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Performs professional grant coordinating functions while implementing, assisting with, and managing grants for Departments/Divisions within the administrative oversight of the Deputy County Administrator/Public Safety Director. These departments/divisions include Fire Rescue, Corrections, Health Services Departments, and the Office of Emergency Management Division; however, these departments/divisions can expand or retract as assigned by county management.

The primary duties of this position include researching and identifying government and private funding opportunities, distributing information on grants to the designated departments/divisions, preparing grant applications, maintaining, and managing documentation, producing programmatic and financial grant reports, evaluating/analyzing programs, and grant performance measurements.

Work is performed with considerable independence under the direct supervision of the Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Manager / Assistant Emergency Manager while coordinating with the Office of Management and Budget and the Orange County Comptroller's Office. Performance is reviewed through observations, reports and results achieved. This is a high-level position that requires high performance with a minimal amount of supervision.

The following are representative duties; it is not intended to capture all duties performed by this classification.

• Researches, evaluates information, initiates actions, and prepares grants using professional grant-writing techniques while adhering to existing laws, rules, and regulations.
• Acquires and maintains up-to-date knowledge of funding from federal, state, and local programs and submission deadlines for relevant applications to the county’s public safety departments/divisions.
• Initiates meetings and identifies appropriate staff members to become the grant development and review committee when preparing proposals and grant applications.
• Writes proposals/grants for the departments/divisions, including preparation of all supportive documents and drafting grant narratives for approval.
• Coordinates and completes all required paperwork, electronic registration, and submission necessary for proposals and grants within the prescribed deadline(s).
• Implements and tracks deadlines and deliverables for grant compliance and completion, including monthly programmatic and financial reporting, final reports, and grant closeout.
• Coordinates the evaluation of outcomes for each grant and develops tools or systems to collect outcome data.
• Establishes fiscal monitoring of approved grants to ensure quality assurance throughout all processes by reviewing available funding in compliance with local, state, and federal procedures. This work is accomplished through supervisory oversight of the Senior Fiscal Coordinator assigned to the Office of Emergency Management.
• Assists with managing recovery processes to obtain reimbursement of County funds, including processing information for stakeholders during and after emergency declarations.
• Oversees record retention requirements in alignment with local, state, and federal compliance.
• Liaisons with outside agencies on grant information and coordination as needed.
• Performs other duties as required.

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in English, Marketing, Business Administration, Accounting, Public Administration, or a related field with a minimum of four years of experience and a proven track record in grant writing, reviewing, managing, and administering grants is required. A Master's Degree in like majors can substitute for two years of experience. Previous experience must demonstrate a proven record of securing new funding opportunities. Must have a comprehensive knowledge of research.

Public Assistance Grants experience.

Advantage Accounting Software experience.