Contracts/Grants Reviewer Supervisor

Contracts/Grants Reviewer Supervisor

Salary

$4,387.00 - $8,608.00 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

419-221747-GF

Department

DPS-Office of State Police

Opening Date

06/02/2026

Closing Date

6/16/2026 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

A Grant Supervisor oversees the day-to-day administration of grant activities while directly supervising grant reviewers to ensure applications, budgets, and reports are accurate, compliant, and submitted on time. This role assigns and reviews workloads, provides training and guidance, and ensures staff follow established policies, procedures, and reporting requirements. The supervisor is responsible for quality control of grant documentation, resolving routine issues, supporting staff performance, and maintaining organized, audit-ready records. The position also coordinates with internal units and communicates necessary updates to support overall grant operations and compliance.

Selected Core Competencies:

Developing Performance: Builds the future potential of others by supporting long-term growth, skill development, and career progression.

Driving Results: The ability to set and pursue goals, maintain focus amid competing demands, and deliver results.

Thinking Critically: The ability to analyze information objectively, identify connections across sources, and form logical, well-supported conclusions.

Selected Preferred Competencies:

Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine ones actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.

Communicating Effectively: The ability to convey information, ideas, and emotions using structured communication methods that promote understanding and engagement.

Demonstrating Accountability: The ability to take ownership of actions, behaviors, performance, decisions, and outcomes.

Leading Effective Teams: The ability to build, guide, and motivate teams to achieve goals through collaboration, accountability, and shared purpose.

Training Others: The ability to design and deliver training experiences that build knowledge, develop skills, and improve

performance.

Minimum Qualifications

Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualification must have been in contracts or grants management:

Six years of experience in contracts or grants management, procurement, financial management, or accounting; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus three years of experience in contracts or grants management, procurement, financial management, or accounting; OR

A bachelor's degree plus three years of experience in contracts or grants management, procurement, financial management, or accounting; OR

An advanced degree in business or public administration, finance, economics, or statistics plus two years of experience in contracts or grants management, procurement, financial management, or accounting.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

• Plans, organizes, directs, and controls the work activities of a staff of Contracts/Grants Reviewers engaging in developing, monitoring and administering federal and state contracts and/or grants.
• Supervises the pre-award development, post-award monitoring, and closeout of a number of complex statewide grants and contracts, ensuring compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Assists Contracts/Grants Reviewer Manager in preparing grant budget reports and other grant reports required by federal and state laws in accordance with terms of agreement.
• Oversees the preparation and development of contracts and grants agreements, applications, budgets, and amendments in accordance with federal and state regulations and restrictions, and in accordance with Department policies and procedures.
• Trains, assigns work, approves leave, applies disciplinary procedures, and evaluates performance of all Contracts/Grants Reviewers in accordance with Department policy.
• Assists program personnel. Contracts/Grants Unit personnel, and administrative personnel in preparation of grants and contracts, amendments, revisions, and closeouts in accordance with Departments policies and procedures.
• Research grant funding opportunities that support Louisiana State Police enhancement to its programs and provide OMF notification of awards for state budget planning.
• Assists Contracts/Grants Reviewer Manager in the hiring process for contracts/grants personnel and makes recommendations relative to hiring and other personnel decisions.
• Performs Manager's duties in the absence of the Contracts/Grants Reviewer Manager.
• Performs other duties necessary to the efficient operation of the section and any other duties assigned by the Commander, Executive Officer, or Contracts/Grants Reviewer Manager.

Position-Specific Details:

Location: East Baton Rouge Parish

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Appointment Type: Probational, Job Appointment, or Promotional

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide (Download PDF reader).

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

• Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

If you are contacted for an interview, please let us know at that time if you have a disability and need a special accommodation. All candidates for hire must undergo drug screening and additional background check(s).

This agency participates in the E-Verify system for verification of citizenship and employment authorization.

For more information, please contact:

Department of Public Safety

Attn: Human Resources/Genae Flowers

P.O. Box 66614

Baton Rouge, LA 70896

Fax: 225-925-3970

DPSEmployeeAdministration@la.gov

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave - Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave - State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Years Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veterans Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services?

• Yes
• No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship. If you answered "No" to the above question, enter N/A.

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BST: Building and Supporting Teams - How well do you work with others to achieve shared goals and contribute to a positive team environment?

• I avoid teamwork, create conflict, or don't contribute.
• I contribute to team efforts with encouragement and guidance.
• I work well with others, contribute consistently, and support the team.
• I unite teams, build trust, and help others work through conflict.

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BST: Building and Supporting Teams - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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CE: Communicating Effectively - How well do you share information and ideas in ways that others can understand, relate to, and act on?

• I communicate unclearly, use poor tone, and ignore the audience.
• I share main ideas clearly and adapt to the audience when reminded.
• I communicate clearly, listen actively, and explain complex ideas well.
• I craft messages that connect, inspire, and drive action across audiences.

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CE: Communicating Effectively - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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DPe: Developing Performance - How well do you support others performance, give feedback, and help them grow in their roles?

• I miss goals, avoid giving clear feedback, overlook performance issues, and provide little support for development.
• I set goals and give feedback to support accountability, monitor performance, and address gaps.
• I give clear, balanced feedback, review work quality, and support individual growth through learning opportunities.
• I connect development to strategy, use coaching and data to improve performance, and build future capabilities.

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DPe: Developing Performance - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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DR: Driving Results - How well do you set goals, stay focused, and follow through-especially when faced with challenges or competing demands?

• I struggle to set direction, miss deadlines, avoid challenges, or resist feedback.
• I set basic goals, make some progress, and accept feedback when supported.
• I set clear goals, stay focused, take ownership of results, and use feedback to improve.
• I set bold goals, lead progress, push through setbacks, and help others learn from challenges.

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DR: Driving Results - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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TCr: Thinking Critically - How do you analyze information and draw meaningful conclusions from it?

• I miss key details or oversimplify information, and my conclusions may not be based on evidence.
• I try to analyze information, but I may overlook the relevance or credibility of my sources.
• I analyze key information, consider the evidence, and form logical conclusions based on credible sources.
• I uncover deeper insights by connecting different sources, questioning assumptions, and identifying patterns.

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TCr: Thinking Critically - Explain your selection by providing specific examples from your experience. Tip: Use the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) to explain how you have demonstrated this competency. Examples from work, military service, volunteering, education, or other life experiences are all valid.

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Previous state experience or other experience WILL NOT be researched at this stage of the hiring process. Information not present on the actual application will not be considered for qualifying purposes. Did you list ALL of your job experience and education on your application? If not, please add to your profile before submitting.

• Yes
• No

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Employer State of Louisiana

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Phone (866) 783-5462

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