Investment Associate

*PLEASE NOTE: A cover letter and two professional references are required to be considered for this position. Please ensure your cover letter and references are attached to your application submission.*

The Ohio Arts Council is looking for a dedicated, detail-oriented professional to assume the duties of Investment Associate (Grants Coordinator 2) in the agency’s Investment Office.

This Investment Associate will be responsible for supporting agency grant-making activities for both organizations and individuals as part of the agency’s Investment Office, working in partnership across the agency’s teams. The Investment Office staff forms the core of the agency’s primary work as a grant-maker. Investment Associates assist the Human Resources & State Investment Director in managing critical agency functions for all grant programs, supporting sound stewardship of public funds. These investments in turn support the state’s arts and cultural assets, including artists, arts education, and arts and cultural organizations.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitate grants administration work for all agency grant programs: monitor applications to assigned grant program areas; input and maintain data for applicants and grantees; prepare application materials for review panels; attend and provide technical support at panel meetings; input funding recommendations and prepare grants reports for review and approval; monitor and evaluate grant activities to assure adherence to grant agreement terms and compliance with relevant program guidelines; review submitted reports for completeness and accuracy; participate in program policy development work as directed.
• Read, interpret, and prepare technical reports: review applicant and grantee budgets, audits, and other documentation for completeness; assist in reviewing grantee budgetary materials for sound financial practices.
• Maintain excellent public relations: provide technical assistance to constituents over the phone, via email, virtually, and in-person; answer inquiries about grant program deadlines, eligibility requirements, award reporting, and other issues; conduct periodic site visits and other in-state constituent travel, especially to areas that have previously been underserved.
• Maintain the agency’s online grant application system: be knowledgeable about system performance, functionality, and periodic upgrades or enhancements; provide reports and other outputs for board and agency leadership; perform routine updates to forms and configuration settings in response to user feedback; provide training and troubleshooting for staff as needed.
• Assist with special programs and projects: assist in special events (e.g. conferences, workshops, meetings, displays); represent the Investment Office in work teams and ad hoc committees as directed; perform other duties as directed in the agency strategic plan.

Major Worker Characteristics:

Knowledge of supervisory principles/techniques*; public relations; contract & grant preparation; accounting; budgeting. Skill in operation of personal computer*. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, & draw valid conclusions; develop complex reports & position papers; gather, collate, & classify information about data, people, or things; calculate fractions, decimals, & percentages.

(*) Developed after employment.

Why Work for the State of Ohio At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage

• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year

• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave

• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)

• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

• Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications****Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment:

• Three courses or nine months’ experience in contract & grant preparation; three courses or nine months’ experience in accounting; three months’ training or three months’ experience in public relations.
• Or six months’ experience as Grants Coordinator 1, 63161.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Supplemental Information Some evenings and/or weekends are required. Occasional overnight travel may be necessary.

As of the time of posting, this overtime-eligible position starts at a base pay rate of $53,602 annualized ($25.77/hour) within pay range 30.

The Ohio Arts Council is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability please contact ADA Coordinator Kim Turner at 614-995-0066 or kim.turner@oac.ohio.gov. When contacted for an interview, an applicant who requires special accommodations due to a disability should notify the office at the time of contact so that proper arrangements can be made.

• In-House Note: Please submit a cover letter and current resume in support of your interest in the position.

Submit application materials to:

Ohio Arts Council

Jarred.small@oac.ohio.gov

614-466-4633

ADA Statement Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

Drug-Free Workplace The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.