Remote Grants Specialist – Local Government Funding

Careers at Council; New South Wales; Hybrid; AUD 88,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary range

Professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Excellent working conditions

Generous leave entitlements

Job summary

Walgett Shire Council is seeking a Grants Specialist (full-time, 35 hours) to identify, secure and manage grant funding across multiple projects. The role is remote with periodic onsite days in Walgett, and will manage the full lifecycle of grants from research to acquittals.

You will work across Council to develop compelling proposals, monitor grant performance and provide strategic advice on alignment to budgets and program goals.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing successful grant or funding submissions in local government, government, not-for-profit, or other complex organisational environments.
• Strong understanding of government funding programs, eligibility requirements, and grant management obligations (including agreements, milestones and acquittals).
• Excellent writing, editing and research skills, with the ability to produce well structured, accurate submissions under tight timeframes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to liaise professionally with internal project owners and external funding bodies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Teams and SharePoint), with experience using grant registers or project tracking systems being beneficial.
• The ability to work flexibly and autonomously, provided you reliably meet grant deadlines and agreed deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Identify funding opportunities, develop compelling proposals and monitor grant performance to ensure successful delivery and reporting.
• Manage the full lifecycle of grants from research to acquittals and milestone reporting.
• Provide strategic advice on grant alignment to budget and program goals and support long-term planning for projects.
• Collaborate across Council to strengthen the funding pipeline and reporting obligations.

Skills

Grant writing

Grant management

Government funding

Writing skills

Research skills

Stakeholder engagement

MS 365

Autonomy

Tools

Grant tracking systems

Job description

Walgett Shire Council is seeking a Grants Specialist (full-time, 35 hours) to identify, secure and manage grant funding across multiple projects. The role is remote with periodic onsite days in Walgett, and will manage the full lifecycle of grants from research to acquittals.

You will work across Council to develop compelling proposals, monitor grant performance and provide strategic advice on alignment to budgets and program goals.