Grants and Contracts Manager|Full-Time

Summary:

The Grant & Contracts Manager is responsible for researching, preparing, submitting, and managing grant proposals/reports that support HH goals and meet funder guidelines and criteria. The Grant & Contracts Manager will also be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Heritage Health contract process for all new and renewal contracts.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in healthcare, business, or a related field or 5+ years’ experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. - At least 4 years’ demonstrated experience in project management and budget development. - Proven ability to evaluate and edit grant proposals and negotiate agreements and contracts. - Experience working in healthcare preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

- Must have exceptional communication (oral and written), negotiation, consultation, and presentation skills. - Must have strong analytical, leadership and organizational skills. - Must have demonstrated attention-to-detail and problem solving and ability to work with confidential information. - Ability to exercise judgment to understand queries and develop appropriate solutions. - Strong proficiency with a variety of computer software applications including word processing, spreadsheet, database management is required. - Ability to perform under minimal supervision. - Must be able to interact effectively with other employees in all levels of the organization as well as with the general public.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Support submission and the pre-award process of grants and contracts - Provide overview of applications/proposals to leaders - Edit proposals, applications and contracts for completeness, grammar, formatting and spelling. - Assist with establishing and managing budget requirements. - Ensure that proposals and contracts conform to HH policies and procedures pertaining to payment terms, liability, publication, licensing and intellectual property rights and overhead. - Manage the submission of proposals and contracts in accordance with the policies, guidelines and deadlines of the relevant funding sponsor/vendor. - Act as a central point of contact to coordinate and provide proactive and ongoing support grants and contracts. - Manage post-award administration responsibilities for grants/contracts/awards. - Understand HH policies and procedures as they relate to grants and contracts, financial management, procurement services and Human Resources. - Protect HH from reputational and financial risk by advising leadership of the implications and obligations implied by the grant/contract terms. - Ensure that required reporting is complete and submitted on time. - Ensure adherence to the terms and conditions of the award/contract and ensure all audit requirements are met. - Ensure accurate, consistent and efficient workflow to best support organizational need and grant requirements. - Communications - Promote grant opportunities to leadership. - Notify leadership of grants/contracts awarded. - Collaborate with the internal communications manager to prepare communications for staff. - Educate leadership and staff to the contract and grant processes as applicable. - Other job-related duties as assigned.