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Americorps Program Officer

Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: PORTLAND, WA
Salary: $-
Job Type: Full Time
JOB SUMMARY:
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               <td align="left"><font style="font-size: 100%;">***Registration in iMatchSkills   required for referral to this position***    REQUIREMENTS:  * Bachelor's Degree or higher, plus 3 ' 5 years of program or project management or Master's Degree acceptable substitute for 3 years of experience in program or project management.   * Successful completion of a National Sex Offender Public Registry background check and a driver's license check required.   * Excellent program coordination/management skills  * Knowledge of community inclusion practices  * Able to manage federal grant processes  * Able to interpret federal, state and university laws, rules and regulations  * Knowledge of community-based organizations  * Knowledge of assessment and evaluation    PREFERRED:  * National service experience strongly preferred    JOB DUTIES:  GRANT ADMINISTRATION:  * Implement appropriate systems to monitor sub-grantees for grant compliance with State of Oregon statutes and rules and Corporation for National & Community Service Grant Provisions and OV Policies.  * Provide technical assistance, including site visits, to sub-grantees for evaluation of program quality and continuous improvement.  * Develop and maintain program records for sub-grantees.  * Work with Finance Coordinator to ensure review of sub-grantee organizational capacity, audits, finance systems, and requests for reimbursement.  * Implement OV's comprehensive ongoing risk-based program evaluation process (used in considering grantees for future funding opportunities) on sub-grantees.  * Working with Grants & Contract Office, develop comprehensive sub-grant documents for all AmeriCorps programs in the Oregon portfolio  PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION:   * Develop and implement the Disability Inclusion Plan.  * Provide ongoing support to Oregon national service grantees by coordinating inclusion training, providing technical assistance, and assisting with reasonable accommodations.  * Develop protocols for a commission-driven program evaluation model.  TRAINING AND EDUCATION:  * Determine training needs for all AmeriCorps programs and coordinate training opportunities   * Write and distribute a monthly inclusion newsletter for directors of national COMMUNITY RELATIONS:  * Facilitate connections between national service grantees and organizations serving people with disabilities.  * Refine and implement an outreach plan to engage those in the disability community in volunteerism and national service.    The primary purpose of this position is to: manage all components of the program, from the RFP and application process through the review and selection process through the training and the monitoring of existing programs and the submission of the applications to the federal agency. The position also serves as Inclusion Coordinator.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               </font></td>
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