Published: Apr 28, 2025 - The Grants Coordinator provides support and guidance to ensure donor compliance across grants, proactively assessing risks and coordinating with various departments to prepare audit-ready documentation. This position maintains close monitoring of partner activities, reviews financial and narrative reports, manages deadlines efficiently, and ensures adherence to organizational and donor requirements. This role contributes to business development efforts, secures donor income, strengthens partnerships, and ensures effective grant management aligned with internal standards.

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1. Grants Coordinator, Green Horizon Foundation, Asheville, NC
Job Summary:
- Work plans cover grant purposes such as transportation implementation plans, law enforcement, construction/maintenance, etc.
- Develop solutions to grant issues and problems.
- Work directly with grant sponsors (i.e. AZ BLM jurisdictions).
- Meet and brief, on a minimum monthly basis, with AZ BLM State Office Division 930 Grants Coordinator/Project Lead (GC).
- Briefings with the GC include grants progress, quarterly reporting, issues with grantors, work plan status, and other potential issues or challenges with the successful completion of grants.
- Develop and maintain a monthly ASPT/BLM grant status spreadsheet.
- Develop/submit four quarterly reports to ASPT (or other entities, as needed) for AZ BLM State Office grants.
- Coordinate quarterly reports for grants issued to Districts/Field Offices by ASPT
- Coordinate AZ BLM applications and reporting requirements with BLM District/Field Office staff for grants funded by ASPT.
- Assist Arizona BLM District/Field Office staff to ensure ASPT grant guidelines are followed, grant work is accomplished, documented, reports submitted, and claims requests are accurate/timely.
- Following ASPT Grant Guidelines, develop organizational tools for District/Field Office grants management for tracking grant accomplishments & expenditures
- Developing/implementing work plans to ensure grant work is accomplished
- Following ASPT instructions and templates to ensure the correct interpretation of grant requirements
- Providing grant troubleshooting by identifying issues and assisting with solutions.
- Assist BLM grant sponsors (Districts/Field Offices) and the BLM GC where and when requested.
- Coordinate grant site visits (with ASPT and/or GC)
Skills on Resume:
- Grant Management (Hard Skills)
- Reporting Skills (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
- Work Plan Development (Hard Skills)
- Data Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
- Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
2. Grants Coordinator, Riverstone Nonprofit, Denver, CO
Job Summary:
- Conducts research on potential funding sources, including interpreting calls for proposals.
- Provide timely advice and information on funding opportunities, requirements and procedures
- Collaborates in defining and implementing project funding strategies.
- Conducts interdepartmental meetings to identify and prioritize project needs, coordinate and research grant preparation assignments
- Assist in coordinating and planning funding program activities, including the prioritization and scheduling of activities to guide program efficiency and effectiveness.
- Develops and transforms ideas into grant proposals
- Generates compelling narratives for funding applications and reports.
- Gather budget materials for applications and ensure compliance with funding requirements
- Reviews and edits draft applications for accuracy, completeness and clarity and submittal of all applications in accordance with grant/loan requirements.
- Maintains comprehensive knowledge of particular areas involved in identifying and soliciting grants
- Collaborate with various internal departments.
- In collaboration with Program Managers, coordinate project activities
- Prepares and processes letters and correspondence, presentation materials, briefing notes, and manuscripts
- Maintains funding opportunity databases, activity tracking system, and related confidential files.
