Senior Associate - Grants Management Analyst

Harnessing Technology to Improve Financial Stewardship for the Welfare, Defense, and Security of Our Nation

Blake Willson Group (BWG) unites deep domain experts with technologists who leverage industry-leading financial management solutions to address the most critical mission objectives. Headquartered in the National Capital Region, the firm delivers measurable outcomes through technology-forward strategies and advanced solutions that drive mission success.

Blake Willson Group has a distinguished track record of exceptional performance, achieving operational efficiencies that allow our clients to do more with less. BWG has earned the confidence of its clients by consistently exceeding expectations through its unwavering commitment to best value solutions, implemented with speed.

Job Location:

This role is 100% remote.

Clearance:

Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and have the ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance.

Job Description:

Blake Willson Group is seeking a Grants Management Analyst to support complex federal grants management and program operations. The successful candidate will bring hands-on experience supporting federal grant programs, coordinating complex workgroups and workstreams, and managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities in a consulting environment. In this position, you will also:

• Manage and support complex federal grants management activities.
• Coordinate multiple workgroups and cross-functional workstreams, ensuring activities, milestones, dependencies, and deliverables remain on track.
• Support program planning, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement activities.
• Collaborate with federal program staff, internal teams, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders.
• Use grants management systems and related tools to track applications, awards, reporting, data, and program activities.
• Apply knowledge of federal grants processes and requirements to identify issues, develop solutions, and support program objectives.
• Develop and maintain work plans, schedules, status reports, meeting materials, documentation, and other program deliverables.
• Facilitate meetings and workgroups, document decisions and action items, and follow through on commitments.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and potential roadblocks and proactively communicate them to project leadership.
• Manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and deliverables in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Contribute to a collaborative, team-oriented consulting environment and support additional project activities as needed.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience supporting federal grants management or grant programs, including experience working with grants management systems.
• 2+ years of experience coordinating projects, workgroups, or program workstreams involving multiple stakeholders, with the ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• 2+ years of experience in a consulting, federal agency, government program, or similar environment, with strong organizational, analytical, communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.

Desired Skills:

• Experience supporting federal grants management, program operations, or consulting engagements, preferably within agricultural, research, higher education, or veterinary medicine programs.
• Experience working with federal grants management system and/or supporting data collection workstreams.
• Experience coordinating multiple interconnected workstreams and workgroups within large or complex federal programs, including stakeholder engagement and facilitation.
• Experience developing processes, SOPs, dashboards, reports, or other tools to improve grants and program management operations.

At Blake Willson Group, we believe in transparency and fairness in compensation practices. For this position, we offer a competitive salary range of $90,000 to $120,000 in the United States. Your individual salary within this range will be determined by various factors, including but not limited to your education, experience, skills, and geographic location. We also provide a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which includes major medical benefits such as dental and vision coverage, a 401(k)-contribution plan, holiday and personal time off, professional development training & certification benefits, health & wellness subsidies, paid time off for community service, and more. We value your contributions and are committed to recognizing and rewarding your performance and the value you bring to our business.

The statements above describe the general nature and level of work anticipated for this role. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or skills required. Blake Willson Group reserves the right to modify, assign, or add job-related responsibilities as business needs require. Where feasible, reasonable accommodations may be provided for individuals to perform essential job functions.

Blake Willson Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and is committed to maintaining a professional, respectful, and harassment-free workplace. All employment decisions are based on business needs, qualifications, and merit. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Blake Willson Group prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Blake Willson Group complies with federal equal employment opportunity requirements. The “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal” poster is available to applicants and employees. View the official poster here: Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal

If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact us at 202-381-0603, Ext. 3.

Blake Willson Group participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to verify authorization to work in the United States.