Manager, Grants – National Office

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🔥 12 hours ago

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $75k - $89k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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YMCA of the USA

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

10,000+ employees

Founded 1844

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏨 Hospitality

Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Hospitality

YMCA of the USA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening individuals and communities through programs focused on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The YMCA offers various opportunities for people to engage in physical activities, learn life skills, and support their communities, aiming to foster a greater sense of purpose and belonging among its members.

📋 Description

• Manage communication of subgrant opportunities, application announcements, timelines, and applicant guidance • Build and manage subgrant timelines with project teams and grants leadership • Coordinate application and review processes, including eligibility verification, scoring, funding decisions, and award communications • Manage subgrant execution, including payments, returns, modifications, extensions, and closeout • Administer and configure the Y-USA Grants Portal (SmartSimple), including forms, workflows, data integrity, user access, troubleshooting, and system enhancements • Lead applicant and grantee support and resolve inquiries • Provide technical assistance on system navigation, documentation, and readiness • Develop tools and resources to strengthen applicant success • Monitor grant activities, deliverables, and reporting for compliance • Analyze applications and reports to identify trends and improve processes • Collaborate with internal teams on reporting, communications, grantmaking operations, cross-functional initiatives, and knowledge sharing

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business or a related field; equivalent relevant professional experience will also be considered • 4-8 years of experience required • Advanced functional skills • Intermediate industry knowledge and experience • Entry to intermediate managerial skills • Complex/advanced functional and operations tasks • Experience managing a team or function • High degree of decision-making within own area • Policy and strategy implementation for short-term results • Internal and external communications • High influence over teams and within the function • May set goals and objectives for team members to achieve operational results • Experience with grants or subgrant processes and lifecycle management • Experience administering/configuring grant-management systems, preferably SmartSimple • Ability to manage applications, eligibility verification, scoring, documentation, awards, payments, modifications, extensions, and closeout • Ability to monitor compliance, deliverables, and reporting • Ability to analyze applications and reports to identify trends and process improvements

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Defined benefit plan (retirement savings) • Defined contribution plan (403(b) plan) • Life insurance • Disability insurance • Technology stipend • Generous paid time off • Work from anywhere within the continental U.S.