Grants Senior Management Analyst/ Analyst II

Valley Water
San Jose, California United States  View Map
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
  • Apply By: Feb 17, 2025
  • Full Time
  • Administrative Analysis and Research
  • Job Description

    Grants Senior Management Analyst/ Analyst II

     

    Valley Water

     

    Salary: $124,259.20 - $159,057.60 Annually

     

    Job Type: Full-Time

     

    Job Number: 01840-E

     

    Location: CA, CA

     

    Department: Financial Planning and Management Services

     

    Closing:

     

    Description

     

    Management Analyst II: $124,259.20 - $159,057.60 Annually

    Senior Management Analyst: $133,806.40 - $171,350.40 Annually

     

    Join Our Team!

     

    Are you passionate about driving impactful projects through grant funding? Valley Water is seeking to hire a dedicated Senior Management Analyst/ Management Analyst II to lead pre-award efforts within our Grants, Compliance, and Claims Management Unit. If you're looking for a role where you can collaborate across multiple teams and contribute to the success of vital water projects, this is the opportunity for you!

     

    Overview:

    The Grants, Compliance, and Claims Management Unit with Valley Water is the centralized unit for seeking and managing grants brought in to help fund Valley Water projects. The pre-award side of work within the unit will be administered by this Senior Management Analyst, with support from a Management Analyst II, and oversight by the Grants Unit Manager.

     

    Senior Management Analyst (SMA): Core components of the Senior Management Analysts work will include researching grant opportunities and writing grant applications; high levels of collaboration with project teams, grants liaisons in watersheds and water utility divisions, procurement, legal, government relations, capital improvement program, and communications; and tracking/reporting. The position will tie efforts into the two grant roadmaps (i.e. strategic funding plans), assist in preparing updates to the Board and staff via all employee communications, and aid in early compliance reviews (pre-agreement) to ensure Valley Water can meet grant terms and conditions. As a Senior, the position will help implement new grants management software on the pre-award side in coordination with the unit's compliance and claims staff, assist in updating standard operating procedures, and work with the Unit Manager to clearly define rationale for which grants to pursue.

     

    Management Analyst II: Core components of the Management Analyst II's work will include assisting the SMA in researching grant opportunities and writing grant applications, coordinating with project teams, tracking and reporting grant-related information, assisting with compliance tracking for federal and state grant terms and conditions, and assisting with grant communications such as the bi-monthly Grants One Pager update for the Board of Directors and the Grants Action Team monthly meeting.

     

    Our Commitment:

    Racial equity, diversity and inclusion are integral to Valley Water. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for all. We believe every member of our team enriches our diversity, contributes to inclusion, and strengthens belonging by broadening our perspective and collective understanding of the world around us to accomplish our mission to equitably provide safe, clean water, natural flood protections, and environmental stewardship.

     

    Key skills necessary for this position include:

     

    • Grant writing/technical writing
    • Attention to detail
    • Time management
    • Project/program management
    • Knowledge of finance/budgeting
    • Knowledge of procurement/contracting
    • Software skills (Word, excel, PowerPoint, Smartsheet, DocuSign, financial management software)
    • Communications (we work with large teams across the agency as well as with granting agencies)
    • Ability to work independently and report out findings

     

    Ideal Candidate's Background Includes:

    Applicants whose experience and background best match the ideal experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education are considered ideal candidates for the position. To determine the top candidates, each applicant will be assessed based on the ideal candidate criteria as listed below.

     

    Ideal Experience:

     

    • For Management Analyst II: Three (3) years of grant experience performing administrative, operational, management, or financial analysis of complex issues.
    • For Senior Management Analyst: Five (5) years of grant experience performing administrative, operational, management, or financial analysis of complex issues.

     

    Ideal Skills and Abilities:

    Management Analyst II:

     

    • Perform responsible and difficult administrative work involving the use of independent judgment and personal initiative.
    • Coordinate and participate in administrative, budgeting, and fiscal reporting activities.