Skills on Resume:
- Research Skills (Hard Skills)
- Advisory Skills (Soft Skills)
- Project Strategy (Hard Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Program Planning (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Writing (Hard Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Document Review (Hard Skills)
3. Grants Coordinator, Bridgeview Community Services, Seattle, WA
Job Summary:
- Support The Shade Tree in its overall mission of providing safe shelter to homeless and abused women and children in crisis
- Write and submit relevant grant applications
- Maintain the grant application required documents
- Create and maintain an annual grant calendar by seeking new and existing grant opportunities
- Coordinate with department leaders regarding new opportunities and obtain required information from leaders to submit applications
- Track grant application and reporting deadlines and hold departments accountable for meeting these deadlines
- Maintain the grant tracking document and update when grants are applied, awarded, or declined
- Communicate grant awards to TST finance and relevant departments with expectations of how grant money can be spent
- Other administrative functions to ensure the successful execution of the grant award
- Assist in the cultivation and relationship building with all donors
- Assist with the gift acknowledgement process to ensure timely donor recognition
- Coordinate and implement third-party events and fundraising efforts, working with individuals or organizations hosting events or campaigns on behalf of The Shade Tree
- Coordinate in-kind collection drive activity, including but not limited to visiting and soliciting potential participants
- Answer donated goods emails from the public
- Assist with, attend, and participate in external and internal fundraising events
Skills on Resume:
- Grant Writing (Hard Skills)
- Document Management (Hard Skills)
- Calendar Management (Hard Skills)
- Deadline Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Communication Skills (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Event Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Donor Acknowledgement (Soft Skills)
4. Grants Coordinator, Horizon Education Group, Boston, MA
Job Summary:
- Research governmental, foundation and corporate grant programs and plans and write funding applications.
- Serves as a liaison between Songhees Nation and grant agencies.
- Assists in resolving issues and conflicts with funding agencies.
- Reviews revenues and expenditures, project status, to ensure proper expenditures are made for Federal grant projects.
- Conducts post-delivery evaluation plans.
- Under the general supervision of the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (OOCJS) Criminal Justice Planning Administrator, assist in the processing of grant applications from state & local governmental units, universities, and non-profit organizations.
- Utilize online grants management system to perform duties including proposal processing (e.g., identify potential issues with subgrantees, verify modifications completion, collect proper paperwork for grant file etc.).
- Process claims & revisions (e.g., verify accuracy of reimbursement claims, review claims for incomplete subgrant information, OAKs Supplier IDs, review fiscal aspects of revision requests, generate documentation for revision approval).
- Advise OCJS management, monitoring & fiscal staff in matters concerning grants & online grant system.
- Compile information for internal &/or external audits.
- Maintain knowledge of current topics relating to criminal justice programming in general via various publications.
- Provide project status updates to appropriate management
- Act as a backup for the acceptance of donations
- Capitalize on opportunities to increase TST visibility and elevate public image
- Support the development Director with fundraising, donor relations and marketing initiatives
- Develops positive working relationships to foster a collaborative environment for grant coordination and development goals
Skills on Resume:
- Grant Research (Hard Skills)
- Liaison Skills (Soft Skills)
- Conflict Resolution (Soft Skills)
- Financial Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Evaluation Plans (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Processing (Hard Skills)
- Audit Support (Hard Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
5. Grants Coordinator, Oakwood Health Network, Portland, OR
Job Summary:
- Liaise with external stakeholders, including grant applicants, grantee organizations, and other sector professionals.
- Draft, prepare and distribute grants-related materials for meetings, using online templates.
- Maintain and update the grants database, run queries and pull reports.
- Research program-related matters, prepare and present internal reports.
- Maintain the website and online program-related tools.
- Coordinate special events including award events, focus groups, etc.
- Coordinate calls for applications to grant programs and other requests for proposals.
- Manage pthe rogram's external supplier and vendor relationships
- Establishes a framework for monitoring grant deliverables and reports.
- Keeps abreast of emerging grant opportunities that will benefit DoE.
- Performs tasks that may not be specifically listed in the position description but are within the general occupational category and responsibility level associated with the employee’s work class.
- Maintains knowledge about developments, trends, and best practices for various grants related to the agency’s programmatic focus.
- Manages and maintains a structural platform to administer the agency’s grants.
- Managing the grant process, engaging in compliance reporting, and supporting special project initiatives.
