Vermont Grants & Compliance Specialist

FIRST CHILDRENS FINANCE; Montpelier (VT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Paid family leave

Flexible work environment

Job summary

First Children’s Finance seeks a Vermont Grants Specialist to administer state, federal and philanthropic grants, focusing on compliance and program reporting. You’ll act as a connector between people and process in grantmaking, tracking pass-through grants and supporting grantee inquiries.

You will monitor grant data, prepare reports, and ensure timely grant notifications and agreements while maintaining files. Travel within Vermont may be required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience working in a foundation, nonprofit, social service or small business setting.
• Experience with grantmaking, program administration and/or data analysis, data management and reporting preferred.
• Experience working collaboratively with communities of color and low-resourced communities.
• Experience managing multiple tasks, prioritizing and working with little direct supervision.
• Excellent time and task management
• A strategic thinker and planner as well as an effective implementer
• Data-driven, curious and collaborative
• Culturally competent
• A team player, partner, and networker
• Energetic, enthusiastic, with a can-do attitude and a growth mindset
• Open to learning, accepting positive and constructive feedback
• Patient and adaptable to changing systems, processes and templates in a growing environment
• A person of integrity and trust, able to maintain the highest level of confidentiality
• Experience with and/or interest in child care helpful.

Responsibilities

• Work with Vermont team to conduct grantmaking activities for child care grant programs.
• Provide advice, guidance and technical assistance to applicants/grantees.
• Process pass through grants applications, conduct due diligence, verify documentation and the scoring of applications.
• Learn and conduct important regulatory compliance checks.
• Ensure timely and accurate generation of grant notification letters, grant distributions, and grant agreements.
• Maintain electronic grant files, documenting review and grant decisions.
• Track and evaluate grants and ensure timely submission of follow-up reporting by grantees.
• Provide assistance in the creation of grant reports.
• Maintain knowledge of grant funding policies, regulations, and procedures; disseminate and present changes to applicants/grantees.
• Monitor data gathered from grant portal to ensure data integrity and consistency.
• Conduct data analyses for use in reports and program summaries.
• Maintain system for recording and tracking grant proposals, awards, and related statistical information.
• Support gathering, management and evaluation of event and program-related data.
• Track and help develop reports summarizing FCF Vermont deliverables and achievements to funders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Administrative excellence

Time management

Communication skills

Collaboration

Data-driven

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

First Children’s Finance seeks a Vermont Grants Specialist to administer state, federal and philanthropic grants, focusing on compliance and program reporting. You’ll act as a connector between people and process in grantmaking, tracking pass-through grants and supporting grantee inquiries.

You will monitor grant data, prepare reports, and ensure timely grant notifications and agreements while maintaining files. Travel within Vermont may be required.