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Grants Specialist Senior

State of Minnesota • Saint Paul, MN • 4h ago

Working Title: Grants Specialist Senior

Job Class: Grants Specialist Senior

Agency: Corrections Dept

Job ID : 92334

Location : St. Paul

Telework Eligible : Yes - Up to 50%

Full/Part Time : Full-Time

Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

Date Posted : 02/25/2026

Closing Date : 03/10/2026

Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Corrections Dept / Corr-Ctl Off-Comm Svc-MAPE

Division/Unit : Corrections - Central Office / DOC Prog Director-Grants&Contr

Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift

Days of Work : Monday - Friday

Travel Required : No

Salary Range: $30.23 - $44.48 / hourly; $63,120 - $92,874 / annually

Classified Status : Classified

Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE

FLSA Status : Nonexempt

Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

The Department of Corrections has an important mission of Transforming Lives for a safer Minnesota. The Grants Specialist Sr works on a centralized Grants and P/T Contracts team focused on ensuring compliant granting and contracting activity for DOC. This position will get to work with external county and non-profit organizational partners, along with internal program areas focuses on Re-Entry and Parole and Probation Supervision. This team does a great deal of cross-training between grants and contracts and works together to provide excellent customer service!

This position will monitor for compliance and administer incoming and outgoing grants, with some work in Professional/Technical contracts, for county probation offices, Community Corrections Act counties, sheriff's offices, non-profit organizations, and community vendors. Primary responsibilities will include full cycle grants management, financial management and administration, implementing grant policies and procedures, and providing high levels of customer service and technical assistance to both internal and external customers.

Minimum Qualifications

To be qualified for and considered for this position, ensure that your resume contains descriptions of your work experiences sufficient for comparison against the requirements stated below and indicate the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

Three (3) years of experience in grants administration or closely related field with primary responsibilities being to analyze, process, and monitor assigned grants to ensure compliance with administrative process. *An Associate's degree in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, or related field may substitute for six (6) months of experience. A Bachelor's degree in a field above may substitute for one (1) year of experience. A Master's Degree in a field above may substitute for eighteen (18) months of experience.

Strong written and oral communication skills

Ability to establish and maintaining effective work relationships with federal, state, and local government officials, along with internal agency partners.

Experience working with diverse communities and/or individuals

Preferred Qualifications

The following qualifications are strongly desired of applicants seeking consideration for this position:

Experience managing grants or contracts in a government setting.

Experience analyzing and interpreting policies, procedures, laws, or administrative rules

Experience with grants management systems

Experience with SWIFT

Physical Requirements

The selected finalist is required to review and sign a Physical Demands Analysis (PDA) for this position and may be required to complete a tuberculosis screening prior to hire. For a copy of the PDA, please email Ali Baumgart at alicia.baumgart@state.mn.us

Additional Requirements

The selection process may include screening the top candidate(s) on their criminal history, predatory offender registration, offender associations and/or other applicable background information in accordance with Department of Corrections' policy. Top candidate(s) must pass a criminal history check which includes successful completion of all sentencing and/or restitution requirements of law enforcement jurisdictions, including probation.

Employment history/reference checks, including incidents of sexual harassment, will also be conducted on the top candidate(s) in accordance with Department of Corrections' policy. This may include a review of job performance and discipline records.

New employees will be fingerprinted within the first 30 days of employment.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) does not participate in E-Verify. The DOC will not sponsor applicants for work visas, including F-1 STEM OPT extensions. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.

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