Arizona Department of Education

The Arizona Department of Education is a service organization committed to raising academic outcomes and empowering parents.

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (ESEA) CONSOLIDATED GRANT APPLICATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST

Job Location:

Title I Section

Phoenix Location

Posting Details:

Salary: $70,000 - $71,500 

Grade: 21

Closing Date: 12/29/2024

Job Summary:

• This position will engage in compliance and program monitoring and professional development activities for grants assigned to Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Consolidated Application (Title 1-A, Title I-D, Subpart 2, Title II-A, and Title V-B) to provide equitable access to a high-quality education for all students.
• Occasional in-state and out-of-state travel is/may be required for this position.

The Arizona Department of Education currently utilizes a hybrid work environment, with up to two days of remote work (contingent upon business needs). Candidates should apply with an ability and willingness to work in-office up to five days per week as business needs necessitate.

Job Duties:

• The employee will review grant applications to ensure grantees are accessing and expending fiscal resources in accordance with the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) and Integrated Action Plan (IAP) to provide equitable access to a high-quality education for all students
• Review grant applications to ensure grant funds are appropriately budgeted and expended in accordance with grant program requirements as well as state and federal law
• Prepare and complete administrative and monitoring reports as well as provide grantees with guidance on state and federal budgeting and funding compliance in accordance with the Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR), Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), and OMB Uniform Grant Guidance (UGG)
• Develop and provide professional learning opportunities through face-to-face and virtual methods in collaboration with unit leadership, personnel, other ADE program areas, and/or external partners; this includes but is not limited to opportunities related to state and federal, reporting, funding and coding, and genal measures of compliance in relationship to the ESEA Consolidated grant application
• Engage in a high degree of collaboration with ADE program areas to improve processes, procedures, communication, and services to the field as well as align internal processes in relationship to grants, specifically in the areas of state and federal budgeting and funding compliance

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge in:
• Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Arizona Revised Statutes, and State Board of Education rules governing public education
• State and federal budgeting and compliance procedures
• The Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR), Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), and OMB Uniform Grant Guidance (UGG)
• Experience in managing and/or compliance monitoring Title I or Title II programs
• Methods of professional learning for strengthening fiscal accountability practices, allocations and compliance
• Program evaluation techniques to meet the needs of at-risk students and strategies to strengthen school programs to provide an equitable and well-rounded education for all students
• Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree in Education, Public Administration, a related field, or must possess equivalent experience to substitute for the degree.
Skills in:
• Applying systems thinking
• Applying problem solving techniques, to include root-cause analysis
• Providing differentiated technical assistance and support
• Planning development, implementation, and evaluation
• Providing professional learning using a variety of delivery methods
• Budgeting and resource allocation
• Budgeting and finance practices
• Analysis, interpretation, and communication of data
Ability to:
• Communicate effectively with educators, administrators, and the public
• Adapt to changes in compliance regulations and federal law
• Absorb, synthesize, interpret, and apply highly technical, specialized knowledge of funding and financial compliance
• Partner with stakeholders to provide guidance, training, and support
• Guide and support grantees in designing, implementing, and evaluating effective and compliant programs
• Absorb highly technical, specialized knowledge related to the ESEA Consolidated Grant Application and other