Job Description
Are you looking to enhance your grants administration skills while providing funding opportunities for creative and innovative projects in libraries? If so, the Utah State Library with the Department of Heritage & Arts is looking for you to fill its Library Grants Coordinator/Librarian III opening. The Utah State Library is seeking a Library Grants Coordinator to help share best practices and innovative ideas with the greater library community to provide better quality services to the citizens of Utah. Traveling to libraries within Utah is required about 20% of the time.
Principle Duties
The Library Grants Coordinator will provide technical assistance, administration, and coordination of the federal and state grant programs for the division by:
- Developing policies and procedures and ensuring effective implementation.
- Providing technical assistance and training for grant applicants.
- Working closely with the Library Development team and Library Administration to identify other grant sources.
- Assisting with developing best practices for grant applicants.
- Providing in-person and online training.
The Ideal Candidate
The best person for this position is someone who has:
- A Masters degree in Library Sciences or a closely related field.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
Preferences
Preference may be given to those with experience in grants administration and grant writing and to those with experience working with public libraries.
The Community
Why You Should Join Our Team
The Utah State Library Division works with libraries across the state to ensure a base level of quality services in all public libraries. Our unique perspective of working with a variety of libraries positions us to share best practices and innovative ideas with the greater library community, ultimately leading to better quality services for the citizens of Utah. This is an opportunity for a new career that rewards your knowledge, professional abilities, caring nature, and efforts. We offer a rich benefits package with 11 paid holidays per year. Annual leave starting at 4 hours per pay period and increasing over time. In addition, 4 hours of sick leave per pay period as well as medical, dental, vision, life insurance Eco-pass for UTA allowing free travel on Bus, Trax, and FrontRunner along with many other employee incentives and bonuses. Please click HERE to be taken to a page where you may explore all of those possibilities, including a benefits calculator where you can see an actual dollar comparison.
The Agency
To learn more about the Utah State Library, please click HERE.
HR Info
Crystal Haywood, chaywood@utah.gov
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