Grants Manager Jobs

Job Summary

The Grants Manager will manage a portfolio of LISC local and national programs, assisting program staff to craft and process grant and consultant contracts.

About the Grants and Contracts Management Team

GCM is responsible for effectively managing LISC’s government and private funds, including sub-agreements with community organizations and consultants to carry out the corporate goal of creating healthy, sustainable communities throughout the country.

LISC currently manages more than $300 million of government funds and has applied for millions more in competitive local and national grants. GCM is responsible for ensuring that these contracts are administered properly, and in this capacity, oversees compliance and program planning/reporting for these contracts. The Department is responsible for providing extensive technical assistance to the national network of LISC offices managing government and private funds.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-site compliance monitoring of funded CDCs to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
• Develop, in collaboration with supervisors and colleagues, training materials and conduct training sessions for LISC staff and CDCs receiving funds from LISC.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance and training, in collaboration with supervisors and colleagues, to LISC programs in federal contract requirements and strategic administration of government funding.
• Communicate regularly with LISC programs to ensure required documentation is ready for grant and consultant agreements issuance.
• Conduct quality control on those requests, particularly ensuring that funder requirements are included in coordination with the Compliance team.
• Coordinate within GCM and Accounting to resolve open issues relating to the monitoring of grants, deliverables, invoices, etc.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to improve business efficiencies.
• Support development and implementation projects to improve companywide practices related to award administration.
• Create and maintain electronic files for grants and contracts.
• Manage all grants and consultant requests for an assigned portfolio of local and national programs.
• Assist compliance team tracking and reviewing compliance documentation as needed.
• Prepare grant letters, consultant contracts, and amendments to existing contracts with nonprofit partners and consultants.
• Using LISC’s internal grant management software, receive, review and process requests from LISC programs to issue grants and consultant agreements to community partners.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Knowledge of government fund management and regulations and/or previous experience sub-granting to community organizations and consultants preferred.
• Solid attention to detail.
• Some knowledge of nonprofit accounting is a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite and online research required.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in non-profit management, community development or related field, with minimum of 3 years work experience.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver training programs to address technical competency gaps.
• Knowledge of community development is preferred.
• Self-starter and with strong analytical skills; a willing and creative problem solver.
• Proven ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in building and maintaining professional relationships.

Compensation

LISC offers a competitive salary ($61,000 - $72,200; salary commensurate with experience and location) and excellent fringe benefits.