Skills on Resume:
- Stakeholder Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Database Management (Hard Skills)
- Research Skills (Hard Skills)
- Event Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Vendor Management (Soft Skills)
- Grant Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Reporting (Hard Skills)
6. Grants Coordinator, Silver Lining Projects, Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary:
- Coordinates grant application and implementation with Associate Directors.
- Ensures that the grant application responds to the grant intent and requirements.
- Attend County-sponsored Grant training sessions if applicable.
- Develop a grant tracking system.
- Ensures that all grant deadlines are met.
- Assists in developing the agency’s grant budget.
- Assists in monitoring the activities of the agency’s grants and reports those activities monthly to the Deputy Director.
- Review monthly financial statements for accuracy as they relate to grant activities.
- Oversees the procurement, preparation, and administration of contracts and agreements with consultants, municipalities, State, Federal, and County agencies.
- Conducts analysis to identify management opportunities for the improvement of the Division’s operations and delivery of services.
- Gathers information before the monthly due date for divisional submission to the Director of DoE.
- Ensures that the Division’s operational budget is accurately prepared in accordance with Departmental guidelines.
- Conducts analysis to identify management opportunities to improve the agency and delivery of services.
- Develops and maintains a grants database.
Skills on Resume:
- Grant Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Staff Management (Soft Skills)
- Grant Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Budget Development (Hard Skills)
- Contract Administration (Hard Skills)
- Operational Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Database Management (Hard Skills)
- Financial Monitoring (Hard Skills)
7. Grants Coordinator, Hope for Tomorrow Organization, Sacramento, CA
Job Summary:
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the federal and state regulations that govern the use of Adult Education & Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) federal and state matching grant funds, including the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA Title II), EDGAR, and the Uniform Grant Guidance
- Conduct monthly and quarterly audits of adult education grant program budgets
- Monitor monthly, quarterly, and annual spending, providing feedback to AEFLA funded providers
- Participate in the annual fiscal monitoring process as well as coordinate the resolution of any findings
- Conduct fiscal risk assessments for current and potential adult education programs
- Complete the annual FFATA report and any other federal reports
- Review, analyze, and approve budgets and budget amendments submitted by AEFLA funded providers
- Collaborate with OAE's Director of Accountability and TCSG's Business Office to develop and manage OAE's annual budget (including tracking federal set-asides and grant allocations)
- Track local program budgets and expenditures via the Workiva fiscal management system
- Develop materials and tools to provide federal grant management training to AEFLA funded providers
- Provide ongoing fiscal technical support to AEFLA funded providers
- Research and provide documentation for fiscal questions from state or federal agencies
- Leading and growing the organization's development efforts with public and private foundations.
- Collaborating with the Advancement Department and the COO to identify, research, and evaluate opportunities on the local, state, and federal levels.
- Facilitating a cross-functional team to develop grant applications
Skills on Resume:
- Regulatory Knowledge (Hard Skills)
- Audit Skills (Hard Skills)
- Budget Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Fiscal Risk (Hard Skills)
- Grant Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration Skills (Soft Skills)
- Training Development (Hard Skills)
- Fundraising Skills (Soft Skills)
8. Grants Coordinator, Pioneer Youth Development, Charlotte, NC
Job Summary:
- Document management, data entry, and reporting in designated software or system
- Assist with the submission of grant applications via grant portals
- Process applications in preparation for grant review and implementation
- Verify documentation for grant reimbursements and follow through in a timely manner
- Maintain grant files and ensure grant applicant deadlines are monitored
- Coordinating with various staff to elicit project and program ideas that need support.
- Overseeing all post-award activities, such as grant reporting deadlines, grant compliance, and outcome and financial data tracking.
- Developing and fostering relationships with funders
- Finding personal connections at each grant entity that will ensure the continued attention of the funder.
- Managing all aspects of grant tracking and timelines by writing reports in collaboration with the data analyst, finance department, and program directors to maintain compliance, reporting, and historical records.
