Education Grants & Programs Associate

GHR Foundation - Minneapolis, MN; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

GHR Foundation in Minneapolis, MN seeks a Program Associate to provide high-quality grants management, program administration, and learning practice support for the Catholic Schools and Higher Education teams. You will manage grant life-cycle activities, assist with knowledge management, and help develop tools for data tracking and insights.

The role emphasizes collaboration within a matrixed team, delivering detailed work plans, budgets, and communications to stakeholders while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years’ experience in relevant field required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook software required, with experience generating clear, concise reports and presentations using this software
• Cross cultural understanding and commitment to racial equity required.
• Strong organization and project management skills including the ability to anticipate workflow, handle multiple projects simultaneously, create/request clarity on multiple priorities, take initiative within a collegial work team and accomplish tasks under a deadline
• Strong analytical skills. Ability to mine data from proposals/reports and show correlation to strategy.
• Ability to manage projects and attend to multiple details.
• Embodies the values of GHR Foundation
• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively work with, and relate to colleagues, grantees/ perspective grantees and community members at large
• Experience handling highly confidential matters in an appropriate manner
• Strong communications skills; ability to write clearly and concisely
• Experience with Microsoft PowerBI and grant-tracking software (e.g., GivingData) preferred but not required
• Program development or grant proposal review experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Grants management: facilitate and monitor the completion of grantee proposals, reporting and amendments, data capture, and internal program reporting requirements
• Perform initial review of grant proposals for compliance and completeness; ensure accurate grant records including coding and monitoring & assessment module
• Inform the structure and documentation of grants, funding guidelines, and application and reporting tools
• Manage grant data for assigned areas including data collection, reporting, and packaging for multiple audiences; support development of tools for data tracking and analysis
• Support and oversee initiative team use of technology and tools to ensure effective grants and knowledge management
• Support grantees as needed to improve grant execution and resolve questions or problems

Skills

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Cross-cultural understanding

Organization & project management

Analytical skills

Communications skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

PowerBI

Grant-tracking software (GivingData)

Job description

GHR Foundation in Minneapolis, MN seeks a Program Associate to provide high-quality grants management, program administration, and learning practice support for the Catholic Schools and Higher Education teams. You will manage grant life-cycle activities, assist with knowledge management, and help develop tools for data tracking and insights.

The role emphasizes collaboration within a matrixed team, delivering detailed work plans, budgets, and communications to stakeholders while maintaining