The Maryland Historical Trust is the state agency dedicated to preserving and interpreting the legacy of Maryland’s past. Through research, conservation and education, the Maryland Historical Trust assists the people of Maryland in understanding their historical and cultural heritage. Part of the Maryland Department of Planning, the Maryland Historical Trust serves as Maryland’s State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. In addition to its administrative office in Crownsville, the Maryland Historical Trust includes the Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum in St. Leonard, Maryland, which houses the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory.
This is a full-time contractual position with the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT), the State’s historic preservation office, located within the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP). This position directly supports the Agency’s mission by assisting with managing financial assistance programs that result in the protection and enhancement of Maryland‘s historical and cultural resources and the 2020 Maryland Census Grant Program.
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
This position primarily performs duties associated with the administration of the State-funded Maryland Heritage Areas Authority Grant Program, as well as the 2020 Census Grant Program. This position may also assist the MHT Grants Manager and the other Assistant Grants Manager with other State-funded grants programs, as well as the management and maintenance of the grants database , as needed.
POSITION DUTIES
Preparation of grant agreements, correspondence and other related legal documents for various grant programs administered by MHT.
Serving as liaison between the MHT’s Grant Project Monitors and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) with regard to preparation and tracking of legal grant documents and securing information and supporting materials required by the OAG.
Providing technical assistance to Grantees on matters pertaining to their grant awards.
Transmitting grant agreements to Grantees for execution and reviewing documents for accuracy upon return from Grantees.
Reviewing and preparing grant payment requests for approval and entering payment information into MHT’s Grants Databases.
Utilizing the grant lifecycle management software system to track grants from award to close-out.
Researching and preparing various statistical reports for the Grant Programs, as required.
Coordinating Fiscal Year-End accounting for all active grant projects with the Project Monitors and Grantees. Assisting MHT’s Grants Manager and the other Assistant Grants Manager with preparation of various grant approval documents for submission to the OAG and the Secretary of Planning, as needed.
This contractual position will serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority
Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Three years of experience in grant evaluation and monitoring or budget preparation, presentation and execution.
Notes:
1. Applicants may substitute graduate education in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, political science or public administration at a rate of 30 semester hours for each year of the required experience.
2. Applicants may substitute additional experience as defined above on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in the Budget Officer classifications or Financial Management specialty codes in the Budgeting field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required education and experience.
DESIRED OR PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in development or grants administration with a non-profit organization or public sector agency
Experience using grants lifecycle management or other database systems
Accounting and fiscal management Experience
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