- Collects and analyzes data to determine and evaluate program effectiveness.
- Tracking and recording of grant success rates, based on total applications, ranking, and variance of amount requested to awarded
- Establish and cultivate relationships with grant makers/program officers
- Collaborate with all departments to maintain current statistics and information needed for grant applications.
- Acts as liaison to development community together with Director of Development and Communications by attending local funding forums, philanthropy days, business fairs, and peer-based training opportunities.
Skills on Resume:
- Document Management (Hard Skills)
- Grant Application (Hard Skills)
- Deadline Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Grant Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
- Liaison Skills (Soft Skills)
9. Grants Coordinator, Unity Resource Center, Madison, WI
Job Summary:
- Conducts research to determine grant opportunities appropriate for the mission of the organization
- Maintains a database of grant maker research results to include relevant focus areas, geographical focus, process, format, deadlines, likelihood, difficulty, similar grantees, dollar range, etc.
- Creates a strategy to ensure a minimum of grant proposals are written monthly.
- Maintains a schedule of upcoming, LOI, grant application and reporting deadlines.
- Works with the Director of Communications and Development to determine priority of grant proposals to be written
- Works with other departments to secure information needed for grant proposals
- Drafts letters of inquiry and grant proposals according to the requirements of each specific grant maker
- Reviews, edits and finalizes each document for submission on a timely basis
- Responds in a timely manner to new grant opportunities
- Works with fiscal team in preparing narrative justification for the purchase of new equipment and other budgetary expenditures this for the development of the grant budget.
- Maintains accurate reporting by the grant maker
- Inform the senior team monthly of the status of grant proposals, the dollar amount of requests made, funding received, reports due, and other issues related to each grant.
- Prepares statistical, technical, and administrative reports.
- Prepares, reviews & processes grant applications, prepares & assembles supplemental data & tracks grant through the approval process.
- Sets up grant account ledgers & records disbursement of funds
Skills on Resume:
- Grant Research (Hard Skills)
- Database Management (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Writing (Hard Skills)
- Deadline Management (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration Skills (Soft Skills)
- Document Editing (Hard Skills)
- Budget Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Reporting Skills (Hard Skills)
10. Grants Coordinator, Bright Future Alliance, Salt Lake City, UT
Job Summary:
- Maintain and manage an identified portfolio of funders to financially support the mission of the NCCN Foundation and achieve established revenue targets.
- Submit grant/sponsorship applications to healthcare industry, corporate, and philanthropic foundations via online portals, email, and mail
- Adapt proposal content to fit various unique online submission systems
- Monitor changes to grant submission portals and procedures and ensure ongoing compliance with supporter requirements
- Track and report status of grants at all stages of development in the Salesforce database
- Maintain records/language for correct supporter recognition and acknowledgement
- Ensure that deliverables are defined per the LOA(s), and that progress and final reports are submitted in a timely manner
- Recommend and implement appropriate recognition and stewardship plans for grant funders
- Maintain a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in oncology
- Gain a thorough understanding of institutional history and programs in order to assist with grant submissions
- Assist in identifying grant opportunities for NCCN and the NCCN Foundation
- Manage the grant inbox and ensure that supporter correspondence is responded to in a timely manner
- Coordinate the grant agreement process and tracking LOAs in the Salesforce database
- Interface with related departments, fostering a cooperative relationship and building a process for information exchange
- Update and tailor grant proposals with content from NCCN Foundation staff as well as from external organizations
Skills on Resume:
- Fundraising Management (Soft Skills)
- Proposal Submission (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Database Tracking (Hard Skills)
- Acknowledgement Management (Hard Skills)
- Report Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
- Content Tailoring (Hard Skills)
11. Grants Coordinator, Evergreen Conservation, Eugene, OR
Job Summary:
- Provides administrative support for grants and contracts activities within the business unit
- Processes requisitions for technology hardware, software and services
- Assists IT staff with travel arrangements and reimbursement
- Assists with scheduling meetings across the team and with external parties
- Assists with tracking completion of personnel-related items (reviews, training, etc.)
