3300 North Central Avenue

 Phoenix, Arizona 85012

Annual Salary Range: $60,000 - $85,000 Depending on Experience

This position will close on October 15, 2024  

Under the general direction of the Assistant Director of Water Projects, the Grants Coordinator position performs high-level professional work related to grant seeking and grant awarding, including the pre-award planning, organization, and preparation, and the post-award administration of various grants.

The Grants Coordinator ensures that grants are in compliance with regulatory, funding agency, and policy requirements; provides guidance and support in the identification and development of grant opportunities.

The Grants Coordinator also records and tracks grant proposals, awards, and related statistical information; creates and distributes standard and special reports, studies, summaries, and analyses, as required and develops and implements technical policy and procedures for the Authority.

The Grants Coordinator will monitor sub-awardee project status and conducts on-site construction observations to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of grants; evaluates applicant projects to produce written, graphical and verbal analysis for inclusion in staff reports and regularly coordinates with regulatory agencies.

Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide guidance on and assist with subrecipient monitoring requirements

• Evaluate financial data to facilitate disbursement of funds for grants

• Provide staff support by developing reports and technical analysis

• Manage multiple grants, including the pre-award planning, organization, and preparation, and the post-award administration of various grants to ensure technical, contractual and financial compliance

• Provide technical analysis, review and analytical reporting to ensure program and project compliance

• Assist with development of technical policies and procedures as required

• Coordinate, generate, maintain, review, and evaluate grant applications

• Maintain grant agreement documents and correspondence

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of design, construction, operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment processes, drinking water systems and associated distribution and collection systems

• Knowledge of processes and procedures for implementing and administering various federal and state grants

• Knowledge of Federal and State environmental regulations

• Knowledge of WIFA Policies and Procedures

Skills:

• Skilled in preparing narrative and or statistical reports that include conclusions and/or recommendations

• Skilled in reviewing and analyzing drinking water and wastewater data

• Skilled in conducting on-site construction observations

• Skilled in reviewing and analyzing environmental data

• Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite applications

• Skilled in oral and written communication

• Skilled in project management principles

Ability:

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of personnel (including the public, private and public wastewater and drinking water system owners and operators, legal and financial advisors, other state governmental agencies, federal and local public officials, elected officials, WIFA Board members, and staff)

• Ability to comprehend and make inference from legal and administrative written materials

• Ability to monitor sub-awards to ensure compliance with grant requirements 

• Ability to develop and produce grants and other proposals

• Ability to create, evaluate, and rank grant applications

• Ability to communicate effectively in a public setting

• Ability to perform technical and analytical research

• Ability to travel throughout the state

• Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver license record checks, required to maintain acceptable driving records and complete any required driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.11)

• Requires possession of and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver license appropriate to the assignment

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

The State of Arizona offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:

• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance

• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year

• Health and dental insurance

• Retirement plan

• Sick leave

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)

• Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment

• If you have any questions please feel free to contact Yolanda Mendoza at ymendoza@azwifa.gov for assistance