DCF Grants and Contracts Manager

at State of Vermont in Waterbury, Vermont, United States

Job Description

Do you like to write and work with numbers?  Do you enjoy working with budgets, spreadsheets, and performance-based data? Would you like to have an impact on the development, safety, well-being, and self-sufficiency of Vermonters? Then the Department for Children and Families' Grants and Contracts Unit may be just the place for you!

We are looking for someone with a keen eye for detail to join our close-knit team. The unit is based out of the Waterbury State Office Complex and while this position is based in Waterbury, there might be an opportunity for a limited hybrid (in office/remote) schedule. 

Our Unit is made up of DCF Grants and Contracts Managers, who work closely with internal and external partners to support DCF's initiatives at the Agency, Department, and Division levels (Child Development Division, Disability Determination Services, Economic Services Division, Family Services Division, Office of Economic Opportunities, and the Office of Child Support). 

Key qualifications include an understanding of financial reconciliation and budgeting, strength-based customer service, excellent written and oral communication skills, proven ability to work independently and juggle competing demands, flexibility, and willingness to learn. Having experience with Uniform Guidance, the Agency of Administration's Bulletins 3.5 and 5, agreement drafting, or development of detailed scopes of work is a plus!

Duties are performed primarily in a standard office environment as well as in the field, for which private means of transportation must be available. Some evening and weekend work may be necessary. Considerable tact and diplomacy will be required for effective performance. Extensive interaction with a broad range of community groups, service providers, advocacy groups, and other state and federal agencies will occur.  Stress may be encountered from deadlines and from operating in a highly publicized and public setting.