• Supervise staff in the Development Finance Division, on a part-time basis, to assist with grant application technical support, grant agreement execution, preparation of quarterly, semi-annual, annual and close-out reports to the Grantors, and records management and retention.
• Supervise the negotiation, review and execution of grant agreements, amendments and other related documents, so that grant funds can be properly expended, and costs reimbursed on a timely and accurate basis.
• Negotiate modifications and/or extensions to existing grant agreements with the Grantors.
• Supervise the City's comprehensive annual and periodic reporting to the Grantors pursuant to all applicable program and contract requirements.
• Prepare and process grant payment requests and close out reports from developers, including all required documentation.
• Create and maintain a grant application and administrative fee system, generate invoices, prepare deposits and track all revenues.
• Communicate or meet (in-person or virtual) with CPED management and their staff to discuss the status and information needed for their projects that have been awarded development grants.
• Communicate and negotiate with developers and their consultants regarding the form and timing of information that they need to submit to the City in order to access their project's grant funds.
• Maintain and provide period status reports to Senior Management and City Council
• Meet (in-person or virtual) with Grantor staff to assist with periodic grant audits.
• Review grant applications, as requested, prior to submission to grantors.
• Work with Grantor staff and the consulting community to develop and implement industry best-practices.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Public Administration, Development Finance, or a closely related field.

Minimum Experience: Five (5) years of work experience including 2 years of supervisory experience dealing with technical issues in development (construction) grants and/or environmental grants.

• Comprehensive knowledge of State and local development grant programs and products.
• Strong knowledge of Federal and State environmental regulations and Minnesota Environmental Protection Agency policies, procedures, practices and other requirements.
• Good knowledge of current environmental cleanup and abatement practices.
• Good knowledge of current construction practices.
• Good understanding of public and private real estate financing tools.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good negotiating skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills in order to develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with Grantors, City staff, developers and vendors.
• Good project management skills.
• Ability to review, understand and edit legal documents and interact with attorneys.
• Ability to develop innovative and complex spreadsheets and tracking tools to produce and maintain a large volume of highly technical information.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple grant programs.
• Ability to efficiently manage a heavy workload, in order to meet frequent deadlines.
• Ability to motivate City staff and developers to provide the timely information required by Grantors.
• Ability to work independently with little or no supervision.
• Ability to analyze existing programs and propose workflow improvements.
• Ability to provide technical training to a variety of audiences.
• Knowledge of modern office procedures, methods and equipment.

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