    Independently identify, plan, and conduct management, financial, administrative, and operational studies.

    • Develop improvements in operations, procedures, policies, or methods.

    Research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods, procedures, and techniques.

    • Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses to evaluate assigned projects, programs, and activities.
    • Develop and maintain specialized computer software and databases for gathering and analyzing data.
    • Interpret, apply, explain, and ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local policies, procedures, laws, and regulations, technical written material, and Valley Water policies and procedures.
    • Represent the unit/division and Valley Water in meetings with governmental agencies, community groups, and various businesses, professional, and regulatory organizations, and in meetings with individuals.

     

    Senior Management Analyst:

    In addition to the qualifications for a Management Analyst II:

     

    • Train, organize, assign, and review the work of assigned staff.
    • Analyze, identify options, and make recommendations for the solution of budgetary, procedural, and general management problems and program needs.
    • Prepare a variety of administrative, financial, statistical, and analytical reports.

    Recommend, gain stakeholder buy-in, and implement modifications to existing programs, projects, systems, policies, and procedures.

    • Collect, interpret, and evaluate highly complex and diverse information and data.
    • Manage ambiguity, quantitative or qualitative, to prepare clarity for decision-making.
    • Research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods and techniques.
    • Research, analyze, and review the project plan for assigned projects and determine workflow needs.
    • Research, analyze, and propose integration of legislative and regulatory matters into current area of responsibility.
    • Interact with political acumen with elected officials and executive staff.
    • Administer and monitor assigned contracts.
    • Use common desktop applications and software.
    • Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
    • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

     

    Ideal Knowledge:

    Management Analyst II:

     

    • Complex theories, principles, and practices of public administration as applied to operational unit and program administration.
    • Sources of information related to a broad range of Valley Water programs, projects, services, and administration.
    • Methods of quantitative and qualitative analyses to evaluate assigned projects, programs, and activities.
    • Applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulatory codes, ordinances, and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility.
    • Principles of budget preparation, analysis, forecasting, and control.

     

    Senior Management Analyst:

    In addition to the qualifications for Management Analyst II:

    Some Knowledge of:

     

    • Principles, practices, and responsibilities involved in leading the work of assigned staff.
    • Common desktop applications and software.
    • Principles of business writing and report preparation.

    Working Knowledge of:

    • Principles and practices of program development and administration.
    • Principles of budget preparation, analysis, forecasting and control.
    • Methods and techniques of contract administration.

     

    Thorough Knowledge of:

     

    • Theories, principles, and practices of public administration as applied to assigned unit or division.
    • Government agency programs such as, but not limited to, finance, budgeting, procurement, human resources, government relations, legal, water utility and watershed operations and management, and/or other related programs.
    • Methods and techniques used to analyze business processes and recommend solutions for existing problems.
    • Methods and techniques used to collect and analyze data and prepare reports based on findings.

     

    Ideal Training and Education:Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public administration, business administration, accounting, finance, or a related field.

    Directly related experience may be substituted for the college requirement on the basis of one and one-half years of experience for one year of education to a maximum of four years.

     

    Required License or Certificate

     

    Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license. Individuals who do not meet the driver's license requirement due to a disability will be considered for a reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

     

    To review the Classification Specification for Management Analyst II, please click https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/valleywater.org.us-west-1/s3fs-public/Managment%20Analyst%20I-II%20-%205-2019.pdf https://get.adobe.com/reader/

    To review the Classification Specification for Senior Management Analyst, please click https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/valleywater.org.us-west-1/s3fs-public/Senior%20Management%20Analyst%20-%205-2019.pdf https://get.adobe.com/reader/

     

    Grants, Compliance, and Claims Management Unit (Position Code 68)Valley Water Telework Program: Eligibility for telework will depend on the type of work performed, operational needs, and the ability for the employee to perform the essential functions of their job duties while teleworking. Employment with Valley Water requires employees to live within 150 miles of their primary physical work location located in San Jose, California by their start date. This position is eligible for a hybrid telework schedule, typically working 40% remote and 60% onsite.

