Grants & Contracts Specialist (Nonprofit)

Columbus House; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K retirement with employer matching

Paid time off

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Columbus House, Inc. in New Haven, CT, is seeking a Grants and Contracts Administrator to identify, research, track, and write proposals for federal, state, local and private grantors to support current and future Columbus House initiatives.

This role reports to the Chief Development Officer and supports program staff across departments. The position is full-time with standard hours, and requires a Bachelor’s Degree with three or more years of grant-writing experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and three or more years of progressively responsible experience in researching and writing effective grant proposals with a proven track record of success.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, as well as good judgment and a strong sense of discretion and confidentiality.
• Thorough knowledge of and ability to articulate complex financial information including agency budget and audited financial statements.
• Must be able to clearly articulate the Columbus House mission and the wide range of programs offered to those experiencing homelessness.

Responsibilities

• Works closely with the CDO, CEO, and program staff to understand the function and needs of each program for grant applications.
• Researches new grant opportunities from government, corporate, foundation and private funding sources.
• Generates well-written, well-researched grant proposals in accordance with grantor guidelines.
• Coordinates and tracks grant activity across all agency departments and ensures adherence to guidelines and deadlines.
• Manages and tracks all government and private grants/contracts.
• Assists in collecting data, analyzing outcomes and collaborates with staff to create funder reports.
• Maintains a funding calendar to track deadlines.
• Updates leadership on requirements for publicizing awards.
• Oversees onboarding and off-boarding of new programs as funding ends.
• Manages MOUs to maintain compliance with grants/contracts.
• Updates grantor information in the Instrumental database and maintains grant tracking system.
• Other activities as assigned by the Chief Development Officer.

Skills

Grant writing

Research skills

Communication

Budget awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Grants.gov

esnaps

Grant tracking tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

SharePoint

Job description

Columbus House, Inc. in New Haven, CT, is seeking a Grants and Contracts Administrator to identify, research, track, and write proposals for federal, state, local and private grantors to support current and future Columbus House initiatives.

This role reports to the Chief Development Officer and supports program staff across departments. The position is full-time with standard hours, and requires a Bachelor’s Degree with three or more years of grant-writing experience.