Manager, Government Contracts

POSITION TITLE: Manager, Government Contracts & Compliance

LOCATION: Remote

REPORTS TO: Director, Government Contracts & Compliance

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Per Scholas is seeking a Manager, Government Contracts & Compliance to support holistic grant and contract management across federal, state, and city funding streams. This role is responsible for ensuring strong contract performance, regulatory compliance, and accurate revenue recognition.

The Manager will work collaboratively with Program, Finance, Legal, and Leadership teams to ensure contracts are executed effectively, performance goals are met or exceeded, and revenue is realized in alignment with contractual terms, with a strong focus on maximizing contract value and achieving high levels of earned revenue (targeting ~80% or higher recognition across the government portfolio where applicable). This position plays a critical role in safeguarding funding, strengthening internal processes, and ensuring operational excellence across the government portfolio.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordinate and facilitate grant and contract execution and the fulfillment of administrative requirements for funded grants from government funders. Ensure that Per Scholas meets all grant compliance and reporting requirements. Establish process improvements and new approaches to managing grants and contracts for the organization.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Independently own an assigned portfolio of grants end-to-end: execution, funding agency communication, kickoff facilitation, monitoring, and renewal.
• Support negotiation and legal review on assigned awards, escalating high-risk terms to the Director per established triage standards.
• Conduct first-pass review of low-risk contract documents on assigned awards (e.g., standard renewals with no material changes), escalating flagged terms to the Director/Legal.
• Partner with Fiscal to ensure accurate revenue recognition on assigned awards, aligned with contract terms.
• Coordinate document preparation and lead team prep calls in response to funding-agency audit and monitoring notices for assigned grants, within the funder's notice window.
• Maintain reliable tracking of deadlines, reporting schedules, and deliverables for assigned caseload.
• Communicate performance updates and risk on assigned grants to the Director in a clear, timely manner
• Coordinate with Fiscal, Development, and Managing Directors on assigned grants.
• Represent assigned grants in monthly status meetings and other internal/external meetings.
• Provide embedded compliance support (up to 90 days) to Program teams onboarding new federal or state awards post-kick off and contract reviews to ensure early contract performance success.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Public Policy, Business Administration, Nonprofit Management, Finance, or a related field.

• At least 3–5 years of experience managing government contracts, grants, or sponsored programs in nonprofit, public sector, or human services organizations.

• Proven experience with post-award grant administration, contract performance monitoring, and compliance oversight.

• Knowledge of revenue recognition principles for cost-reimbursement, milestone-based, and performance-based contracts.
• Experience preparing, reviewing, and executing funding agreements, subcontracts, and amendments.
• Familiarity with federal, state, and local government grant systems and portals (e.g., workforce development, education, or human services funding platforms).
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex grant agreements and translate them into actionable internal guidance.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and grant/contract management tracking systems
• Highly organized with excellent project management and multitasking skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information to varied audiences.
• Demonstrated professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment in sensitive or high-stakes situations.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams and departments.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Strong experience managing government contracts and/or grants, ideally within workforce development, education, or human services programs.
• Deep understanding of compliance, reporting, and funding regulations with strong attention to detail.
• Strong communicator who can synthesize complex information for varied audiences and translate grant agreements into clear guidance.
• Familiarity with revenue recognition principles in a nonprofit or government-funded environment.
• Ability to collaborate across departments and drive accountability.
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Highly organized with strong risk management and problem-solving skills.
• Deeply aligned with Per Scholas’ mission of advancing economic mobility through access to career opportunities.

COMPENSATION

For this role specifically, we are targeting a salary range of $60,000- $70,000/year. The salary difference is typically determined by several factors, including the geography where the selected candidate resides and alignment with qualifications and experience.