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Overview

Leads grant acquisition efforts and provides post-award project management including compliance assurance for UnityPlace grants.
Qualifications

Certification & Licensure Requirements

  • Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position. Upon Hire


Education

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

Work Experience: Grant management

Other Requirements

Writes, reads, comprehends and speaks fluent English. Basic computer knowledge using word processing, spreadsheet, email, and web browser. Knowledge and skills in Microsoft Office Ability to work through considerable interruptions and to relate to others at a professional level with tact, diplomacy, and judgement.

Responsibilities

Leads Compliance and Evaluation of Grant Contracts

  • 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

Leads Grants Application Development

  • 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.

Provides Grant Implementation Project Management

  • 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

Build Internal and External Partnerships

  • 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

Leadership and Development

  • 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.

About Us

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $33.9per hour - $58.31per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.

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