Government Grants & Compliance Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Mission

Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

Compensation

Starting at $75,000 year based on experience

Benefits  

• Health insurance, Gravie ICHRA – Starting employer contribution at $600
• Benefit options paid 100% for employee only
  • Short-term disability 
  • Long-term disability
  • Life insurance 1x salary up to $125,000
• Voluntary - dental, vision, supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and accident coverage. 
• Retirement plan with match up to 5% first of the month after 30 days
• Paid Holidays – 12 per year
• Flexible paid time off
• Telecommuting options
• Book club and engagement activities
• Wellness initiatives
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligible Employer

Classification 

Exempt

Reports to 

Chief Operating Officer

Summary/Objective 

The Government Grants and Compliance Manager is responsible for coordinating government funding opportunities and supporting the organization’s compliance with applicable grant requirements. This office-based role researches and pursues local, state, and federal funding opportunities; maintains productive relationships with government funders and public partners; and manages grant activities from application through award administration, reporting, monitoring, and closeout.

The Manager works collaboratively across departments to communicate funding requirements, coordinate deliverables, maintain appropriate documentation, and support compliance with grant terms, regulations, eligible-use requirements, procurement standards, reporting deadlines, financial controls, and internal procedures. The position also provides recommendations and information to leadership regarding funding opportunities, compliance risks, and grant-management needs.

Essential Functions 

• Research, identify, and evaluate local, jurisdictional, state, and federal funding opportunities that align with Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County’s mission, programs, priorities, organizational capacity, eligible uses, financial considerations, and compliance requirements.
• In coordination with leadership, cultivate and maintain productive working relationships with government funders, municipalities, housing agencies, jurisdictional partners, public officials, and other public-funding stakeholders.
• Maintain current working knowledge of applicable regulations, public-funding requirements, affordable-housing policies, compliance standards, and funding priorities.
• Manage the preparation, writing, coordination, and submission of government grant proposals, including complex or highly regulated applications.
• Develop accurate, project-specific budgets, narratives, scopes of work, compliance plans, timelines, performance measures, and supporting materials.
• Coordinate proposal development across departments, including timelines, documentation, data collection, internal approvals, budget development, and submission materials.
• Coordinate the review and finalization of grant awards, contracts, agreements, subcontracts, memoranda of understanding, and other funding-related documents in collaboration with leadership, finance, legal counsel, and other appropriate stakeholders.
• Review and interpret grant agreements, funding regulations, award conditions, local codes, state and federal requirements, and compliance obligations. Communicate requirements clearly to appropriate stakeholders and escalate material risks or questions to leadership.
• Provide guidance, training, and support to staff regarding grant processes, documentation standards, reporting expectations, compliance procedures, funder requirements, and allowable uses of funds.
• Monitor grant-related activities for compliance with programmatic, financial, administrative, procurement, reporting, documentation, reimbursement, monitoring, and closeout requirements.
• Identify potential compliance concerns and coordinate corrective actions with appropriate staff and leadership.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop and maintain systems, workflows, documentation tools, technology, and internal controls that support grant tracking, compliance, data management, drawdowns, reimbursement requests, and reporting.
• Maintain accurate and complete information including grant records, reports, documentation, correspondence, funder communications, and compliance files.
• Coordinate data collection and prepare timely reports, status updates, compliance summaries, and funding analyses for funders, leadership, and other stakeholders.
• Support tracking of grant-related metrics, including funding outcomes, compliance, program performance, efficiency, and community impact.
• Represent the organization, as assigned, at meetings and discussions related to government grants, affordable housing, compliance, jurisdictional planning, and public-funding opportunities.
• Provide cross collaboration and support for other members of the grants department as needed. 
• Perform other grant-management and compliance responsibilities as assigned.

Competencies

• Commitment to the Habitat for Humanity mission and purpose.
• Excellent writing skills, with demonstrated success preparing government, public, or jurisdictional grant applications.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively with government funders, public agencies, municipalities, jurisdictional representatives, and community partners.
• Strong working knowledge of government grants, public-funding requirements, applicable regulations, reporting obligations, and compliance standards.
• Ability to understand, interpret, apply, and clearly communicate complex grant requirements, award conditions, and compliance obligations.
• Strong project-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple grants, deadlines, deliverables, and competing priorities.
• Experience developing, monitoring, and reporting grant budgets and related financial information.
• Strong attention to fiscal responsibility, financial controls, eligible costs, reimbursement requirements, documentation, and allowable uses of funds.
• Sound judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify risks and recommend practical solutions.
• Ability to work independently within established policies and procedures while keeping leadership and stakeholders appropriately informed.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, accurate, and thorough in documentation, tracking, compliance management, and follow-through.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional work, facilitate collaboration, and build alignment among internal stakeholders.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and public-speaking skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and the ability to organize and analyze data.
• Knowledge of database management, reporting, and queries; Salesforce experience preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative, office-based work environment.

Supervisory Responsibility 

This position has no supervisory responsibility.

Work Environment 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job in an office environment. This role routinely involves standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, reach with hands/arms, listen, and communicate. The employee must be capable of lifting and/or moving up to 20 pounds on a as needed basis and will occasionally be required to stand and walk for extended periods of time consistent with a typical office environment.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work 

This is a full-time, salaried position and the office hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Some early mornings, evenings, and weekends may be required.

Travel 

Travel, if any, is primarily local during business hours and mileage is reimbursed.

  Required Education and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, non-profit management, business administration, finance, affordable housing, communications, or a related field required; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience government grants, public funding, grant administration, compliance, affordable housing funding, nonprofit grants, or a related field. 
• Demonstrated experience researching, writing, submitting, and securing local, jurisdictional, state, or federal government grants.
• Experience managing complex or highly regulated funding sources, including grant agreements, reporting requirements, documentation standards, compliance obligations, and closeout processes. 
• Experience working with local, state, or federal government agencies, municipalities, housing agencies, public funders, or jurisdiction partners.
• Experience developing grant budgets, tracking funding requirements, supporting drawdowns or reimbursement requests, and coordinating financial documentation.
• Experience interpreting grant terms, funding regulations, eligible-use requirements, procurement standards, and compliance expectations.
• Must obtain Anti-Money Laundering certificate within the first 90 days and maintain annually: training provided by Habitat.
• Must obtain Safeguarding certificate within the first 90 days and maintain annually: training provided by Habitat.

Other Duties 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Office Location: 

Main location: 4116 Silver Star Rd. Orlando, FL 32808