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New Orleans, La, Us

Manage client contracts to deliver grants management products and expertise on CDBG-DR, CDBG-NDR, and CDBG-MIT program implementation. Guidance includes program design and development, federal regulatory compliance, and targeted, on-call technical assistance to local and state governments who receive CDBG dollars from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Greater New Orleans Area

Provide CDBG regulatory guidance and project management for clients throughout the United States and territories.

Greater New Orleans Area

• Responsible for managing the design, implementation and supervision of all assigned economic and infrastructure recovery programs – this involves development of program guidelines and internal policies, resolution of complex, long-standing issues with grantees, oversight with ongoing status of program budget projections and expenditures, and approving requests for reimbursements and/or project/program applications or amendment.• Provide technical assistance and guidance to subordinates… Show more • Responsible for managing the design, implementation and supervision of all assigned economic and infrastructure recovery programs – this involves development of program guidelines and internal policies, resolution of complex, long-standing issues with grantees, oversight with ongoing status of program budget projections and expenditures, and approving requests for reimbursements and/or project/program applications or amendment.• Provide technical assistance and guidance to subordinates, grantees, subrecipients, and specific vendors in the general administration of disaster recovery programs, including but not limited to, interpretation and compliance with federal, state, and program regulations and contract/documentation management.• Tasked with assuring that subordinates, both project managers and team leads, effectively manage assigned programs and projects and with implementing new procedures and policies when necessary to achieve goals.• Provide reports and recommendations to Recovery Programs Director and Deputy Director on assigned programs, policies and projects – this task also includes reviewing and providing input on the State’s Action Plan and Amendments to HUD for Disaster Recovery Programs.• Representing OCD-DRU at meetings with local officials, legislators, public and private organizations, federal agencies and other state department officials, which can also include providing trainings, internal or external, and speaking at a state or national conference. Show less

Greater New Orleans Area

• Responsible for monitoring the quantitative and qualitative performance of a team of four OCD-DRU project managers to ensure the continued success of assigned CDBG-DR Programs – this involves assisting the DR Manager in creating and maintaining records of allocations, obligations, budgets, projections and expenditures for all assigned programs and projects.• Facilitate team operations through the sharing of information and knowledge, identification of teamwork issues, development of… Show more • Responsible for monitoring the quantitative and qualitative performance of a team of four OCD-DRU project managers to ensure the continued success of assigned CDBG-DR Programs – this involves assisting the DR Manager in creating and maintaining records of allocations, obligations, budgets, projections and expenditures for all assigned programs and projects.• Facilitate team operations through the sharing of information and knowledge, identification of teamwork issues, development of problem‐solving recommendations, and recommendations of standardizing team operations – this task includes conducted meetings with individual members as well as the entire team to review remaining active grantees/projects and what strategies could be employed to more expediently usher these grantees to close out their recovery programs.• Serve as a resource and subject matter expert to team members by providing them with guidance and being available to answer questions to clarify any work activities in accordance with the direction of the DR Manager and/or OCD- DRU internal policies and procedures.• Also responsible for reviewing and approving draw requests in the DR Manager’s absence, attending on-site grantee visits or other internal OCD-DRU inter-department meetings on the DR Manager’s behalf in an effort to resolve internal issues, and assist the DR Manager in any other special project assignments as needed. Show less

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Tasked with managing infrastructure projects of assigned grantees, which includes reviewing and approving requests for payments on project invoices, reviewing project amendments for budget revisions or changes to the scope of work, and providing technical assistance to local officials in the form of verbal and written communiqué which cites applicable federal rules and regulations.• Provide timely updates to internal staff regarding project updates for reporting purposes, i.e.… Show more • Tasked with managing infrastructure projects of assigned grantees, which includes reviewing and approving requests for payments on project invoices, reviewing project amendments for budget revisions or changes to the scope of work, and providing technical assistance to local officials in the form of verbal and written communiqué which cites applicable federal rules and regulations.• Provide timely updates to internal staff regarding project updates for reporting purposes, i.e., into the Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) system and for upper management snapshots.• Have developed a working knowledge of most Program Income (PI)-related activities and the processes involved therein, e.g., identifying projects that could be proposed for public input, establishing whether a proposed project has sufficient PI funds available for use, and processing payments from certain PI- held pots (Parish-held vs. State-held).• Responsible for increasingly complex special projects as needed, e.g., submitting a nomination of (and winning) an OCD-DRU CDBG-DR Infrastructure project for a national award in community development excellence, being assigned as a Point of Contact for assistance to HUD during their monitoring visits where infrastructure programs/projects are under review, and provided advanced technical assistance to local officials in an effort to complete corrective action in resolving HUD findings. Show less