- Assists with general ongoing auditing of IT items such as inventory, user accounts, etc
- Supports IT leadership with management tasks such as invoice review and documentation support
- Supports general IT auditing processes and management of physical technology assets
- Works with leadership to identify monthly metrics and produce summary reports of IT activity and progress
- Prepare responses to inquiries and other communication with grant funding sources•
- Coordinate with the NCCN Finance Dept. to ensure available budgets and reconciliations for grant submissions
- Assist with year-round grant funder stewardship
- Submit interim and reconciliation reports to funders
- Conducts monthly/quarterly audits of expenditure reports on grant projects/programs
- Provides assistance to program/project personnel regarding funding sources & requirements
- Explains rules & regulations to be followed to ensure grant compliance.
Skills on Resume:
- Administrative Support (Soft Skills)
- Requisition Processing (Hard Skills)
- Travel Coordination (Soft Skills)
- Meeting Scheduling (Soft Skills)
- Auditing Skills (Hard Skills)
- Invoice Review (Hard Skills)
- Report Generation (Hard Skills)
- Grant Compliance (Hard Skills)
12. Grants Coordinator, Fresh Start Initiative, Louisville, KY
Job Summary:
- Collaborate with the Dean, faculty, Associate Dean of Research, and the Manager of Research and Scholarship
- Discuss proposal deadlines and establish priorities for data collection, writing, review, approval, and transmittal.
- Convene with the Dean, Associate Dean of Research, Manager of Research and Scholarship, and College of Nursing faculty
- Identify and clarify grant opportunities for federal, foundational, and industry sponsors.
- Meet with the College of Nursing library liaison and scientific editor
- Research references and develops reference libraries for developing research and scholarship.
- Coordinate grant guidelines/requirements with contributors and other stakeholders.
- Evaluate/re-design processes, approaches, coordination, and boilerplate language for writing proposals.
- Draft documents, cover letters, and reports follow proposal-writing standards, including readability, consistency, and tone.
- Maintain quality results by developing and using templates.
- Review proposals with Dean, Associate Dean of Research, faculty, Manager of Research and Scholarship, and research program project managers to obtain final approvals for submission.
- Assist faculty and Manager of Research and Scholarship with submitting electronic documents and maintaining/training documentation for grant writing, manuscript writing, and research.
- Help prepare executive summaries, midterm and annual reports, letters of intent, and other documents related to the Office of Research and Scholarship.
- Attend research/grant strategy meetings at the request of faculty and contribute proposal status information.
- Assist marketing in the development of website content to support research and scholarly activities.
Skills on Resume:
- Collaboration Skills (Soft Skills)
- Proposal Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Grant Research (Hard Skills)
- Document Drafting (Hard Skills)
- Process Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Template Development (Hard Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Website Content (Hard Skills)
13. Grants Coordinator, The Dream Fund, New Orleans, LA
Job Summary:
- Coordinate, track, and prepare grant attachments, acknowledgment letters, budgets, reports and proposals.
- Process and track grant agreements and contracts.
- Coordinate the grant schedule and calendar to aid in writing proposals, reports, and other communications to foundations.
- Assist with maintaining the database and grant files and aids with funder relations and stewardship by entering contacts, actions, notes, proposals, and other information into the database.
- Support the Organizational Giving team by scheduling appointments, recording meeting notes, maintaining records and coordinating mailing and printing.
- Prepare strong, thorough proposals to foundations, associations, corporations, and municipal governments to support PPRM programs and meet agency fundraising goals.
- Prepare templates and content on PPRM programs that can be used in these proposals, white papers, case statements, and other communications.
- Support the story collection, including administrative processes and writing patient, student, advocate, staff, and other stories.
