[Hiring] Manager, Government Contracts @Per Scholas

Role Description

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.
• Revenue is realized in alignment with contractual terms.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Over 40 days of paid time off each year through a mix of holidays, vacation, and sick/personal time.
• Comprehensive medical coverage with options through Cigna or Kaiser Permanente.
• Access to a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) that reimburses eligible out-of-pocket expenses, up to $4,000 for individuals and $8,000 for families.
• Dental and vision insurance options available.
• 401(k) plan with a current 100% employer match on contributions up to 6%.
• Free, confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) access.
• Up to 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave.
• Access to employer-paid life and AD&D insurance, short-term disability coverage, and flexible spending accounts.
• Voluntary benefits including Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Services, and Pet Insurance.
• Additional resources including healthcare concierge support and financial wellness tools.