CONTRACTS/GRANTS REVIEWER 1, 2, 3, OR 4

About this Job

www.doc.louisiana.gov

HEADQUARTERS OFFICES

Baton Rouge, LA

This position is located in the Office of the Undersecretary - Fiscal Services - Grants.

At the Louisiana Department of Corrections, our mission is to promote public safety and strengthen communities through fair, professional, and responsive corrections services. We are committed to protecting the people of Louisiana with integrity, accountability, and a deep respect for the rights and dignity of all.

This is an opportunity for you to become part of a dedicated team supporting public safety, where professionalism, resilience, and teamwork are essential.

This position is responsible for the tracking and reporting of active grants and related contracts in the Department. It is I00% grants administration duties. This is one of three positions dedicated to the grants program for the Department. The grants program is a complex program. consisting of over twenty (20) grant projects from federal, state and private sources totaling over S14 million.

Why work for DOC?

• Culture: DOC values and supports employees through numerous recognition programs, creating a sense of community, prioritizing internal promotional opportunities, clear communication, and professional development.
• Growth: Professional growth is encouraged at DOC through numerous avenues.
• Benefits: DOC offers a generous benefits package including; a defined benefit pension plan, health insurance that is also available post retirement, at least 10 paid holidays, sick and annual leave that rolls over from year to year, paid or time off accrued for hours worked over 40 per week, a deferred compensation plan, a flexible benefits plan, alternate work schedules etc. Alternative work schedules, including 4/10’s MAY be an available benefit for certain positions upon meeting the policy requirements.

Please visit our website by clicking here to learn more about DOC, our facilities, and our mission.

An ideal candidate should possess the following competencies:

• Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
• Managing Budgets: The ability to be a good steward of state resources by effectively managing allocated funds.
• Using Data: The ability to use relevant and valid data to inform a recommendation for action.

Minimum Qualifications

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Reviews, recommends, approves, and maintains the ACCESS database records and electronic grants purchase log for tracking requests for Purchase using knowledge of accounting general ledger codes and funding sources, as well as approved grant budget categories.
• Audit and post travel expenses in accordance with current state travel regulations, ensuring travel authorizations, required receipts, and travel details have been properly documented for allowable reimbursement of travelers' expenses and claimed on the proper grant.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of obligations and grant expenditures among ACCESS database, electronic grant spreadsheets, and DOC's general ledger accounts for each open grant.
• Work with: (1) Contracts/Grants Reviewer and (1) Contracts/Grants Reviewer Supervisor.

Position-Specific Details:

• Current permanent status classified LA State employees may be required to accept a probational appointment if accepted.
• An employee selected for a promotion may be required to serve a trial detail prior to being permanently promoted.
• This posting may also be used to fill a vacancy as a temporary job appointment. If filled as a temporary job appointment, should a permanent position become available, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.

• Filled at the highest level of experience of the selected applicant.
• Salary depends on the level of experience.

Other Important Information:

• IMPORTANT: In the supplemental questions section, applicants must authorize the HR Office of DPS&C-Corrections Services to contact prior employers to check references under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), to be considered for employment, by answering ‘YES’ to the PREA question.
• Any degree, certificate, special license, or DD-214 must be verified by official documentation prior to hire.
• Any qualifying experience that is based on college credit/college hours should have an accompanying transcript for verification.
  • This Agency is a Drug-Free Workplace.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

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.

• Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

• There is no guarantee that everyone who applies to this posting will be interviewed. The hiring supervisor/manager has 90 days from the closing date of the announcement to make a hiring decision. Specific information about this job will be provided to you in the interview process, should you be selected.

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections - Corrections Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any non-merit factor, including disability.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Megan Coco

Human Resources Department

HeadquartersPEEmployees@la.gov