- Support donor communication by helping with donor-centered publications, such as the quarterly newsletter and Annual Report, and writing donor briefs to prepare for donor site visits.
- Prepare reports demonstrating impact, successes, and challenges for funders as may be required by grant contracts and donor stewardship.
- Support the Organizational Giving team in prospect research.
- Conduct reproductive health care research and tracks reproductive, sex education, and advocacy statistics relevant to proposals and submissions.
- Coordinate with PPRM administrative and program staff (including C4, medical services, public affairs and education) during grant writing and reporting process
- Develop program goals, grant budgets, logic models, grant attachments, and other supporting materials.
- Support the team environment with ideas and skills by team direction including, but not limited to, editing/proofreading other written materials as appropriate.
- Build relationships across the Planned Parenthood community so as to increase knowledge of the organization’s broad scope of work.
- Communicate with donors around grant timelines, portals, and applications.
Skills on Resume:
- Grant Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Database Management (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Writing (Hard Skills)
- Story Collection (Soft Skills)
- Donor Communication (Soft Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Research Skills (Hard Skills)
- Relationship Building (Soft Skills)
14. Grants Coordinator, Visionary Partners, Harrisburg, PA
Job Summary:
- Serve as the appropriate Principal Investigator's (PI) department contact for grant and accounting functions.
- Work closely during the grant submission process with faculty to ensure all information is accurate, and uploaded
- Submitted to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) for final review prior to grant submission.
- Work closely with ORSP through the submission process, tracking and updating the PI on status.
- Review new award setup documentation for terms and conditions, award restrictions, or sponsor requirements for the fiscal and administrative management of awards.
- Assist in the financial budgeting, reporting, and other administrative requirements of the grants/contracts.
- Prepare, review, or direct all accounting entries (transactions and journals), related grant programs, and restricted funds including the Grants A/R, Restricted Contributions, and other accounts.
- Assist in the preparation of all applicable fiscal reports for sponsored programs and ensure timely submission.
- Participate in the development and documentation of supporting documents for the audit.
- Plan and schedule closeout of awards (including cost-sharing and project accounts) to minimize delays and/or issues.
- Ensure Projects and General Ledger (Oracle Cloud) is accurate and current
- Initiate necessary actions required which include the input of budget adjustments.
- Review financial transactions and related documents to ensure conformity and to avoid loss, exercising sound judgment so that all transactions are in compliance with current agency and university regulations and cost principles.
- Coordinate timely notifications/reminders to faculty for all interim and final report due dates.
Skills on Resume:
- Grant Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Award Setup (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Audit Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Transaction Review (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Deadline Coordination (Soft Skills)
15. Grants Coordinator, Sunrise Outreach Program, St. Louis, MO
Job Summary:
- Oversee and ensure HHSC’ compliance with all federal grant and TIRN programmatic contact service delivery requirements, including any state requirements related to grant administration and general principles of contact center management
- Negotiate, monitor, update and revise all agreements, project expenses, deliverables, and activities.
- Evaluate, track and approve budgets and project costs, including requests for budget revisions.
- Oversee, prepare, or evaluate grant application project plans and special initiatives and timelines and coordinate and oversee the completion of related tasks among appropriate staff and/or other divisions and agencies, as relevant
- Review relevant work completed by other staff (including service delivery reports, contact center service delivery policies and procedures, options analysis, special project applications, briefing documents, project concept forms, intent letters, or major application sections)
- Ensure all materials/requirements are completed in a timely manner for both HHSC management review and final submission.
- Oversee cross-functional workgroups composed of internal and external stakeholders to develop program objectives, work plans, and budgets.
- Serve as a liaison between HHSC, other HHS agencies, the federal government, and other external stakeholders, which includes attending relevant meetings, responding to information requests, and making presentations.
- Plan, manage and conduct internal workgroups of staff, external agency personnel, and other appropriate stakeholders
- Develop project goals, organizational structure, program objectives, work plans, training, and budgets.
