Team Lead, Csci Grants - Edmonton, Canada - Government of Alberta

Government of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Description

Job Information:

Job Requisition ID: 36093

Ministry:
Seniors, Community and Social Services

Location:
Edmonton

Full or Part-Time:
Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week

Regular/Temporary:
Permanent

Scope:
Open Competition

Closing Date
:
January 10, 2023

Classification:
Program Services 4

About Us:

The Ministry of Seniors, Community and Social Services leads income, employment, disabilities and seniors programs, community based supports, family and sexual violence prevention, and family and community support services.

The Preventive Community Services Division designs, develops and implements initiatives that support the needs of Albertans experiencing homelessness, family violence, sexual violence and abuse.

The division works with local civil society organizations, municipalities and Métis Settlements to prevent and address social issues.

The Civil Society and Community Initiatives branch is responsible for the Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) Grant, the Civil Society Fund (CSF), and other strategic grant programs as needed (e.g.

COVID-19 Emergency Social Services Grant).

The FCSS programs have a significant impact on Albertans and have substantial public accountability delivering over $100 million in funding to over 300 Municipalities and Metis Settlements each year.

The Civil Society Fund provides $20 million over 3 years to expand civil society's capacity to address social problems facing Albertans.

Role:

The Preventive Community Services Division is looking for a motivated, experienced grant and contract professional looking to take on a new challenge.

If you're a looking to lead a team of grant administrators that provide grants to municipalities, Metis Settlements, and Civil Society Organizations that are making a difference in the lives of Albertans, this could be the opportunity for you

Reporting to the Director, Community Preventive Initiatives, the Team Lead, CSCI Grants contributes significantly to the effective grant delivery of the FCSS Program, the CSF and other priority grant programs by serving as the primary program contact with stakeholders including municipalities and civil society organizations.

The position:

Is responsible for leading, planning, and developing a coordinated grant management and procurement process for all branch grants including FCSS, CSF, and all other grants/contracts as needed to ensure program integrity an efficient and effective process and effective stakeholder relationships
Develops and maintains relationships with key stakeholders and is the branch's primary resource to communicate timely and accurate information related to all aspects of grants and contracts within the CSCI branch;
Leads all aspects of grant and contract reporting to ensure financial accountability;
Leads the development and continuous improvement of templates and documents to accurately reflect policy and processes and supports grant evaluation activities and provides input into opportunities for continuous improvement; And
Leads a team of professionals responsible for grant administration

Qualifications:

A university degree in business administration or related field, and a minimum of four years progressively related experience within the public sector is required.

Equivalency:

Equivalencies will be considered on the basis of:

1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or
1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Assets

Accounting designation is an asset
Knowledge of government grant administration to municipalities, Metis Settlements, and/or civil society organizations
Stakeholder relations practices and knowledge of municipal government and civil society organization's governance, structures, and administrative practices
Experience leading a team
Excellent verbal communication and the ability to write clearly and concisely.

APS Competencies:

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans.

We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
If you haven't included competency information in the "Role" section, you can include the critical competencies with examples of how they relate to the role being recruited to in this section; below is a list of the APS Competencies to assist you:

Agility
Drive for Results
Develop Networks
Creative Problem Solving

Salary:

$2,716.64 to $ 3,550.90 bi-weekly ($70,904 - $92,678/year)

Notes:

This is a fulltime Permanent opportunity located in Edmonton
Hours of work: 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:15 am 4:30 pm.
A cover letter is required and may be used to determine your qualifications including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies

What We Offer: