Grants Manager

The CDC Foundation is working with CDC and state and local authorities to provide surge staffing that are crucial to the nation’s COVID-19 response including support for implementation of Covid-19 vaccine.
The CDC Foundation seeks candidates for a full time Grants Manager role.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation and technical assistance to jurisdiction staff and subcontractors on all aspects of grants and cooperative agreements management.
• Oversee and ensure that project plans are developed, and execution is in accordance with grant requirements and organizational priorities.
• Implement efficient day-to-day operations to deliver a superior level of performance and productivity.
• Responsible for grants and contracts award administration, including the reviewing and monitoring of individual grant awards for compliance with private, local, state and federal funder requirements.
• Advises jurisdiction leadership on the status of the grant award when necessary.
• Attend grant review and update meetings and provide administrative information, as needed.
• Develop and negotiate budgets and grant narratives with applicable jurisdiction staff and the funders, when applicable, to ensure costs, proposed activities and outcomes are reasonable, allowable, and allocable using Federal regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Participates in funder specific conference calls and meetings, when needed.
• Organizes, prioritizes activities in order to meet grant award objectives.
• Ensures that jurisdiction colleagues assigned to the grant award have the proper resources needed to complete the assigned work, monitors status of work in progress and ensures activities, deliverables and outcomes have been completed.
• Consults with project staff to assist with complex/problem situations and provide technical expertise.
• Provides progress and activity reports to jurisdiction leadership.
• Other duties as assigned

Education

• 7 years grants management and administration experience
• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s degree preferred

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the grant’s management cycle design, monitoring and evaluation
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, representation and negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical and writing skills
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks next challenge and proposes solutions
• Excellent management skills, including organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Proven track record of consistently meeting performance metrics

Job Highlights

• Salary: $55,958 - $83,394 , Exempt
• Position Type: Limited Term Position
• Position End Date: 07/31/2022 with possible extension to October or hire.
• Full Suite of Benefits Offered

Notice to Applicants:

The CDC Foundation requires all employees to be fully vaccinated* for COVID-19 as a condition of employment effective November 22, 2021. All offers of employment after that date are contingent upon proof of full-vaccination status as a part of the pre-employment process.

*Fully vaccinated is defined as follows: At least two weeks have passed since receipt of the Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine, or the second dose of the either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech two-dose vaccines.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,938.00 - $83,394.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Honolulu, HI: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• grants managing: 7 years (Required)

Work Location: One location