- Provide guidance and oversight to staff, contractors, sub-recipients, and others on an ongoing basis via in-person, phone, conference call, email, and videoconference to share progress made by each sub-recipient or contractor on achieving the goals and objectives.
- Develop and review policies and rules for the programs, including all relevant federal guidelines, and interpret
- Prepare these in the form of formal guidance to program stakeholders and/or subcontractors.
- Coordinate, research, and identify sources of external funds, create and oversee the creation of proposals to secure funds for new grant opportunities and grant renewal activities.
- Formulates project plans outlining steps to design, develop, implement, enhance and maintain the 2-1-1 TIRN program.
- Actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency's obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation.
Skills on Resume:
- Grant Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Budget Management (Hard Skills)
- Project Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Liaison (Soft Skills)
- Policy Development (Hard Skills)
- Program Management (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Writing (Hard Skills)
- Disaster Response (Soft Skills)
16. Grants Coordinator, Pathway Solutions, Richmond, VA
Job Summary:
- Coordinate and manage the Grants Component
- Manage and prepare the call for proposals and assist the evaluations of the grants program.
- Ensure the dissemination of the Call for Proposal and encourage the appropriate potential applicants to apply for the grant support.
- Prepare grant contracts for awardees.
- Develop materials, manuals, relevant templates related to evaluation of applications and the implementation of grants.
- Train and guide the project assistants and other relevant staff to manage, implement and monitor grants
- Train and guide successful applicants for the proper implementation of micro-grant projects.
- Establish a system for monitoring of the grants and maintenance of adequate records for all expenditures incurred and monitor compliance to the project budget.
- Support beneficiaries during implementation, procurement procedures and proper record keeping
- Ensure timely, effective and qualified implementation of the awarded grants to be in line with relevant EU procedures and the provisions foreseen in CEID Grant contract
- Preparing all reports and other deliverables of Grants Program
- Preparation and presentation of grant programme status reports to the Project Director and Project Steering Committee
- Supervise the preparation and submission of financial and narrative reports – ensure successful closing of the Grant Projects.
- Writing a comprehensive report including the difficulties, opportunities, threats and suggestions regarding the use of grants after the closing of the Grant Contracts.
Skills on Resume:
- Grant Management (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Contract Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Staff Training (Soft Skills)
- Budget Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Implementation Support (Soft Skills)
- Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
- Project Supervision (Soft Skills)
17. Grants Coordinator, Community Builders Foundation, Providence, RI
Job Summary:
- Lead and manage IRC Business Development strategy, support CD, DDP and Technical Coordinators in proactive engagement with potential and existing donors for fundraising to implement its Strategic Action Plan (SAP) and meet business development vision.
- Lead the process of concept notes and proposal development by working closely with Country Management and the Leadership team and the Regional and Headquarters-based Award Management
- Support the country program in organizing and leading program design workshops for new business development opportunities.
- Lead the writing of new proposals and maintain an efficient system for proposal development.
- Maintain clear responsibilities outlined for management, programs, finance and operations departments, which yields timely, high-quality submissions.
- Ensure that proposals are aligned with the IRC’s Bangladesh Strategy and Strategy Action Plan (SAP) outcomes and based on analysis of local needs and gaps
- Ensure proposals are timely tracked with standard IRC tracking tools (e.g. FM01, OTIS).
- Coordinate proposal and project/program revisions (issuing and management of timelines and development processes, writing and editing, providing review, liaison with reviewers, etc.)
- Represent IRC with relevant partners/consortia, donors, and coordination bodies (working groups, clusters) as appropriate
- Support the Partnership Team in different aspects of the partnership life cycle.
- Assess partners’ risks on grants management and Compliance perspective, develop and roll out capacity building actions in coordination with all concerned.
- Review donor contracts and outline major concerns to relevant country and HQ based colleagues.
