Staff Transitioning: How To Stay Compliant During Change

In the field of grants management, staffing transitions often lead to a high-risk environment for compliance violations, operations disruption, and heightened stress levels in organizations already stretched thin. Nevertheless, as explored in this podcast, these transitions and the accompanying challenges are common issues many organizations face for various reasons. 

Grant Management Manager Kat Kizior and new co-host and Grants Management Senior Associate Paula Heller join forces to respond to listeners’ questions concerning their staffing challenges. With Manager Kimberly Konczak serving as moderator, Kat and Paula provide guidance that will help listeners stay compliant during change. 

  • As part of Cherry Bekaert’s GPS Grants Management podcast series, this episode covers:
  • Investigating high turnover rates with grants managers and possible solutions
  • Covering the workload equitably while a position is vacant
  • Building a grant management team with adequate staffing structure and compensation
  • Networking to find highly qualified grant managers
  • Promoting from within to develop a grants management team
  • Examining the relationship between federal funding and the grants management profession

Cherry Bekaert’s Grant Lifecycle Management team manages grants end-to-end, bridging the service gap to improve internal controls and staff success to help your organization maximize every opportunity. If you have any questions specific to your business needs, Cherry Bekaert’s Government & Public Sector team is available to discuss your situation with you.

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Kathleen Kizior

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Manager, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC

Kimberly Konczak

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Manager, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC

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