Community Development Specialist 3

We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity. We offer a great benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, insurance and flexible benefits, ample annual and sick leave accrual, flexible work schedules, an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Initiatives, an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan and more.

If you want to be a part of this innovative team, apply today.

Employee will be assigned to the Division of Water and Waste Management, Clean Water (CW) & Drinking Water (DW) State Revolving Fund Programs. At the full performance level, performs professional work in a grant/loan financing program for infrastructure development activities in the state.
Duties are as follows:
 

• Serves as Lead for Clean Water (CW) & Drinking Water (DW) State Revolving Fund Programs
• Employee will support and work directly with supervisor on annual Federal Grant Applications
• Reviews grant/loan applications for compliance, cost and accuracy in such areas as financial documentation, public notification, civil rights, engineering contract review, professional contract review, federal and state compliance, etc.
• Recommends to supervisors the approval of grant/loan requests with highest need priority after review of all applications.
• Review supporting invoices and recommends monthly payment reimbursement requests, allowable project extension approvals, and final payment and closure of loan reimbursements.
• Employee will monitor monthly contracts to project for the local administration of state and federal grants/loans to assure funds were properly spent and appropriate records maintained.
• Collaborates with state and federal governmental officials in the administration of federal grant / loan assistance programs.
• Prepares both verbal and/or monthly written reports regarding project progress for the federal agency with the project-related information that was input into a database.
• Employee will investigate infrastructure development needs through meetings with state, regional, and local governmental officials, community leaders, and private sector parties, and by collection relevant economic and demographic data.
• Will assist in the development of state and federal grant/loan applications to meet community needs by assisting in designing of program guidelines, eligibility criteria and application forms.
• Employee will provide local officials and contractor guidelines in establishing files, financial records systems, record keeping and retention, purchasing procedures, audit requirements and reporting requirements, both federal and state related.
• Participates in workshops and meetings to advise local officials and other interested parties of programs and educates officials in grant/loan application procedures and grant/loan administration. This will include travel to the communities to review program required record retention and project files.
• Performs other special assignments and other duties as designated, i.e. special appropriate grant reviews, reviews for water development authority loans and payments, clean watershed needs survey database, CBR reporting, non-point source loan program, on-site loan program reviews and assisting with disadvantaged business enterprise requests.
• May also plan, organize and coordinate a moderately complex project or grant in the area of assignment.
• Employee will perform other related work as required or assigned.

Notes:
 

• Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet based profile assessment to compare the applicant's thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position.
• The recommended candidate will be subject to a search of his or her Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) prior to being hired and annually thereafter or as needed.

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IMPORTANT: Your eligibility will be based on information provided in your application; therefore, make sure your application is detailed and complete. You MUST complete ALL parts of the application, including the Work Experience section.

ATTENTION: Applicant must verify post high school education by submitting an official transcript or diploma, training or licensure earned pertaining to this position by the closing date of the posting, if not previously verified. If you are claiming Veterans preference, please submit "MEMBER 4" form and/or your VA Letter. Protecting your personal information is our highest priority.  If your official transcript, training/licensure, or Veterans documentation contains your Social Security Number and/or birthdate, please redact that information before submitting it to the Division of Personnel.

Please attach documents to the online application before submitting it. Or, you may email it to: applicantservices@wv.gov or by mail to: WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305.

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Minimum Qualifications

Training: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
OR
Substitution: Additional full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience as described below may substitute for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of required training. 
AND
Experience: Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in grants development or grants administration, delivery of technical assistance programs, industrial development, community development, planning, project administration, business administration or public administration.
OR
Substitution: Master's degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

 

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