Cancer Grant Coordinator

IA_MOCEN01 Catholic Health Initiatives - Iowa Corp; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health Corp. is seeking a Grant Management Professional to lead the Combat Cancer Rural Health Transformation Grant, coordinating activities with internal teams and external grant representatives.

You will develop tracking systems, monitor progress, and ensure timely reporting. The role requires strong Excel skills, rigorous financial oversight, and collaboration across departments to maintain compliance and achieve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Education, or related field with 3–5 years of experience.
• Experience with grant management, regulatory compliance, auditing, or healthcare operations preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, reporting).
• Ability to coordinate multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to translate financial and data concepts for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Leads and coordinates implementation of grants ensuring objectives, timelines and budgets are met.
• Serves as primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and grant representatives.
• Develops and maintains systems to track grant activities, deliverables, and reporting deadlines.
• Monitors progress toward grant goals and collaborates with teams to overcome barriers.
• Maintains grant financial tracking tools including budgets, expenditures, and reimbursements.
• Prepares progress and financial reports and supports grant monitoring visits and audits.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Collaboration across departments

Time management

Problem solving

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Communications/Finance/Data Analytics or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Shift Description: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Leads and coordinate implementation of the Combat Cancer Rural Health Transformation Grant, ensuring activities are completed in accordance with approved grant objectives, timelines, budgets, and performance measures.
2. Serves as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and external grant representatives regarding grant implementation, compliance, reporting, and project progress.
3. Develops and maintains systems to track grant activities, deliverables, performance metrics, reporting deadlines, and milestone achievements.
4. Monitors progress toward grant goals and objectives and collaborates with operational and clinical teams to identify barriers, implement solutions, and ensure successful project outcomes.
5. Develops and maintains comprehensive grant financial tracking tools, including award balances, expenditures, reimbursement requests, payment schedules, budget utilization, and remaining available funds.
6. Partners with Finance and operational leaders to monitor grant expenditures and ensure appropriate use of grant funding consistent with approved budgets and grant requirements.
7. Maintains complete and organized grant files, including contracts, agreements, budgets, correspondence, reports, invoices, supporting documentation, and audit records.
8. Coordinates collection and validation of programmatic, operational, financial, and outcome data required for grant reporting.
9. Prepares and submits required progress reports, financial reports, performance updates, and supporting documentation in accordance with grant requirements and reporting schedules.
10. Coordinates grant modifications and amendments, including budget revisions, scope changes, project adjustments, and timeline extensions as necessary.
11. Monitors compliance with grant requirements and proactively identify potential compliance concerns, documentation gaps, reporting risks, or performance issues.
12. Works collaboratively with compliance, finance, legal, operational, and clinical partners to ensure adherence to all grant requirements and organizational policies.
13. Facilitates meetings with internal project teams, community partners, and grant stakeholders to review progress, communicate expectations, and support implementation efforts.
14. Develops dashboards, summaries, and presentations for leadership regarding grant performance, outcomes, financial status, and project impact.
15. Documents and communicates program achievements, best practices, lessons learned, and measurable outcomes resulting from grant-funded initiatives.
16. Supports preparation for grant monitoring visits, audits, evaluations, and site reviews by maintaining complete and accurate records.
17. Performs other duties as assigned in support of grant-funded cancer initiatives and organizational objectives.
18. Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other Trinity Health/MercyOne policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of business operations, as normally obtained through a bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Education, or related field and three (3) to five (5) years of experience.
2. Experience with grant management, regulatory compliance, auditing, or healthcare operations preferred.
3. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and reporting).
4. Ability to coordinate multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously.
5. Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate financial and data concepts for diverse audiences.
7. Ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
8. Demonstrated commitment to process improvement, data quality, and operational efficiency.
9. Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative environment.
10. Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health and MercyOne.

Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.