- Summarize in writing, key reporting and compliance requirements (compliance checklist) including potential issues for Grant Opening Meetings
- Work with the relevant Technical Teams and other functions to ensure Grant Opening Meetings, Grant Review Meetings, Grant Closure Meetings and Program Cycle Meetings are timely organized, ensuring desired quality, and all mandatory internal documents are in place (internal log frame, internal budget, procurement plan, M&E matrix)
- Responsible for the finalization of timely donor reports ensuring consistency between narrative and financial reports and that they meet quality standards
Skills on Resume:
- Business Development (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Writing (Hard Skills)
- Program Design (Hard Skills)
- Proposal Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Donor Relations (Soft Skills)
- Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
- Partnership Management (Soft Skills)
- Report Finalization (Hard Skills)
18. Grants Coordinator, NextGen Youth Services, Indianapolis, IN
Job Summary:
- Support and advise colleagues with queries related to donor compliance on grants within the portfolio, and work with other departments (i.e. programs, finance, M&E, supply chain) to ensure all documentation required is ready and available for audits
- Undertake proactive assessment of potential risks in managing donor contracts throughout the project cycle management, anticipate risks, inform and support all concerned including SMT to take timely risk mitigation measures
- Ensure timely review of partners’ financial and narrative reports in accordance with the terms of partnership agreements, coordinating with
- Maintain and coordinate partner program, finance, and compliance monitoring and review meeting schedules, and coordinate support for partners to address any concerns or issues that may arise.
- Work under tight deadlines while dealing with competing priorities
- Coordinate and gather the necessary inputs from other functions/roles while meeting the necessary quality within tight deadlines
- Work with diverse country, region and headquarters-based teams and ensure adherence to organizational and donor compliance requirements while ensuring quality and meeting deadlines
- Inadequate capacity of local partner NGOs, who may need significant hand-holding support and monitoring
- Up-to-date business development strategy and its socialization among all concerned internal stakeholders
- Secure income from both UN and non-UN donors for the country program as per business development targets set by the regional office and ina consistent manner
- Ensure that all donor contracts are managed effectively (e.g. compliances, no disallowance and minimum return of funds) while adhering to internal and donor standards
- Ensure IRC continues to improve and maintain its relationship with existing and new donors
- Support in partnership following IRC’s standard policy and practices
- Effective management of direct reports following the IRC way, the success model and people management standards
Skills on Resume:
- Donor Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Report Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Partner Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Deadline Management (Soft Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Capacity Building (Soft Skills)
- Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
19. Grants Coordinator, New Horizons Support, Tulsa, OK
Job Summary:
- Apply the University and grant agencies' policies and procedures
- Resolve problems independently and make decisions
- Define problems, collect data and draw valid conclusions
- Read and comprehend a variety of written material, some of a technical nature
- Analyze several pieces of information and draw valid conclusions
- Locate and correct bookkeeping/accounting errors
- Operate a computer for word processing, data entry/retrieval, and data management
- Operate various office equipment (e.g., calculator, copier machine, facsimile machine, etc.)
- Perform basic mathematics (e.g., add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, and calculate percentages)
- Gather, collate, and classify information
- Understands grant funding sources well enough to seek and identify funding opportunities for GraceMed programs and operations.
- Understands GraceMed’s programs well enough to identify funding needs and articulate those needs to the donor community.
- Assists in the development and submission of grant applications/funding requests, including the gathering of documents and information needed
- Assists in grant reporting to ensure compliance with grant requirements
- Assists in gathering and analyzing information about the healthcare needs of GraceMed’s targeted communities and articulates those needs to the donor community.
Skills on Resume:
- Policy Application (Hard Skills)
- Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
- Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Technical Reading (Hard Skills)
- Error Correction (Hard Skills)
- Office Equipment (Hard Skills)
- Mathematical Skills (Hard Skills)
- Information Management (Hard Skills)