Grants Manager Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Grants Manager to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Support Director of Development in providing stewardship to current grantors;
- Performs other duties as assigned;
- Work with Director of Development to provide input for internal PAMM development reports;
- Maintain current records in Altru and in paper files, including grant tracking and reporting;
- ability to understand program announcements and “terms & conditions” for each agency;
- Work with Finance Department and appropriate Program Staff to gather information necessary to report to funders on current grant programs;
- Maintain grant deadline and reporting calendar;
- Fulfill reporting as required by donors;
- monitoring allowable and allocable costs, spending patterns, and balances;
- monitoring personnel effort allocations and update salary information using Labor Accounting;
- using PeopleSoft Prime for journals to transfer costs and monitoring costs with special requirements (e.g. travel, computers);
- facilitating PI submission of annual progress reports and close-out documents for sponsored projects, fellowships and subcontracts;
- coordinating with department administrators concerning personnel on grants.
Requirements:
- Ability to maintain confidentiality with respect to highly sensitive data required;
- Bachelor’s degree;
- Successful track record in fundraising for a nonprofit organization, with 3+ years of experience in grant writing;
- At least 2 supervisory references and 1 professional reference (name, title, company name and phone number and email);
- Knowledge of basic fundraising techniques and strategies;
- Salary requirement;
- Cover Letter;
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel such as pivot tables and queries;
- BA/BS in business, finance, accounting or equivalent experience;
- Familiarity with University policies and procedures regarding sponsored awards preferred;
- Experience working in deadline-driven environments;
- Knowledge of the University’s financial system applications such as Coeus, Labor Accounting, Information Warehouse, and PeopleSoft PRIME;
- Commitment to the mission and goals of Newman University;
- Ability to effectively demonstrate high fundraising ethical standards;
- Excellent proofreading/editing skills.