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Oversee, monitor, and evaluate the administration of long-term housing and disaster housing programs to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.• Promote and enforce fiscal controls to ensure accountability for expenditures of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.• Tasked to revise and implement housing recovery program policies and procedures regarding restrictive land covenants on grant recipients’ properties – this includes working with… Show more • Oversee, monitor, and evaluate the administration of long-term housing and disaster housing programs to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.• Promote and enforce fiscal controls to ensure accountability for expenditures of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.• Tasked to revise and implement housing recovery program policies and procedures regarding restrictive land covenants on grant recipients’ properties – this includes working with general counsel on preparing and reviewing legal documents as well as drafting policy and procedural clarification memorandums for review and execution by the OCD-DRU Director.• Served as a voting member on the OCD-DRU Eligibility Review Panel where members apply, interpret, and analyze housing program policies to determine whether certain homeowners’ scenarios warrant an exception to the current policy to allow for eligibility and/or funding. Show less

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Responsible for monitoring compliance with CDBG regulations (24 CFR Part 570).• Provide technical assistance regarding CDBG programs for housing and land activities (homeowner rehabilitation, home purchase, new construction, and other services) – this includes coordinating processes with other State officials to ensure that those homeowners involved in multiple housing programs adhere to each programs’ rules and regulations.• Contracted to OCD-DRU to assist, delegate… Show more • Responsible for monitoring compliance with CDBG regulations (24 CFR Part 570).• Provide technical assistance regarding CDBG programs for housing and land activities (homeowner rehabilitation, home purchase, new construction, and other services) – this includes coordinating processes with other State officials to ensure that those homeowners involved in multiple housing programs adhere to each programs’ rules and regulations.• Contracted to OCD-DRU to assist, delegate expertise, and provide guidance in the determination of State Appeals and land covenant compliance and monitoring.• Managed the inventory and workflow of homeowner applications to ensure that those homeowners were reviewed, processed, and approved for a release of further land covenant obligations or given a formal extension of time to ensure compliance with those obligations were met. Show less

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Serve as subject matter expert for administering and guiding policies and procedures with the Sold Home portion of the Road Home program – this task included establishing the original Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for the operations contractor to effectively process and fund Road Home applicants meeting these criteria.• Responsible for analyzing an inventory of application data and proposing potential plans for processing homeowner grants for these applications.•… Show more • Serve as subject matter expert for administering and guiding policies and procedures with the Sold Home portion of the Road Home program – this task included establishing the original Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for the operations contractor to effectively process and fund Road Home applicants meeting these criteria.• Responsible for analyzing an inventory of application data and proposing potential plans for processing homeowner grants for these applications.• Produce inventory reports for managing program deadlines and expectations. Show less

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Advise, direct, and supervise the day-to-day operation of a group of 15 – 20 caseworkers.• Responsible for promoting team morale and assisting in meeting program deadlines set forth by OCD-DRU.• Serve as liaison and policy expert for all state and legislative offices’ inquiries on escalated or high priority Road Home applications.• Assigned as a subject matter expert for the State’s Contractor Transition Team on constituent services and both pre- and post-closing… Show more • Advise, direct, and supervise the day-to-day operation of a group of 15 – 20 caseworkers.• Responsible for promoting team morale and assisting in meeting program deadlines set forth by OCD-DRU.• Serve as liaison and policy expert for all state and legislative offices’ inquiries on escalated or high priority Road Home applications.• Assigned as a subject matter expert for the State’s Contractor Transition Team on constituent services and both pre- and post-closing homeowner grant processing – this task included reviewing and providing expertise on current and proposed procedure to ensure a seamless transition of the main Road Home operations contractor so that the processing of Road Home grants continued during this period. Show less