Senior CDBG-DR Recovery Specialist

Hagerty Consulting, Inc. (Hagerty) is the nation's leading emergency management and homeland security consulting firm. Known for its public spirit, innovative thinking, problem-solving, and exceptional people, Hagerty is sought after to work on some of the largest and most complex crisis and emergency management issues. We serve our clients across the nation to enhance their preparedness programs; create more resilient and sustainable communities; provide innovative solutions to enhance their response; and obtain and manage grants and loans to support their recovery.

Position Summary:

The Senior Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Recovery Specialist will lead CDBG-DR infrastructure, housing, economic development, and public services projects and consulting teams in providing programmatic and administrative support to local government clients in the implementation of CBDG-DR subrecipient grants. This is a full-time employment position that will be fully remote but may on occasion require travel to client locations.

Responsibilities of the Senior CDBG-DR Recovery Specialist Include:

• Provide leadership and direction on urgent or essential tasks to ensure the successful completion of the project.
• Collaborate with grantees and stakeholders throughout the grant application process to ensure successful delivery of project outcomes.
• Support the development of policy and procedure manuals in collaboration with Project Managers.
• Conduct research and analysis on various disaster recovery compliance topics including financial controls, grant outcomes and deliverables, eligibility, program delivery, compliance with 2CFR 200 federal procurement, and general CDBG-DR best practices in administering grants to serve as a resource guide for our clients and staff.
• Support the Project Manager and Project Management Team in general delivery and in-progress reviews to ensure a strong and consistent quality standard across program deliverables.

Qualifications of the Senior CDBG-DR Recovery Specialist Include:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in the field of finance, accounting, business management, economics, public administration, or a similar discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in federal grants management oversight, preferably Community Development Block Grant, Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery, Emergency Solutions Grant, or HOME Investment Partnerships.
• The desire to impart knowledge and capacity building to various project stakeholders and assist, as needed, to guide and ensure that they are in full programmatic compliance.
• Contribute to monthly reports for our clients, presenting exceptional quality material covering status updates, synthesized data, and action items.
• Experience with working with competing priorities, disparate stakeholders, and vendor management in different milieus.

Compensation for the Senior CDBG-DR Recovery Specialist Includes:

• Salary Range of $88,000-$150,000. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and training, licensure and certifications, internal equity, location, travel requirements, and other business and organizational needs.
• Comprehensive benefits program including health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for health and transit/parking, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and more.

Hagerty Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity/national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status, characteristic or condition protected by local, state, or federal law. We promote equal opportunity in all our employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.