Project Manager 4

Project Manager 4Seeking a Project Manager 4 for a hybrid contract role with the Commonwealth of Virginia in Richmond, VA. The Agency is seeking a Grants Management Contractor and Implementation Specialist to provide guidance and hands-on support in the design and implementation of grant management systems and business processes, industry best practices and software solutions.Responsibilities include:Providing strong expertise and guidance in order to support the Agency in implementing a pilot Grant Management platform with the aim of migrating all grant activity into the new platform early next calendar year.Serving as a subject matter expert in grant management practices and federal uniform guidance standards.Working with dedicated SMEs to assess current work processes as it relates to the entire grant life cycle and illustrate how to best integrate those processes into the software platform.Developing and implementing processes within grants management software.Assessing and advising the agency on common/best practices and identifying operation efficiencies as it relates to grant applications, review and contract agreements.Assessing and advising the agency on common/best practices as it relates to paying grantee invoices (claims), grant accounting and reporting and how to best capture these practices using software platforms.Assessing and advising the agency on monitoring grant expenditures (including identifying inactivity), and the grant close-out/de-programming process.Working closely with Agency staff and system vendors to improve workflows and processes.Developing materials to support system changes, policy and procedures changes, training, etc. (including developing process workflow diagrams and field dictionaries).Documenting all decision points and obtaining approvals.Updating and/or providing oversight with developing policies and procedures on revised workflows.Providing weekly status updates and communicating issues and/or risks identified.