Job description
Pay Range: $51,232 - $66,601 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Friday, March 10, 2023
The City of Fort Worth is the 13th largest city in the U.S. and the fastest growing among large cities. Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one Downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for Job Seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents. We are seeking individuals that reflect our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
Multiple Contract Compliance Specialist job are available with the City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department Compliance Division. Contract Compliance Specialists play a vital role in supporting local social service efforts that help low income residents, by administering grant awards made to child care and youth service agencies, homeless service providers, and affordable housing organizations. Compliance Specialists also ensure that all applicable rules and regulations are followed for a wide variety of federal and state grant funds.
The grants to be administered include over $40 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) for homeless services, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). The positions will also assist with compliance responsibilities for the $56 million from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program which was approved by Congress in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, and funded through the U.S. Treasury Department.
These programs will be in operation for the next 2.5 years, creating the need for one new grant-funded position.
The Contract Compliance Specialist job responsibilities include:
- Maintaining relationships with external partners through excellent verbal and written communication.
- Using a variety of software applications to manage contractor reimbursements and performance data.
- Making regular onsite monitoring visits to review nonprofit agency or affordable housing property records for compliance with contract and regulatory requirements.
- Working collaboratively with multiple internal and external customers to ensure adherence to City and federally mandated procedures.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, finance or a related field
- No prior experience is required
- Valid Texas driver's license
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working and serving low income communities.
- Strong detail orientation and good mathematical aptitude.
- Knowledge of or Experience with Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Conditions of Employment
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. Criminal convictions will be considered on a case by case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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