Grants Manager

About the Role

Vega Impact Group seeks a Grants Manager to execute Pre and Post-Award Grant Management activities for our clients. Building on your experience in a professional services environment, this role is ideal for a self-starter who is swiftly gaining mastery of all compliance and reporting responsibilities. The Grants Manager will learn quickly and implement best practices and standard operating procedures while performing with error-free perfect execution and keeping an eye out for opportunities for continuous improvement and increased efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform 100% accurate work across all task areas
• Perform error-free quality control
• Review grant applications, agreements, and compliance guidelines
• Establish and monitor a Project Schedule and Compliance Checklist
• Ensure Grantees adhere to reporting deadlines and compliance requirements
• Advise and guide project throughout the grant lifecycle
• Monitor grant budgets, expenditures, and reimbursements to meet targets
• Work with client and partner staff to resolve compliance issues professionally and adeptly
• Prepare and submit financial reports, budget amendment requests, invoices for completed grant work, and grant reports to client and agencies
• Communicate amended timeframes, budgets, and requirements to client staff
• Create and maintain detailed files and documentation to meet comprehensive audit requirements;
• Liaise between grantor agencies, clients and teaming partners
• Establish and maintain a professional relationship with other third-party consultants involved in grant-funded projects

Requirements

• Superior detail orientation skill
• High standard for quality and accuracy of your work
• Excellent time management and prioritization skill
• Multitask according to priority
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with Word, Excel, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Amplifund
• Efficient, effective, and professional in a work-from-home environment
• Devotion to integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality at all times
• 3+ years of experience in an operations role with a professional services firm
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Technical Requirements

• Fast internet connection and quiet place to focus to fully participate in video meetings and conference calls with clients and colleagues for any hybrid days
• Professional presence in online meetings (Microsoft Teams, Zoom)

About Vega Impact Group

Vega Impact Group is a management consulting firm focused on social impact solutions. Our services, grounded in equity and inclusion, enable governments, companies, and philanthropies to prosper in an evolving world. As a woman and minority-owned firm based in Chicago, we work nationally and provide innovative solutions with a high-performance mindset. At Vega, we are energetic, entrepreneurial, and collaborative.