FM Talent
51 - 200 employees
Founded 2004
🎯 Recruiter
🏛️ Government
Recruitment • Government
FM Talent is a recruitment and workforce solutions firm that provides two core offerings: Government Solutions, delivering mission-critical program and workforce support for federal agencies, and Recruitment Solutions, supplying high-quality talent through specialized, insight-driven hiring services. The company focuses on helping organizations deliver on their work by combining program support and targeted hiring services, serving public sector clients and recruiters/job-seekers through job search and employer value propositions.
Program Specialist
🕒 June 10
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FM Talent
51 - 200 employees
Founded 2004
🎯 Recruiter
🏛️ Government
Recruitment • Government
FM Talent is a recruitment and workforce solutions firm that provides two core offerings: Government Solutions, delivering mission-critical program and workforce support for federal agencies, and Recruitment Solutions, supplying high-quality talent through specialized, insight-driven hiring services. The company focuses on helping organizations deliver on their work by combining program support and targeted hiring services, serving public sector clients and recruiters/job-seekers through job search and employer value propositions.
📋 Description
• Perform activities related to the award and administration of discretionary grants, including coordinating closely with Managers and the Grants Officer on each grant, with particular attention to high-risk grantees requiring enhanced oversight, corrective action plan monitoring, and increased reporting. • Support grant application and award processes, including preparing and tracking Financial Assistance Awards (FAAs), reviewing continuation grant applications, and ensuring timely action 30 days prior to a grantee’s budget period end date. • Provide guidance, technical assistance, and direction to grantees to improve accountability and program performance, including virtual and on-site engagement as directed. • Support federal monitoring activities in accordance with current OHS monitoring protocols, including Focus Area 1 (FA1), Focus Area 2 (FA2), CLASS reviews, and the Designation Renewal System (DRS) process. • Utilize and maintain proficiency in federal grant management systems including GrantSolutions, the Head Start Enterprise System (HSES), the Online Data Collection System (OLDC), and the Payment Management System (PMS). • Assist in collecting, aggregating, and analyzing enrollment and program data for all grantees, using existing databases and spreadsheet applications to support compilation and analysis. • Prepare briefing materials, data summaries, memoranda, and presentations for OHS leadership on grantee status, program performance, and compliance issues. • Provide administrative, data management, data analysis, and technical writing support for Office systems used to track and resolve issues involving grantees, including external inquiries, complaints, incidents, and special interest situations. • Perform other related duties as assigned.
🎯 Requirements
• A minimum of a BA or BS Degree, with a preference for a Master’s degree, in a field related to behavioral or social science, early childhood education, public policy, business, or public administration from an accredited university or college. • At least 3 years of progressive professional experience related to the task activities, including federal grants management, compliance monitoring, and regulatory oversight, and non-profit or for-profit program and/or financial management. • At least one (1) year of specialized experience providing guidance and technical assistance to state, local, or federally funded early childhood education, social or behavioral science programs. • Demonstrated ability in utilizing a variety of data management tools. • Demonstrated ability to aggregate, analyze and present data gathered from multiple sources. • Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, and produce high-quality written products such as memoranda, presentations, and correspondence. • Demonstrated ability in utilizing a variety of web-based and off-the-shelf data management software packages. • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting; Smartsheet experience highly desirable. • Ability to travel to conduct annual onsite visits to assigned recipients, as well as to attend regional events, meetings, and conferences. • Must have strong customer service skills and experience. • Must be detail-oriented and process-oriented. • Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust background investigation clearance. • PREFERRED: Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with early-childhood programs, including Head Start and/or Early Head Start programs. • Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the administration of federal discretionary grants. • Experience with federal grant management systems, including GrantSolutions, HSES, OLDC, and/or PMS. • Working knowledge of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200). • Familiarity with OHS monitoring frameworks, including FA1, FA2, CLASS reviews, and the Designation Renewal System (DRS).
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