     

    Selection Process

     

    (1) The selection process may include one or more of the following: application review, application assessment, performance exercise, written exercise and/or interview.

    (2) The Employment Application, Qualifying Information Questions and/or Supplemental Questions will be evaluated based on the ideal candidate criteria listed above. Resumes are highly recommended.

     

    NOTE: Position and start date is subject to availability of funds. Valley Water retains the right to repost this position as deemed necessary.

    Consideration may be given to existing applicant pools within the same classification.

    Valley Water's Equal Opportunity Non-Discrimination Policy is available for review upon request.

     

    Valley Water will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources in advance of any special needs by calling 408-630-2260.

     

    Please be aware that once submitted all application materials become the property of Valley Water and will not be returned. Human Resources staff are not authorized to make copies of application materials for applicants.

     

    To apply, please visit https://apptrkr.com/5813216

     

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  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • Valley Water
    • Valley Water

    The Santa Clara Valley Water District, now known as Valley Water, is a special district, governed by a seven-member board of directors, and is responsible for water supply, flood protection and watershed management in Santa Clara County. The district encompasses all of the county’s 1,300 square miles and serves the area’s 15 cities, 1.7 million residents and more than 200,000 commuters. Our responsibilities flow from our dual missions: to provide high quality water, and to manage flood and storm waters along the county’s 700 miles of creeks and rivers.

    The mission of the district is a healthy, safe, and enhanced quality of living in Santa Clara County through the comprehensive management of water resources in a practical, cost-effective and environmentally sensitive manner.

    The Santa Clara Valley Water District, now known as Valley Water, manages an integrated water resources system that includes the supply of clean, safe water, flood protection and stewardship of streams on behalf of Santa Clara County’s 2 million residents. The district effectively manages 10 dams and surface water reservoirs, three water treatment plants, a state-of-the-art water quality laboratory, nearly 400 acres of groundwater recharge ponds and more than 275 miles of streams.

    We provide wholesale water and groundwater management services to local municipalities and private water retailers who deliver drinking water directly to homes and businesses throughout Santa Clara County.

    Who We Are

    A seven-member Board of Directors governs Valley Water. We are an ethnically diverse, family friendly organization with employees who are committed to public service and work collaboratively with other agencies (all levels of government, community-based organizations, and neighborhood organizations) in carrying out our mission.

    Be a Part of It

    Valley Water strives to attract, develop and retain a talented and diverse workforce. Many of our employees have worked at the district for more than 20 years. Our employees come from diverse, cultural and professional backgrounds. The district promotes high performance, diversity and equal employment opportunities. We offer careers in a wide range of fields.

    We Value Our Employees 

    • The district’s salaries and benefits are highly competitive. 
    • The district supports employee development through tuition reimbursement, certification, management development training, safety training, on-line training and apprenticeship programs. 
    • Please use the links at left to explore our current job openings, salary and classification information, benefits packages, Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity programs.

    We Value Excellence

    The district values Excellence in Innovation, Integrity, Transparency and Teamwork. Our Workforce Development Program helps to guide our employees into the future by providing a systematic framework to facilitate the efficient, effective use of resources, which guides the development of a training curriculum based on business needs to enhance job knowledge and skills of the District’s workforce, and promotes professional development.

    We Support Veterans

    The Veteran’s Employee Resource Group provides assistance and supports Veteran affairs at Valley Water. Over the past ten years the district has participated in external support activities including care package drives for troops stationed overseas, as well as participating in the “Cell Phones for Troops” program.

    In recognition of our employees who are veterans, a celebration is held annually around Veteran’s Day and features speakers and topics of historical interest.

    We Value Diversity

    The district is committed to creating an inclusive work environment which recognizes and supports the diversity of our community and enriches our perspectives.

     

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