What are the responsibilities and job description for the Contracts/Grants Reviewer Supervisor position at State of Louisiana?
A Grant Supervisor oversees the day-to-day administration of grant activities while directly supervising grant reviewers to ensure applications, budgets, and reports are accurate, compliant, and submitted on time. This role assigns and reviews workloads, provides training and guidance, and ensures staff follows established policies, procedures, and reporting requirements. The supervisor is responsible for quality control of grant documentation, resolving routine issues, supporting staff performance, and maintaining organized, audit-ready records. The position also coordinates with internal units and communicates necessary updates to support overall grant operations and compliance.
Selected Core Competencies:
Developing Performance: Builds the future potential of others by supporting long-term growth, skill development, and career progression.
Driving Results: The ability to set and pursue goals, maintain focus amid competing demands, and deliver results.
Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well-supported conclusions.
Selected Preferred Competencies:
Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine one's actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.
Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.
Leading Effective Teams: The ability to build, guide, and motivate teams to achieve goals through collaboration, accountability, and shared purpose.
Training Others: The ability to design and deliver training experiences that build knowledge, develop skills, and improve performance.
Six years of experience in contracts or grants management, procurement, financial management, or accounting; OR
Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in contracts or grants management, procurement, financial management, or accounting; OR
A bachelor’s degree plus three years of experience in contracts or grants management, procurement, financial management, or accounting; OR
An advanced degree in business or public administration, finance, economics, or statistics plus two years of experience in contracts or grants management, procurement, financial management, or accounting.
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.
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties:- Plans, organizes, directs, and controls the work activities of a staff of Contracts/Grants Reviewers engaging in developing, monitoring and administering federal and state contracts and/or grants.
- Supervises the pre-award development, post-award monitoring, and closeout of a number of complex statewide grants and contracts, ensuring compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Assists Contracts/Grants Reviewer Manager in preparing grant budget reports and other grant reports required by federal and state laws in accordance with terms of agreement.
- Oversees the preparation and development of contracts and grants agreements, applications, budgets, and amendments in accordance with federal and state regulations and restrictions, and in accordance with Department policies and procedures.
- Trains, assigns work, approves leave, applies disciplinary procedures, and evaluates performance of all Contracts/Grants Reviewers in accordance with Department policy.
- Assists program personnel. Contracts/Grants Unit personnel, and administrative personnel in preparation of grants and contracts, amendments, revisions, and closeouts in accordance with Department's policies and procedures.
- Research grant funding opportunities that support Louisiana State Police enhancement to its programs and provide OMF notification of awards for state budget planning.
- Assists Contracts/Grants Reviewer Manager in the hiring process for contracts/grants personnel and makes recommendations relative to hiring and other personnel decisions.
- Performs Manager’s duties in the absence of the Contracts/Grants Reviewer Manager.
- Performs other duties necessary to the efficient operation of the section and any other duties assigned by the Commander, Executive Officer, or Contracts/Grants Reviewer Manager.
Position-Specific Details:
Location: East Baton Rouge Parish
Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.
Appointment Type: Probational, Job Appointment, or Promotional
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide (Download PDF reader).
How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link 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.
*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.
If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you have a disability and need a special accommodation. All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening and additional background check(s).
This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.
For more information, please contact:
Department of Public Safety
Attn: Human Resources/Kristin Garcia
P.O. Box 66614
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Fax: 225-925-3970
DPSEmployeeAdministration@la.govSalary : $4,387 - $8,608