Job Title:                    Grants and Contracts Manager

 Status:  Full Time - 30 hours per week                      Wage:  $20 per hour

General Qualifications:   Bachelors’ Degree in Business, English or related field; A minimum of 3 years of grant writing and grants management experience; Experience with Accounting and Budgets, working knowledge of Excel and MS Word; excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong interpersonal and organizational skills; strong communication skills, both verbal and written; previous experience in non-profit environment.  Must work well in a team environment.

Specific Responsibilities:

Writing and submissions of new, mid-year, and renewal grants. Work with the Executive, Finance and Program Directors with all aspects of grants and budgets.

Research new grant opportunities, maintain registration with funder information sources and federal government contracting agencies.

Research and maintain all demographic, statistical, subject and program information pertaining to grant submission.

• Responsible for grant contract approval process. Communication with funding sources regarding agency grants. Coordinate and collaborate with Program Directors and Managers on required grant reporting. Collate and submit funding reports.

Schedule quarterly budget meetings with Program Directors and Finance Director relating to program expenditures, budget restraints and staff hours chargeable to grants.

Assist in preparation for annual audit.

Assist in preparing and/or monitoring of Grant Budgets for Actual Expenditures.

Assist the Finance Director in the financial review of sub-grantees.

Review and edit all agency written information to ensure accuracy and representation of agency mission and values.

Attend all internal and external meetings as assigned.

Additional duties as assigned.

To apply, please include a Cover Letter, Resume and a Writing Sample to:

nreed-nevin@waterburyyouthservices.org

NO TELEPHONE CALLS PLEASE

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