Grants & Learning Program Specialist

GHR Foundation; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

GHR Foundation is seeking a Program Associate to advance grants management, program administration and learning across our Catholic Schools and Higher Education initiatives. The role supports internal teams, manages grant life cycle tasks and ensures data, reporting and budgeting accuracy.

You will coordinate meetings, prepare materials, and contribute to strategy through learning insights, while collaborating with grantees and partners in a dynamic philanthropic environment.

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 grant proposals, reporting and amendments; data capture and internal reporting requirements.
• Program administration: draft and monitor initiative work plans and budgets; coordinate meetings and prepare materials.
• Learning practice: drafting funding recommendations and initial review of grantee reports for senior staff.
• Plan and coordinate grantee/stakeholder meetings and events including travel and logistics.
• Monitor and reconcile grant and administrative budgets for assigned areas.
• Support team use of technology and tools through training.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Written communication

Cross-cultural understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft PowerBI

GivingData

Microsoft Office

Job description

GHR Foundation is seeking a Program Associate to advance grants management, program administration and learning across our Catholic Schools and Higher Education initiatives. The role supports internal teams, manages grant life cycle tasks and ensures data, reporting and budgeting accuracy.

You will coordinate meetings, prepare materials, and contribute to strategy through learning insights, while collaborating with grantees and partners in a dynamic philanthropic environment.