Community Development Block Grant Admin

Community Development Block Grant Administrator

This is a temporary position to cover someone on LOA. This is to be a 3–4-month temporary assignment.

This position is funded through the Community Development Block Grant.

FLSA Status: Full Time, Exempt

Salary - $80,000.00

Under the general direction of the Housing Vitality Manager, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Administrator will control federally funded CDBG Program activities. Functions and tasks include coordination with various City departments and City-assisted agencies; acting as City liaison to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); assisting various local agencies and non-profits using or seeking CDBG funding; maintain records, monitoring of CDBG recipients, and preparing annual application and reports to the City, state, and federal governments.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

The CDBG Administrator is a grant funded position that provides technical guidance to program and other personnel; assisting in the planning, organizing, and monitoring of program activities, fiscal and administrative requirements and performs other related work as necessary.

Essential Functions

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

Assist in the oversight and implementation of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan and Annual Action Plan.

• Assist in the development, oversight, and implementation of objectives, priorities, schedules and budgets for programs, projects, and activities.
• Coordinate with external organizations and City departments to facilitate CDBG projects and programs.
• Coordinate and implement the processing of invoices, monitoring, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate the preparation of annual reports and financial reporting.
• Performs professional level work involving coordination, implementation and monitoring of the City's Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Home Investment Partnership Programs and financial tools, including the Integrated Disbursement and Information Systems (IDIS) when assigned to the CDBG program.
• Analyze highly complex administrative, budgetary, operational, procedural, organizational and/or financial problems, evaluate alternatives and reach sound, logical, fact-based conclusions, and recommendations.
• Collect, evaluate and interpret data, either in statistical or narrative form.
• Analyze, interpret, explain apply relevant laws, regulations,ordinances and policies.

• Prepare clear, concise and comprehensive reports, correspondence and other documents appropriate to the audience.
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, conclusions and recommendations clearly and logically.
• Maintain files, records and documentation.
• Exercise independent judgment and initiative within established guidelines.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with department managers and staff, staff of other departments, representatives of other governmental agencies, consultants, property owners, the public and others encountered in the course of work.

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree with major coursework in finance, public or business administration or a closely related field; and at least five years of progressively responsible grants and/or project management experience, including performing administrative, operations, budgetary and similar analyses. Two or more years of responsible professional-level government finance and grant accounting experience is preferred. Experience with federal grants is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of regulations, operations, services, and activities of a CDBG Program; modern principal and practices in the development and execution of federal community funding; research methods and techniques of report writing and presentation; recent developments, current literature, and sources of information regarding CDBG.
• Principles and practices of public administration, including purchasing, contracting and maintenance of public records.
• Principles, practices and methods of municipal budget development and management.
• Principles, tools and techniques of project planning and management.
• Research methods and analysis techniques.
• Principles and practices of sound business communication.
• Record keeping practices and procedures applicable to areas of assigned responsibility.

Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements:

A valid Michigan driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the State's vehicle insurance policy may be required for certain assignments.

Grant Funding:

This position is funded through the Community Development Block Grant. Information regarding funding will be discussed with each applicant.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to sit; talk or hear, in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate computers and other standard office equipment; and reach with hands or arms. The employee frequently is required to walk and stand.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employees work under typical office conditions and the noise level is usually quiet. Employees may occasionally be required to visit sites where they may be exposed to noise, dust, fumes; and work in inclement weather including heat, cold and rain.

Supplemental Information

The City of Pontiac will provide reasonable accommodation for the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability. It is the responsibility of candidates with a disability requiring accommodation in the assessment process to contact the Human Resources Department for the City of Pontiac in writing to request such accommodation prior to the closing date of this recruitment. Please call View phone number on click.appcast.io for additional information regarding requests for accommodation.