Grants Compliance Manager

Franciscan Alliance, Inc.; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Franciscan Health Foundation is seeking a Grants Compliance Manager to establish and lead the foundation's grants compliance program across the entire grant lifecycle. You will develop policies, implement internal controls, and drive FCOI management and regulatory alignment.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance, Program staff and procurement, building dashboards and reporting tools, and ensuring audit-ready documentation while supporting training across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree - Required
• Master’s Degree - Preferred
• 5+ years grants compliance, grants management, audit, or related experience - Required
• Experience with federal/state grant regulations (2 CFR Part 200) and compliance reviews - Required
• Experience managing FCOI, subrecipient monitoring, and audit activities - Required
• Experience building compliance processes, policies, and documentation in regulated environments - Required
• Experience coordinating with legal, finance, procurement, and program teams and using compliance systems (REDCap, Workday, PolicyStat) - Required
• Healthcare/nonprofit or highly regulated environments - Preferred
• Managing grants across multiple funding sources - Preferred
• Developing and delivering compliance training/education - Preferred
• Navigating complex organizations and coordinating across stakeholders - Preferred
• Standardizing processes to improve consistency and compliance - Preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the Foundation’s grants compliance framework, including policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Review grant proposals and agreements to assess compliance requirements and organizational readiness
• Monitor grant requirements, terms, deadlines, and applicable regulations across the full grant lifecycle
• Build and maintain centralized tracking systems, dashboards, and reporting tools to provide visibility into grant status, compliance requirements, and accountability
• Maintain policies, procedures, and documentation standards in PolicyStat (or similar system)
• Develop and maintain compliance templates, checklists, and SOPs in collaboration with internal stakeholders
• Conduct regulatory and FCOI reviews, including debarment/SAM checks and federal/state compliance screening
• Coordinate grant-related audits and maintain audit-ready documentation and processes
• Develop and deliver training, guidance, and tools to support consistent compliance practices across teams

Skills

Grants compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Policy development

Training development

Dashboards and reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

PolicyStat

REDCap

Workday

Job description

Foundation Park Place

3510 Park Pl W Mishawaka, Indiana 46544

The Grants Compliance Manager establishes and leads the Foundation’s grants compliance function, with responsibility for ensuring grant activities align with legal, regulatory, and funder requirements across the full lifecycle, from pre-award through closeout. This role builds and maintains the Foundation’s grants compliance infrastructure, including Financial Conflicts of Interest (FCOI) management, policy development, training, documentation standards, and audit readiness.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Franciscan Health Foundation, this position works in partnership with Grants Administration, Foundation Finance, Legal, program staff, and other stakeholders. The position also provides ongoing monitoring of compliance requirements, including tracking obligations, identifying risks, and supporting accountability for deliverables and responsible parties. The role designs and maintains dashboards and reporting tools that provide visibility into grant status, compliance requirements, and key milestones.

WHO WE ARE

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Lead the development and implementation of the Foundation’s grants compliance framework, including policies, procedures, and internal controls

• Review grant proposals and agreements to assess compliance requirements and organizational readiness

• Monitor grant requirements, terms, deadlines, and applicable regulations across the full grant lifecycle

• Build and maintain centralized tracking systems, dashboards, and reporting tools to provide visibility into grant status, compliance requirements, and accountability

• Maintain policies, procedures, and documentation standards in PolicyStat (or similar system)

• Develop and maintain compliance templates, checklists, and standard operating procedures in collaboration with internal stakeholders

• Conduct regulatory and FCOI reviews, including debarment/SAM checks and federal/state compliance screening

• Coordinate grant-related audits and maintain audit-ready documentation and processes

• Develop and deliver training, guidance, and tools to support consistent compliance practices across teams

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree - Required

• Master’s Degree - Preferred

• 5 years Grants compliance, grants management, audit, or related experience, including experience building or implementing compliance processes in a complex or regulated environment - Required

• Experience applying federal and state grant regulations (e.g., Uniform Guidance 2 CFR Part 200) and conducting compliance review of grant proposals, agreements, and expenditures to assess allowability, allocability, and organizational readiness - Required

• Experience managing Financial Conflicts of Interest (FCOI), subrecipient monitoring, and audit activities, including documentation, internal controls, and response coordination - Required

• Experience building and implementing compliance processes, policies, and documentation standards in a regulated environment - Required

• Experience collaborating across legal, finance, procurement, and program teams and using compliance systems or enterprise platforms (e.g., REDCap, Workday, PolicyStat, or similar) - Required

• Experience in healthcare, nonprofit, or other highly regulated environments - Preferred

• Experience managing grants across multiple funding sources (federal, state, foundation, corporate) - Preferred

• Experience creating and supporting compliance training, education, or organizational change initiatives - Preferred

• Experience navigating complex organizational structures and coordinating across multiple stakeholders - Preferred

• Experience developing and standardizing processes to improve consistency, efficiency, and compliance - Preferred

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED

Up to 20%

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on thebenefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.