Vermont Grants & Compliance Specialist

FIRST CHILDRENS FINANCE; Wilmington (VT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Travel reimbursement

Flexible work environment

Job summary

First Children’s Finance in Vermont seeks a Grants Specialist to administer state, federal and philanthropic grants with emphasis on compliance and reporting. You will connect people and processes, track pass-through grants, and support grantee success across the state.

You will work with the Senior Grants Manager to ensure timely grant notifications, distributions and follow-up reporting, while maintaining grant files, data integrity and program insights for funders.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a foundation or nonprofit setting.
• Experience with grantmaking and reporting.
• Experience with data analysis and data management.
• Experience working with communities of color and low-resourced communities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with little supervision.
• Strong time management and planning abilities.
• Collaborative, culturally competent and growth-minded.

Responsibilities

• Conduct grantmaking activities for Vermont programs.
• Provide guidance and technical assistance to applicants/grantees.
• Process pass-through grant applications, due diligence and scoring.
• Learn and perform regulatory compliance checks.
• Generate grant notification letters, distributions and agreements.
• Maintain electronic grant files and document reviews.
• Track grants and ensure timely follow-up reporting by grantees.
• Assist in creating grant reports and program summaries.
• Monitor grant data integrity and reporting systems.
• Perform data analyses for reports and funder summaries.
• Track proposals, awards and related statistics in the tracking system.
• Support event and program data gathering and evaluation.
• Prepare deliverables and achievement reports for funders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Administrative skills

Data analysis

Communication

Team collaboration

Time management

Travel willingness

Tools

Microsoft Office

Grant mgmt systems

Job description

First Children’s Finance in Vermont seeks a Grants Specialist to administer state, federal and philanthropic grants with emphasis on compliance and reporting. You will connect people and processes, track pass-through grants, and support grantee success across the state.

You will work with the Senior Grants Manager to ensure timely grant notifications, distributions and follow-up reporting, while maintaining grant files, data integrity and program insights for funders.