State of Kansas Jobs (3)

Program Manager/Grant Manager

State of Kansas Kansas City, MO
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Employment Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
  • Sick & Vacation leave
  • Work-Life Balance programs : parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
  • Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
  • Fitness Centers in select locations
  • Employee discounts with the
  • Retirement and deferred compensation programs

Position Summary & Responsibilities

Position Summary :

Program Manager (Grant Manager) (K0244945) Provide high level administrative and fiscal support to the Kansas Health & Environmental Laboratories for implementation of a variety of grants and cooperative agreements from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Health & Human Services (HHS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other potential funding sources.

Assist with management of financial and cost analysis of grant response activities. Assists with review and verification of grant expenses submitted for payments based on grant allowable costs and ensures that all laboratory equipment used, and supplies procured, are tracked and quantified.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following :

Coordinates environmental and public health data collection and analysis of all financial information related to all KHEL grant funding.

Ensures that all reporting of fiscal expenditures are reported monthly and assists with budget redirection requests and coordinates information requests from funders.

Work with the KHEL fiscal officer to monitor expenditures, encumbrances, and contract balances, and produce monthly reports from the system for the Laboratory Director to assist with redirection of funds as necessary to ensure full expenditure of grant funds during appropriate budget periods.

Participates in fiscal / administrative meetings as required with internal staff and ensures internal controls and approval paths for procurements functions are carried out.

Qualifications

  • Education : Bachelor’s Degree
  • Licensing & Certification : Valid Driver's License - Incumbent is required to have and maintain a valid driver's license when operating a state vehicle, a private vehicle, or a rental vehicle for the benefit of the State.
  • Minimum Qualifications : Preferred 2 or more years working in public health or with federal grants or cooperative agreements.

BS or BA in management, public health, public administration, or related field.

  • Preferred Qualifications : Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration, Public Health, or related field Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access Proofreading, editing, attention to detail Excellent verbal, written and critical thinking skills Previous experience working on federal grants Fast learner, self-starter, smart worker, with a strong sense of accountability Ability to work productively under the pressure of tight deadlines Analytical skills and detail-oriented Ability to multi-task, organize and prioritize multiple on-going projects
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Data Analyst

State of Kansas Kansas City, KS
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Employment Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
  • Sick & Vacation leave
  • Work-Life Balance programs : parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
  • Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
  • Fitness Centers in select locations
  • Employee discounts with the
  • Retirement and deferred compensation programs

Position Summary & Responsibilities

Position Summary :

The position (K0229781) The mission of Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is to protect and improve the health and environment of all Kansans.

As a part of that community vision our team organizes, summarizes and disseminates data to reveal trends and spikes in Kansas vital and health data that help the state and its citizens make smart choices and live healthy sustainable lives.

As a member of our team you have the chance to impact the trajectory of our state, to lead the state in stewardship, and help the state adapt to change.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following : Prepare and analyze data for ad hoc requests, reports and briefs.

Prepare and update the section's annual Natality Report. Use SAS to perform data quality analyses and other analysis of vital statistics or hospital data.

Recommend enhancements for analytical reporting. Perform ESSENCE queries as needed. Perform assigned data analyses, and report development.

Training to utilize SAS or other analytical software to achieve results.

Proof reports, analytical tables and other data products for errors, omissions and misstatements. Coordinate with lead authors on report preparation.

Manage and perform the compilation of individual components of reports and data products to assure links are active, pages numbered, and product is complete.

Manage final report preparation, including coordination with agency graphic designer and key staff. Update longitudinal analytical data and tables created or used by the section, and create new longitudinal tables as needed.

Qualifications

  • Education : High School, GED
  • Licensing & Certification : Valid Driver's License - Incumbent is required to have and maintain a valid driver's license when operating a state vehicle, a private vehicle, or a rental vehicle for the benefit of the State.
  • Minimum Qualifications : Six months experience collecting / analyzing public health data, or conducting / supporting informatics projects.

Education in health informatics, public health, epidemiology, or health policy may be substituted for the required experience as determined relevant by the agency.

Preferred Qualifications : Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Public Health, Public Health Informatics, Research, Economics or related area.

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Adobe Acrobat Proofreading, editing, attention to detail SAS programming Data analysis Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills Report design, analysis, proofing and preparation Scientific / technical documentation and writing R programming Six months experience with R Experience with Tableau Experience with report design, analysis, proofing and preparation Experience preparing and proofing statistical tables Six months Experience using SAS Experience with report design, analysis, proofing and preparation Education may be substituted for experience

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Planner II

State of Kansas Kansas City, KS
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Employment Benefits

  • Educational Assistance Program
  • On-the-job training programs
  • Paid Vacation Leave & Paid Sick Leave & Paid State Holidays
  • Group health, dental, vision.
  • Family Oriented Work Environment
  • Basic Life Insurance provided by the State / Optional Group Life Insurance at a reasonable cost.
  • Retirement and deferred compensation programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Work-Life Balance programs : parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave

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Position Summary & Responsibilities :

Position Summary :

This position is located in Topeka, at the Eisenhower State Office Building, and is within the Bureau of Transportation Planning.

This position prepares traffic forecasts and reviews transportation studies, provides support for the development and review of travel demand models of urban and urbanized areas in Kansas, assists in the review of break-in-access studies in accordance with KDOT and Federal Highway Administration regulations.

The position will occasionally review and develop traffic microsimulation models in Synchro / SimTraffic to analyze operational deficiencies at interchanges / intersections.

This position would have a significant role in the transportation planning processes, corridor studies and economic impact analysis.

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Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications :

  • One year of experience in urban / regional planning. Education may be substituted for experience as determined relevant by the agency.
  • Working understanding of the transportation planning process.
  • Knowledge of geographic principles and processes including a basic understanding of geographic information systems (GIS).
  • Working knowledge in spreadsheets, databases, and other related computer skills.

Preferred Qualifications :

  • Two or more of years skills related to work with traffic studies and related data and or traffic modeling (macro and micro).
  • Knowledge in the elements needed to develop traffic forecasts and conduct and review traffic studies.

Post-Offer / Pre-employment Requirements

Kansas Tax Clearance Certificate required in accordance with Executive Order 2004-03. Each applicant (even non-residents) who is selected for a State of Kansas job vacancy must apply for a Tax Clearance Certificate within 10 days from the date of the offer letter by accessing the Kansas Department of Revenue's (KDOR) website at .

If you need assistance with the tax clearance, please contact KDOR at (785)296-3199 or by email at kdor [email protected]

Full-time
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