Grants Coordinator

Central-Ohio-Youth-For-Christ; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Ohio Youth For Christ seeks a Grants Coordinator to advance fundraising by identifying funding opportunities, coordinating grant submissions, and reporting outcomes to funders. The role supports grant implementation and coordination of deadlines while upholding the organization's spiritual commitments.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, experience in prospect research, grant writing, and familiarity with Federal, State, and government grants, plus strong communication

Qualifications

• Experience in prospect research and identification
• Data collection and analysis, outcome measurements and reporting results
• Knowledge of community, corporate and family foundations
• Fundraising knowledge with proven goal attainment
• Grant research and proposal writing practices and principles
• Experience with Federal, State, and Government grants
• Proficiency with Google Workspace
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong research, writing, proofreading, planning and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Multitask, meet deadlines, adapt to changing priorities
• Time management and proactive planning of grants schedule
• Initiative and accountability

Responsibilities

• Identifying existing and new potential funding opportunities from private, corporate, and government entities.
• Ensure high quality grant submission
• Support successful grant implementation
• Administrative coordination of grant details and deadlines
• Actively embrace spiritual commitments and responsibilities
• Other duties as assigned

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

GOALS

To advance the social and spiritual mission and vision of Central Ohio Youth For Christ by providing a high quality program for increasing grant income, managing funded grants, and reporting results to funders.

KEY OBJECTIVES

• Identifying existing and new potential funding opportunities from private, corporate, and government entities.
• Ensure high quality grant submission
• Support successful grant implementation
• Administrative coordination of grant details and deadlines
• Actively embrace spiritual commitments and responsibilities
• Other duties as assigned

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in related field is preferred

Experience:

• Experience in prospect research and identification, data collection and analysis, outcome measurements and reporting results
• Knowledge of community, corporate and family foundations
• Demonstrated knowledge of fundraising and proven success of goal attainment
• Knowledge of grant research and proposal writing practices and principles
• Specific experience with Federal, State, and Governments grants.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must possess outstanding research, writing, proof reading, planning, organizing, conceptual and strategic/critical thinking skills
• Must be able to communicate in a compelling and succinct manner
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team
• Must be able to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and be flexible to changing priorities
• Time management skills with an ability to proactively plan the grants schedule
• Ability to take initiative, along with the ability to set expectations and hold others accountable.