Parks Grant Coordinator - Limited Duration

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Why It's a Great Opportunity:

In the Parks and Recreation Department Business Operations Division, we believe in supporting one another, sharing knowledge, and giving our best to support the department in its work to serve our community.

We are a team that values collaboration, kindness, and excellence.

As a Grant Coordinator Limited Duration, you will serve on the grants, contracts, and procurement team and play a crucial role in supporting capital projects with properly administered local, state, and federal grant funding.

In this position, you will be a trusted resource for grant tracking, reporting timelines and requirements, budgets and coding, financial reports, county processes and procedures, maintaining strong relationships with central finance staff, identifying eligible costs, and quarterly reconciliations.

If you enjoy improving processes, leveraging technology to find efficiencies, and working as part of a team that truly cares, we would love to hear from you.

Why It's a Great Department:

Pierce County Parks and Recreation manages more than 5,200 acres of parks, trails, and open space, ranging from community hubs to natural areas. We deliver diverse recreation programs and maintain the infrastructure that supports both active play and quiet connection with nature.

Our department is made up of four divisions: Park and Recreation Operations, Business Operations, Volunteer and Resource Development, and Park Stewardship and Infrastructure Delivery, working together to serve one of the most dynamic and fast-growing regions in Washington.

Guided by our mission to create livable communities, we provide opportunities for people to connect with nature, learn about sustainability, live healthy lives, and experience inclusive, thriving public spaces.

Joining Pierce County Parks means being part of a forward-thinking team that values collaboration, innovation, and community impact, where your work truly makes a difference every day.

Learn more about the Pierce County Parks and Recreation Department

How to be Successful in the Role:

Bring in your experience and knowledge of grant coordination, organization, continuous quality improvement, your commitment to excellence, and a customer service approach, and you will be successful in this role.

We are looking for someone with exposure to local, state, and federal grants who can support project managers in their delivery of capital projects.

Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills are required.

Your Future in this Role:

This is a great role with varied activities related to business processes supporting the department in delivering excellent capital project outcomes that provide recreational resources to everyone who lives or works in Pierce County.

Pierce County offers professional development through robust online learning and other training opportunities throughout your career to ensure your success.

Core Daily Responsibilities:

• Research, identify, analyze and make recommendations regarding grant sources including identifying associated grant restrictions and conditions.
• Coordinate the development of grant applications by establishing expectations, timelines, outlining tasks, assignments, and deadlines.
• Facilitate timely communications with grantor and program leadership; collect grant submission materials, review and revise and submit grants.
• Maintain contact with and develop working relationships with state, federal and local grantor sources.
• Maintain grantor database and files.
• Assist project managers and fiscal office with timely contract, progress reporting, and reimbursement billings.

A classification description with a more detailed list of essential functions can be found here.

Qualifications

• An equivalent combination of experience and education that clearly indicates the ability to perform the essential functions of the position may substitute for the recruiting requirements on a year for year basis
• Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration
• Two years of grant coordination experience
• Please attach a cover letter with your application. Failure to attach this will result in an incomplete application

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with local, state, and federal grant coordination and administration
• Experience with process improvement principles, including LEAN Six Sigma
• Experience with systems and software, including SharePoint and WorkDay
• Certification in Grant Management is a plus

As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.

Additional Information

To be considered for this opportunity please:

• Complete and submit an online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to: www.piercecountywa.gov/jobs.
• If you have a question about this opportunity, please email the Recruitment Team at PCHRRecruit@piercecountywa.gov and specify the Job Number and Title.
• If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers.
• Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process, or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at (253) 798-7480, at least two days prior to the need.

This is a competitive selection process. Your application will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education/experience in the areas listed.

Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration.

Notification of application status normally occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the closing date.

Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes which may include assessments, phone screen, and interviews.

At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion means commitment, not a single step.

We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career.

We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision.

Employees of the County have local, direct, and visible impact in our diverse community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a place people are proud to call home?