Associate Grants And Policy Specialist

Summary

Join Tidal Basin's Grants and Program Management team as an Associate Grants & Policy Specialist. This role supports grant management implementation, proposal development, and other duties as assigned. You will collaborate with project managers and subject matter experts, contributing to technical writing, research, and reporting. The position requires strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills. Experience in accounting, finance, emergency management, or project controls is preferred. Tidal Basin offers a progressive work environment with diverse assignments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 0-2 years of professional experience in accounting, finance, emergency management, or project controls
• Strong interviewing and listening skills
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to foster harmonious relationships
• Detail orientated
• Time management/ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment
• Strong ability to: Write clearly, concisely, and accurately
• Proof-read and edit
• Pay attention to detail
• Demonstrate initiative, problem-solving, and decision-making within scope of responsibilities
• Ask relevant questions when interviewing SMEs and other resource persons
• Comprehend abstract and complex concepts and translate them to concrete, simple, user-friendly documents
• Effectively collaborate in a team environment, as well as work independently without much supervision
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Strong knowledge of MS Office Suite, including Word, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Excel

Responsibilities

• Support proposal development, writing, and production
• Work as a Member of a team to serve the needs of the client or organization
• Be available for travel and deployment to remote work locations on short notice
• Be able to work on site with clients for extended periods of time
• Support Team’s file organization, uploading and maintaining shared documents and resources on SharePoint
• Learn and understand various federal grant regulations
• Create checklists and trackers for team’s internal use and clients’
• Support the team with project controls for various contract types, including fixed price contracts and time and materials contracts
• Provide monitoring support for the project budgets
• Manage recurring and ad hoc financial reporting requirement
• Communicate risks to management
• Prepare monthly/quarterly progress reports as required
• Maintain financial and budget files for audits and support in assembling financial documents for audit requests
• Documents work performed and effectively summarizes findings
• Assists in proofing schedules, calculations, work papers, reports, and other documents
• Support management in various assignments
• Maintain knowledge of relevant regulations and guidance
• Meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of regulatory rules and laws specific to Federal, State, and Local grant funded programs is an asset