What are the responsibilities and job description for the Grants Manager (Accountant) position at Greenwich House Inc?
Title: Grants Manager
Department: Fiscal Administration
Reports To: Director of Revenue Cycle & Grants Management
Job Location: 623 Broadway, New York, NY, 10012
FLSA: Exempt
Job Status: Full-Time, Hybrid
Availability: M-F, 9-5PM, requires flexibility during non-standard hours
Number of Positions: 1
Benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Flexible Spending Account, 403b Retirement Plan, Worker’s Compensation, Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Holidays, Personal Time Off, Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Competitive Remuneration.
About Greenwich House
Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.
Position Summary
We are searching for a methodical and strategic grants manager to work with our organization in enhancing Grant tracking, identifying new sources of funding, and developing sustainable and effective grants programs in partnership with our Development team and Program Directors.
The Grants Manager, with the support of a Grant Accountant, will manage overall grant efforts, document payments and expenditures, optimize the grant administration process, work with Program Directors in preparing progress reports, ensure compliance with grant regulations, review grant proposals, develop and manage a grant database and prepare financial reports.
A successful candidate for the position will aid our organization in serving our communities through securing continuous funding and improving business opportunities through effective funding programs.
Responsibilities
- Designing grant programs.
- Determining funding needs.
- Researching funding opportunities.
- Managing the grant award process from Pre Award to Post Award, ensuring all compliance with funder requirements is completed.
- Serve as the Project Manager for all grant applications, coordinating all required parties to gather information for a submission and keeping the team on track with deadlines and deliverables.
- Optimizing the grant administration process.
- Working with the Grant Accountant and finance team to prepare, monitor and modify grant budgets.
- Tracking grant applications.
- Develop and maintain a grant database for all awards.
Qualifications
- Superior organizational skills.
- Great leadership qualities.
- Exceptional budgeting and monitoring skills.
- Ability to re-enforce relationships with funders, ensure that grant programs operate efficiently, streamline grant administration and share grant opportunities with Program Directors to enhance funding opportunities.
Vaccination Requirement
As of October 29, 2021, we are requiring all Greenwich House and Barrow Street Nursery School new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start date.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. All employment decisions and administration of all personnel policies are without regard to an applicant or employee’s actual or perceived race, religion, sex, age, national origin, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or affectation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristic, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, alienage, military or veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking offense and sex offenses, marital status, partnership status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/
