Grant Specialist - Kenaitze Indian Tribe

Grant Specialist

Department: Behavioral Health

Program: Chemical Dependency

Reports to: Chemical Dependency Manager

Employment Status: Part-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Schedule: Up to 20 Hours

Preference: TERO Ordinance 2017-01, P.L. 93-638

Job Summary

The Grant Specialist works under the Chemical Dependency program, with a goal of meeting grant compliance and reporting standards of each grant utilized in the program. Coordination with staff to achieve effective objectives of each grant specifications. Position expectations may include community outreach efforts, educational components, and special projects implimentation. Communication with grant partners, timely data entry, and organization of ever changing grant requirements to ensure grant compliance. The Grants Specialist keeps the Chemical Dependency Manager informed of all activities and works to gather, review, and analyze data relevant to the full development of the grants.

Essential Functions

• Sole responsibility for all grant reporting and project evaluation requirements. Specifically, this includes: quarterly, mid-year and annual reporting to funder's requirements; and development, execution, analysis, and dissemination of quantitative and qualitative data for grant evaluation needs
• Designs, plans, implements and facilitates grant programmatic efforts including meetings, activities, public events, and outreach efforts
• Ensures the effective and timely coordination of all project tasks and commitments
• Meets and exceed expectations for following Tribal employment policies, including Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) requirements as applicable
• Ensures compliance with Tribal, federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, Tribal policies and TERO Ordinance

It is the intent of this job description to highlight the essential functions of the position; however, it is not an all-inclusive list. The incumbent may be called upon and required to follow or perform other duties and tasks requested by his/her supervisor, consistent with the purpose of the position, department and/or the Kenaitze Indian Tribe's objectives.

Working Conditions

Lifting Requirements

• Sedentary work – Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Physical Requirements

• Stand or Sit (Stationary position)
• Walk (Move, Traverse)
• Use hands/fingers to handle or feel (Operate, Activate, Use, Prepare, Inspect, Place, Detect, Position)
• Talk/hear (Communicate, Detect, Converse with, Discern, Convey, Express oneself, Exchange information)
• See (Detect, Determine, Perceive, Identify, Recognize, Judge, Observe, Inspect, Estimate, Assess)
• Taste/Smell (Detect, Distinguish, Determine)
• Repetitive Motion

OSHA Categories

• Category III – Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are not called upon to perform or assist in emergency care or first aid

Equipment and Tools

List Equipment used for job: Computer, Scanner, Printer, phone, fax machine

Drives KIT or Personal Vehicle: Both

Travel

• Local
• In-State

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree, or a combination of education and experience in a related field may be substituted for a degree

Experience

• Three (3) years' experience in program development, working within grant requirements in the fields of behavioral health, wellness, and/or public health

Preferred

• Ability to communicate effectively and work within an integrated workforce environment
• Ability to effectively work both independently and as a member of a culturally diverse team

License/Certification

• Must have a valid Alaska State driver's license and must remain insurable under the Tribe's policy, or obtain within 90 days of hire, or, with approval of the hiring manager, sign a *Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in lieu of having a driver's license to perform the required duties of the position (If Applicable)

Special Skills

• Advanced skills in the areas of community organization and community awareness
• Capacity to review, assess, analyze and conceptualize research data and statistics
• Demonstrated capacity to work with a multitude of data sources and meet deadlines
• Excellent writing and oral presentation skills
• Capacity to conceptualize, design and develop documents relevant to project needs
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, or obtain training within 90 days of hire
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Conducts business in a service-oriented manner that is attentive, pleasant, respectful and kind when dealing with un'ina, visitors, co-workers and others

*Memorandum of Understanding: Serves as documented evidence that the Kenaitze Indian Tribe has expressed the ineligibility of an employee to operate motor vehicles owned, leased or rented by the Kenaitze Indian Tribe, or to operate a personal vehicle on behalf of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe.