop priority lists and selections of grants for awards – work with the Information Management Section (IMS) to update and send out awards.

• Set up grant accounting spreadsheet ledgers.

• Review and approve reimbursement requests.

• Help with funding sources and requirements.

• Explain rules and regulations to ensure grant compliance.

What are you waiting for? Let’s do this!

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

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.

What We Need:

Grants Coordinator 1

What We Do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application.  Attachments will not be accepted for this posting.  Official educational transcripts are required for post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript if they are selected for the position. Current Ohio EPA employees may be required to provide official educational transcripts.

Location\: 50 W. Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Division\: Drinking and Ground Waters

Background Check: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check.  Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position.  An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

EEO Statement\: The Ohio Environmental Protections Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law, and any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices.  Employment practices are any employment related decisions including, but not limited to hiring, layoff, transfer, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline, rate of compensation, eligibility for in-service training programs, or terms and conditions of employment. 

ADA Statement\: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at 614-644-2100 prior to testing or interviewing.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.