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DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is specialized administrative work involving responsibility for coordinating the implementation of grants including procurement and monitoring the expenditure of funds and tasks to completion. Where time allows, prepares or assists in the preparation of grant applications and overseeing and identifying sources of grant monies. The work is performed under general supervision of the assigned supervisor with considerable latitude allowed for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative. Supervision of others is not normally a responsibility of this position. However, the incumbent is required to work closely with others and will evaluate the performance of agencies and/or individuals as it relates to the implementation of grants.<p>FULL PERFORMANCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Good knowledge of the principles and practices of administration and fiscal accounting, monitoring, and control; Good knowledge of Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and policies as they apply to the administration of grants; Working knowledge of the resources available for seeking funding, including funding sources related to the New York City watershed regulations; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of people; Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; Ability to prepare detailed and complex technical written material, including grant applications; Ability to research grant opportunities; Ability to understand and interpret complex oral and written information, including regulations, policies, and procedures, especially as they pertain to grant application, implementation, and oversight; Resourcefulness and initiative; Good professional judgment, tact, and courtesy; Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.<p>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EITHER: A. Graduation from a college with a Bachelors Degree in Business or Public Administration, Accounting, English, Journalism or related field, and one year of experience in either 1) Grant writing or grants management, OR 2) Accounting or account-keeping experience related to tracking program revenues and expenditures, or 3) Administrative business or governmental experience which involves the writing of detailed, and complex narrative reports, technical reports, policies and procedures, or similar written materials as a substantial portion of the work, or 4) Work related to the type described in 1, 2 or 3; OR B. Graduation from a college with an Associates Degree in Business or Public Administration, Accounting, English, Journalism, or related field, and three years of experience in either 1) Grant writing or grants management, OR 2) Accounting or account-keeping experience related to tracking program revenues and expenditures, or 3) Administrative business or governmental experience which involves the writing of detailed, and complex narrative reports, technical reports, policies and procedures, or similar written materials as a substantial portion of the work, or 4) Work related to the type described in 1, 2 or 3; OR C. Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and five years of the experience specified in 1 above; OR D. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of A, B and C above. NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.