CONTRACTS/GRANTS REVIEWER 1/2/3 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4820753) Apply  CONTRACTS/GRANTS REVIEWER 1/2/3 Salary $2,602.00 - $4,682.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number C&GREV1-3-02-05-25-WW Department Gov-LA Comm Law Enforce Adm Crim Justice Opening Date 02/05/2025 Closing Date 2/15/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information This position may be filled by job appointment, probationary new hire, or by promotion of any permanent classified state employee. Current permanent classified state employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment, if selected. Selected Core Competencies: Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws. Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action. Selected Preferred Competencies: Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to accept ownership for your actions, behaviors, performance, and decisions. Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization. Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals. Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity. Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. Working with Financial Information: The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization. Travel is required. As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as a Contracts and Grants Reviewer 1, 2 or 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant(s). Please refer to the 'Job Specifications' tab located at the top of the LA Careers 'Current Job Opportunities' page of the Civil Service website for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualifications, and job concepts for each level. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.* For further information about this vacancy contact: Whitley Williams Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement Post Office Box 3133 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 whitley.williams@lcle.la.gov LCLE is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Three years of experience in contracts or grants management, procurement, financial management, or accounting; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR A bachelor’s degree. EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field. Job Concepts Function of Work: To provide contract and/or grant management services. Level of Work: Entry. Supervision Received: Close supervision from the Contracts/Grants Supervisor or Manager or other equivalent classified or unclassified administrator. Supervision Exercised: None. Location of Work: May be used by all state agencies. Job Distinctions: Differs from Contracts/Grants Reviewer 2 by performing routine entry level duties. Examples of Work Tasks performed are at the entry level: Prepares, develops, and monitors routine and less complex contracts and/or grants agreements, applications, budgets, amendments and sub-grant agreements in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements and departmental policies and procedures. Works with administrators, officials, and other personnel to solve contract problems. Maintains records, prepares reports and/or correspondence relative to contracts and/or grants. Provides assistance to program personnel in preparation of grants proposals or contracts agreements. Reviews reports and records to ensure costs claimed are allowable, and to ensure contract/grant is on schedule and terms are being met. Assists in the preparation of RFPs (Requests for Proposals). Tracks the approval process of contracts/grants ensuring all necessary approvals are received. Researches grant awards and state appropriation budgets to make sure that funds are available. Obtains and reviews performance evaluations after completion of a project to comply with state law within established time limits. Performs original entries, reconciliations, and all adjustments to grants management accounting records. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Rate your ability to follow policies and procedures based on our definition: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws. + I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable following policies and procedures + I have limited experience or require assistance to follow policies and procedures + I can follow policies and procedures + I can follow policies and procedures and help others improve their ability to follow policies and procedures 02 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 03 Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. + I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively + I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively + I can communicate effectively + I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication 04 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 05 Rate your ability to learn actively based on our definition: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals. + have no experience and/or am uncomfortable learning actively + I have limited experience or require assistance to learn actively + I can learn actively + I can learn actively and help others improve their ability to learn actively 06 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 07 Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. + I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically + I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically + I can think critically + I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically 08 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 09 Rate your ability to work with financial information based on our definition: The ability to use financial data to guide, drive, and convey the financial standing and/or outlook of an organization. + I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable working with financial information + I have limited experience or require assistance to work with financial information + I can work with financial information + I can work with financial information and help others improve their ability to work with financial information 10 Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 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