The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for a Contract/Grant Administrator in the Evaluation & Planning Section of the Human Services Department.
Benefits of Broward County Employment
High Deductible Health Plan - Bi-Weekly Premiums:
Single ($10.39), Employee & Spouse ($26.59), Employee & Children ($19.91), Family $76.94
Includes County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2,400 Annually
Consumer-Driven Health Plan - Bi-Weekly Premiums:
Single $78.64 - Family $273.13
Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan
457 Deferred Compensation (Retirement Enhancement) - $2,600 Employee Match
$50,000 Term Life Insurance & AD&D atno cost to you
Eleven (11) Paid Holidays Each Year
Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 Weeks Per Year
Up to 40 Hours of Job Basis Leave (Paid Time Off) for Eligible Positions
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K Annually)
... and MUCH More!!
General Description
The Evaluation and Planning Section (EPS) provides interrelated services with a focus on quality and accountability of operations. The EPS's goal is to improve human services standards of practice through a system of research, planning, internal program analysis, centralized quality assurance, information technology coordination, and records management.
This is professional and administrative work assisting in initiating, coordinating, and administering Human Service related programs or projects involving public sector procurements and/or contract and grant administration. Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public or business administration or closely related field.
(One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)
Requires two (2) years in procuring, managing and/or monitoring contracts, grants and/or leases or closely related experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses
Depending upon area of assignment, incumbents may be required to possess a valid Florida driver's license.
Preferences
Master degree in business administration/public administration, or closely related field
Certified Internal Auditor Certification
Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Work involves monitoring or evaluating compliance with the terms of a contract or grant which has operational responsibilities of a moderate scope and/or reviewing community agency adherence to established standards. Activities may also include monitoring or evaluating compliance with established human/public service program outcomes and associated indicators. Employees in this class are expected to initiate, coordinate and manage activities of assigned procurements, contracts, grants or leases and/or monitor or evaluate them with some independence, although all major decisions are referred to an administrative superior for advice and direction.
* Assists in the development of projects, programs, contracts, and grants and in the development of monitoring and/or evaluation policies, procedures and schedules.
* Plans and schedules periodic reviews of grants, contract programs, and/or children's, health care and homeless projects, which include agency site visits to determine contractual compliance, service quality, efficacy of contracted programs in performing required activities, and achievement of outcomes.
* Performs analysis of grants, contracts and/or leases; performs risk assessments; prepares statistical reports, project reports, monitoring and/or evaluation reports and related data using basic office computer software applications.
* Develops and/or reviews established policies and procedures, validates performance data related to programs and various data reports.
* Maintains an assignment of a moderate number of contracts for monitoring and/or evaluation activities.
* Conducts site visits to observe and analyze the administrative competence and contractual compliance of contracted agencies and efficacy of contracted programs in performing required activities and achieving outcomes.
* Provides technical assistance and training to assist contracted providers to achieve contractual compliance and to improve administrative, fiscal and programmatic performance.
* Generates detailed contract related reports based on site visits and/or desk audits of the program/s, using computer-based software applications.
* Performs follow-up reviews and technical assistance visits if data quality or corrective actions have been implemented.
* Prepares monitoring/evaluation reports and related data using computer software applications.
* Conducts technical assistance reviews and visits with agencies related to human service program performance data, including agency system monitoring.
* Maintains an assignment of contracts for administration, monitoring and/or evaluation activities.
* May conduct agency site visits to determine contractual compliance and efficacy of contracted programs in performing required activities and achieving outcomes.
* Generates detailed contract related reports based on site visits and/or desk audits of the programs using computer software applications.
* Maintains contract related data in hard copy and electronic formats.
* Initiates and/or coordinates and manages all activities of a contract, grant and/or lease project which has operational responsibility of limited scope, a small-sized budget, and which may provide a supplemental county service.
* Assumes project responsibility for administering, monitoring and/or evaluating the activities and operations of a contract, grant and/or lease project.
* Assists in the development of projects, programs, contracts, and grants and in the development of monitoring and/or evaluation policies, procedures and schedules; may assist in developing procurement or solicitation documents as well as in the review of solicitation or procurement responses.
* Assists in researching and writing new grants.
* Monitors/evaluates grants, contracts and/or leases.
* Provides staff assistance to an administrative superior, division or department head in specially assigned areas of operation; assists and advises on matters pertaining to contract, grant and/or lease project assigned.
* Facilitates the accomplishment of work through providing, obtaining and coordinating a variety of services.
* Provides administrative liaison among various county operational and administrative functions related to an assigned contract grant and/or lease; interprets and explains policy regulations and operating procedures.
* Performs related work as required
Broward County, Florida
$60,837.95 - $97,098.92 Annually
medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, vacation time, paid holidays, sick time, retirement plan
Mar 27, 2025