Manager, Grant Compliance

Conexon is a rapidly growing telecommunications company partnering with Rural Electric Cooperatives to design and deploy advanced fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks nationwide. Our mission is to bridge the digital divide by delivering reliable, high-speed internet and phone services to Rural America. We are a team of people passionate about excellent service, meaningful work, and supporting the communities we serve. As we continue expanding into new states and regions, we’re looking for individuals who want to grow with us and contribute to this important mission of transforming rural communities with the power of high-speed internet, mile by mile of fiber to the home.

We are enhancing our Grant Compliance team, which is responsible for identifying compliance requirements during the grant award process and ensuring the requirements are met through the life of the grant. The team is responsible for seeking out and developing tools and relationships to understand requirements and turning them into executable and repeatable operational action. You will be key in monitoring projects for completion of build milestones, forecasting and monitoring triggers for payment requests, working closely with broadband offices and their auditors to provide required documentation to demonstrate completion of grant milestones and submitting and curing payment requests. 

Location: Hybrid- in office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

Job Type: Full- time

Schedule: Fixed

Overtime: No

FLSA Status: Exempt

Travel: No

• Ability to hire and guide a team, training, coaching, counseling and supporting them
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing, in a clear and straightforward manner, with all levels of the organization
• Ability to handle multiple projects and tasks, to prioritize and organize effectively, and to manage to firm deadlines, all with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Outlook, SharePoint use daily
• Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated ability to interpret information and guide next steps to reach desired outcomes
• Develop methods and procedures for scaled production of reporting and documentation
• Self-starter who can carry out a complex scope of work independently, without significant day-to-day supervision
• Able to work cross functionally to develop solutions and champion needs
• Able to identify and navigate public and private sector relationships in a collaborative manner
• Able to read contracts, rules and regulations and interpret requirements for compliance
• Be resilient and creative

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) years of people management experience
• Knowledge and practical experience working on grant and development projects or broadband construction projects
• Knowledge of principles and practices related to broadband
• Working knowledge of legislation and a willingness to remain up to date on the changing landscape

Responsibilities/Duties 

• Read and interpret broadband contracts, rules and regulations
• Define day-to-day requirements to ensure milestone completions are achieved and payment requests are executed timely
• Supervise analysts and senior analysts in completion of payment requests and milestone documentation submissions
• Create structures to prepare and retain compliance documents effectively and efficiently
• Work with and influence broadband offices and coops partners on filing needs and compliance practices
• Hire, motivate, train and retain a high performing team
• Matrix management of companion organizations
• Interpret detailed reports and program dashboards to track compliance status and performance metrics and identify issues impeding grants compliance
• Drive the development, deployment and monitoring of Compliance training and communications to all team members
• Resolve escalated issues and address complex questions
• Perform other duties as assigned to fulfill the objectives of this position

 Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods
• Ability to walk long distances on a regular basis 
• Normal office conditions
• Majority of time spent on the computer and phone

Standard Company Benefits Include

• Three (3) weeks of paid time off
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Retirement benefits