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Hiring Agency
State Patrol - Agency 64
Location
Lincoln, NE
Hiring Rate
$23.367
Job Posting
JR2025-00021389 Federal Aid Administrator II (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
12-22-2025
Job Description
Job Duties
Plan, author and/or direct the creation of grant applications to various public and private entities. Provide technical direction in the preparation of grant documents and reports to ensure compliance with regulations. Prepare or cause to prepare grant budgets, financial and staffing forecasts, performance reports and documents as necessary ensuring that deadlines are met. Monitor progress of all required applications, awards and agreements to ensure deadlines are met. Provide liaison between and confer with various project officials and federal and state authorities. Be aware of and understand all federal policies that relate to funding grants. Respond to requests for project information in a timely manner. Monitor and adhere to proper accounting procedures. Ensure accurate and timely disbursement of funds. Maintain or cause to be maintained databases, reports, financial schedules and reconciliations, . Create and/or review requisitions, billings, memorandums of understanding, and contracts pertaining to financial aid for formal procedure and proper documentation; incudes amending improper or inaccurate documents. Communicate effectively with program managers any and all amendments, and other grant management details, as needed. Must adhere to strict deadlines for processing and submission of financial requests and reporting.. Schedule and facilitate onsite monitors of subgrantees. Make arrangements for and accompany auditors or inspectors to ensure necessary documents are available for audit. Some overnight travel is required. Successful candidate must be able to multi task and prioritize daily job responsibilities. Must have the ability to work independently and with a team. Ability to work in a fast paced environment in order to meet strict deadlines.
Work Schedule
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Flexible work schedules may be considered but are not guaranteed.
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, or other appropriate curriculum, plus two years of significantly related work experience, or a combination of education and experience equivalent to the above requirements. Experience can be substituted for education on a year for year basis.
Preferred Qualifications: Grants Management Certification. Intermediate experience in EXCEL.
Other: Regular and reliable attendance is expected. Valid driver's license is required or ability to provide independent authorized transportation. If selected for this position, you must meet the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services employment eligibility requirements by completing an EEV (I-9) Form. The agency does not sponsor H1-B Visa's. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to your applicant information. Failure to complete all areas of your employment application may result in your application being disqualified from our selection process. Must successfully complete an extensive background screening prior to being employed which includes completion of a Personal History Questionnaire. Applicants will be screened for a record of criminal activity and criminal history using a fingerprint-based check, and before unconditional employment is offered. Applicants must be free of felony convictions, and cannot maintain continuous association or dealings with persons, groups, or organizations that they know, or should know, are persons or groups or organizations under criminal investigation or indictment or who have reputation for present, ongoing involvement in felonious or criminal behavior. Selection process will include an interview.
KNOWLEDGE OF
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits
Equal Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.
Hiring Agency
State Patrol - Agency 64
Location
Lincoln, NE
Hiring Rate
$23.367
Job Posting
JR2025-00021389 Federal Aid Administrator II (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
12-22-2025
Job Description
Job Duties
Plan, author and/or direct the creation of grant applications to various public and private entities. Provide technical direction in the preparation of grant documents and reports to ensure compliance with regulations. Prepare or cause to prepare grant budgets, financial and staffing forecasts, performance reports and documents as necessary ensuring that deadlines are met. Monitor progress of all required applications, awards and agreements to ensure deadlines are met. Provide liaison between and confer with various project officials and federal and state authorities. Be aware of and understand all federal policies that relate to funding grants. Respond to requests for project information in a timely manner. Monitor and adhere to proper accounting procedures. Ensure accurate and timely disbursement of funds. Maintain or cause to be maintained databases, reports, financial schedules and reconciliations, . Create and/or review requisitions, billings, memorandums of understanding, and contracts pertaining to financial aid for formal procedure and proper documentation; incudes amending improper or inaccurate documents. Communicate effectively with program managers any and all amendments, and other grant management details, as needed. Must adhere to strict deadlines for processing and submission of financial requests and reporting.. Schedule and facilitate onsite monitors of subgrantees. Make arrangements for and accompany auditors or inspectors to ensure necessary documents are available for audit. Some overnight travel is required. Successful candidate must be able to multi task and prioritize daily job responsibilities. Must have the ability to work independently and with a team. Ability to work in a fast paced environment in order to meet strict deadlines.
Work Schedule
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Flexible work schedules may be considered but are not guaranteed.
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, or other appropriate curriculum, plus two years of significantly related work experience, or a combination of education and experience equivalent to the above requirements. Experience can be substituted for education on a year for year basis.
Preferred Qualifications: Grants Management Certification. Intermediate experience in EXCEL.
Other: Regular and reliable attendance is expected. Valid driver's license is required or ability to provide independent authorized transportation. If selected for this position, you must meet the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services employment eligibility requirements by completing an EEV (I-9) Form. The agency does not sponsor H1-B Visa's. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to your applicant information. Failure to complete all areas of your employment application may result in your application being disqualified from our selection process. Must successfully complete an extensive background screening prior to being employed which includes completion of a Personal History Questionnaire. Applicants will be screened for a record of criminal activity and criminal history using a fingerprint-based check, and before unconditional employment is offered. Applicants must be free of felony convictions, and cannot maintain continuous association or dealings with persons, groups, or organizations that they know, or should know, are persons or groups or organizations under criminal investigation or indictment or who have reputation for present, ongoing involvement in felonious or criminal behavior. Selection process will include an interview.
KNOWLEDGE OF
- Federal grant compliance, contract processing and monitoring
- Basic accounting principles, practices, methods, and procedures
- Budgeting procedures
- Computer capabilities and applications
- State and federal statutes and legislation regarding grant administration
- Agency and state fiscal policies
- Work under pressure
- Multi-task, prioritize workload, to meet deadlines
- Analyze financial transactions
- Work independently, with little supervision
- Work effectively with staff in other divisions and agencies
- Complete accurate reports
- Quantitative and analytical review
- Planning and organizing
- Decision-making
- Effective communication
- Microsoft Excel and Word skills at an intermediate level
- Euna Solutions/Amplifund Grant Management Software
- Ability to schedule and lead team meetings using web-ex or zoom
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position, agency and employment status. For more information on benefits, please visit: https://statejobs.nebraska.gov/index.html#benefits
Equal Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.
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