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:A baccalaureate degree. SUBSTITUTIONS: Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows: A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree. 30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree. College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree. NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

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.