Manager Grants - Behavioral Health Admin

Education: Master's Degree: Business Administration, Health Administration, related field

Work Experience: Grant management

• Provides on-going monitoring and documentation of completion and submission of grant contracts/awards deliverables, including financial, performance, and programmatic reports
• Ensures that grant deliverables are submitted on-time and in compliance with grant/contract guidelines
• In coordination with the Chief Financial Officer, ensures adherence to grant budgets and funding limitations.
• Supports grant audit processes and utilizes audit results to identify and correct problems involving accounting and reporting of grants
• Provides education and support to project directors/managers and grant staff to ensure all aspects of the grant contract and the integrity of is upheld.
• Actively monitors adherence to grant agreements, UPH policies and procedures, and relevant external statutory rules and regulations

• Independently conducts research on potential sources of funding, and strategically recommends potential opportunities to senior and executive leadership for further discussion.
• Manages application requirements across all internal and external partners
• Is directly involved in grant writing, and responsible for ensuring all funding requirements are addressed, and in alignment with funding specifications.
• Prepares financial or budget plans and allocation in collaboration with finance department in accordance with grant requirements
• Leads strategic and business planning initiatives for UnityPlace grants.

• Leads initial grant project implementation following award notification
• Provides subject matter expertise on grant program management and compliance to grant project directors, managers, and coordinators.
• Supports ongoing grant program and project management

• Responds to executive leadership requests for opportunity vetting, project management of grant funding opportunities, and coordination of grant administration processes across the organization
• Meets regularly with executive and senior leadership to strategically identify opportunities for growth and improvement of grant programming and award compliance
• Develops and nurtures strategic relationships with community partners, serving as a primary point of contact on collaborative projects
• Builds positive relationships with funding organizations

• Manages the day-to-day operation of the UnityPlace grants team.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures to centralize UnityPlace grants.
• Responsible for the interviewing and hiring of new staff, retention of current staff, performance appraisals, and any necessary coaching and corrective actions for personnel.
• Provides training to the new staff on grants management and reporting requirements.
• Supervises implementation of UnityPoint Health Standards of Excellence by staff.

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