Description
ICF seeks a Grant Manager with federal, state or local grant implementation experience with strong ties to the Maui County community in Hawaii. This position will assist in the implementation of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). You will be supporting post-disaster community recovery efforts and should understand and have experience in community engagement and housing development experience as well as have knowledge of the local community. The position will monitor the grant flow process, assist with citizen participation for decision making, and develop affordable housing programs. You will be part of team that will ensure quality, completeness and on-time delivery of tasks.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Degree or GED
• 5+ years of community, state, or federal grants management experience
• 3+ years of experience providing implementation or technical assistance in the field of disaster recovery, affordable housing, economic development and/or community development.
• 3+ years of experience with the development of disaster recovery, housing, and/or community/economic development subject-related materials, such as policies, procedures and job aid tools.

PREFERRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Public Policy, Government, or a related discipline.
• in-depth and hands-on knowledge of the CDBG/CDBG-DR programs, regulations, and implementation.
• Solid knowledge of how housing and community and economic development programs are implemented at the state and local level.
• Project and personnel management skills and experience.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, SharePoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Expert problem-solving capabilities and ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge to unique circumstances
  This job is a Section 3 eligible job opportunity. We encourage applications from individuals that are low income and/or living in Public Housing.

• Work as part of a team providing expert services to support housing, community and economic development programs that are part of overall disaster recovery efforts.
• Assist the team in implementing citizen participation process that is equitable with the primary goal of providing residents especially low- and moderate-income (LMI) residents the opportunity to actively participate in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the programs and projects.
• Coordinate project stakeholders, work with staff and subcontractors, and work directly with the client and developers to provide advisory/consulting services needed to assemble viable housing projects and programs.
• Help refine and improve program procedures and processes to implement CDBG-DR funded programs.
• Develop written products and tools for grantee policies and procedures, program implementation, and design.
• Measure performance with key metrics.
• Keep management team informed on challenges, issues, problems & resolutions.
• Provide timely customer service to Subrecipients and the client