Grant Administrator

Description:

What You’d Do

• Serve as lead team member for grant proposal development and award management in partnership with internal DPL staff.

• Build productive working relationships with a wide variety of staff and partners to facilitate successful grant proposals, demonstrating DPL values of welcoming, curiosity, connection, equity and stewardship.

• Guide and implement grant strategy to support DPL strategic objectives in partnership with key internal teams, DPL leadership, and the DPLFF Friends Foundation.

• Research, write and submit timely and compelling grant proposals and reports to support DPL’s organizational priorities, including (but not limited to) the following areas: youth services; special collections and archives; supporting people experiencing homelessness and life challenges; serving immigrants and refugees; serving older adults; and capital requests.

• Develop project budgets for grant proposals in partnership with finance staff, program staff and leadership.

• Appropriately track grant awards and manage project deliverables and expenditures in coordination with finance team, project leads and partners.

• Communicate consistently and effectively verbally and in writing throughout the grant process with internal and external teams.

• Act as DPL’s grant liaison with City & County of Denver’s interagency grant committee and coordinate grant contract services, when needed.

• Maintain professional and confidential management and tracking of all grant documents, data, budget information, and funder contact information.

The ideal candidate has the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

• A strong track record of developing relationships with a diverse group of people and thriving in a collaborative work environment.

• Ability to serve as a project manager and bring together diverse perspectives to implement grant proposal development that involve multiple teams or partners.

• Experience developing, reviewing, and analyzing budgets and financial reports.

• Ability to research and report on a wide variety of demographic and program-related data.

• Ability to ensure grant compliance with fiscal rules and policies, monitor and assess compliance, and make recommendations for improvements.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to speak and write clearly and compellingly to support DPL goals and objectives.

• Ability to create and maintain positive staff and partner relationships, model a positive attitude, cultural sensitivity, and a sense of humor.

• Ability to meet firm deadlines and thrive in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion related to program and financial information.

• Experience with federal and state grant programs preferred.

• Proficiency using either Google Suite (docs, slides, sheets, drive) or Microsoft Office (word, excel, powerpoint) tools

We realize your time is valuable, please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualifications.

• Education requirement: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or a related field.

• Experience Requirement: Three (3) years of professional experience grant management experience, including prospect research, proposal development, project coordination, budget review, and award management.

• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.