Who is Eligible:  The position is open to all qualified candidates.

Permanent Telecommuting Requirement 

• Act as liaison between community-based nonprofit and grass-root coalition partnerships, public entities and King County Parks to identify park and recreation needs within communities.
• Support and provide direction to the Targeted Equity Grant advisory board which is comprised of up to 19 members and tasked with reviewing and making recommending funding recommendations for grants.
• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationship with a diverse array of key stakeholders.
• Provide technical assistance and resources to grant applicants, grant recipients, community partners, and internal partners.
• Conscientiously communicate to advance community partner involvement/engagement.
• Apply communication and group dynamic strategies in interactions with groups and individuals.
• Seek input from other organizations, individuals, and the community to develop community driven programs.
• Maintain an understanding of best practices and promising approaches to racial equity, social determinants of health, community-economic development, and/or public health. Evaluate information relevant to community connections, economic opportunity, promoting health and safe & affordable housing.
• Create service agreements and contract documents, working with contract/finance staff, including scope of work, budgets, project timelines, invoices and report forms for funding of proposed project outcomes.
• Monitor and track project budgets with support of fiscal staff and make timely requests for budget changes and contract revisions.
• Manage service agreements and contracts with community agencies including developing scopes of work and ensuring grantee produces identified deliverables.
• Draft documents for procurement (e.g. Request for Proposals) and assist with funding review and selection processes.
• Develop project plan recommendations to implement policies and programs.
• Develop recommendations for continuous project quality and process improvement.
• Implement project plans and programs consistent with King County policies.
• Create work plans, complete reports and achieve deadlines.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Three years of experience working with underserved and diverse communities with the goal of identifying how best to work collaboratively towards meeting their needs for programs, projects and services.
• Three years of experience with either managing a grant program or serving as a grant writer with skills that clearly demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how grant programs function.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Have the Following Competencies:

• Action oriented and takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Builds networks effectively including formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Drives engagement by creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.
• Directs and manages work by providing direction, delegating and removing obstacles to get the work done.
• Manages complexity by making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

The Most Competitive Candidates Will Have:

• Two years of experience in grants management to include developing processes such as application development and review, contract management and/or program design and implementation (including program development, budgeting, invoicing, and reporting).
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills. Communicates in writing, orally, in person, and through electronic means with linguistic and cultural proficiency.
• Ability to use an equity lens.
• Subject matter expertise in one or more of the practice and policy areas: parks and recreation, community programming, social determinants of health and/or public health.
• Experience providing technical assistance to diverse partners.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Understanding of the benefits of community involvement in planning, implementation, and evaluation of projects, programs and services.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Commitment to following the equity and social justice principles of King County in the work-place.
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to working collaboratively in a team environment with a variety of multi-disciplinary partners.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and web-based enabled tools, and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
• Regular and reliable attendance.

Highly Desired:

• The equivalent of four years of experience or advanced training/education related to providing parks and recreation opportunities in underserved areas, planning, public administration, social work/human services, public health, community development or other closely related field.
• Understanding and experience in policy development and implementation.
• Experience developing community relationships to identify and advocate for identified needs.

Necessary Special Requirements:  Valid Washington State Driver’s License or the ability to travel to locations in King County that may not be served by public transportation.

Application and Selection Process: Application materials will be screened for clarity, completeness including online application, cover letter and resume, and responsiveness to the list of qualifications, skills, and abilities.  The most competitive candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews. Applications without the following required materials may not be considered for this position.

• King County application
• Resume
• Cover Letter detailing your background and what you can bring to this position

Union Representation: This position is not represented by a union.

For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact: Shawna Ousse at sousse@kingcounty.gov or (206) 263-3536.

Forbes recently named King County as one of Washington State’s best employers. 

Together, with leadership and our employees, we’re changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference?  Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation’s best places to live, work and play. 

Guided by our “True North“, we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles–we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

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