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Description
Looper Consulting, LLC
Job Title: Grants Management Specialist
Position Type
Full-Time | Remote
About Looper Consulting
Looper Consulting, LLC provides professional outsourced accounting, grants administration, and operational support services to public sector and nonprofit organizations. We are committed to delivering high-quality administrative and financial support solutions with professionalism, accuracy, and integrity.
Position Summary
Looper Consulting is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Grants Management Specialist to support federal grant administration activities throughout the full grant lifecycle. This role supports pre-award, award processing, post-award monitoring, reporting, and grants management operations for federal grant programs.
The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, experience working with grants management systems, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced remote environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Pre-Award Support
At Looper Consulting, we value professionalism, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We provide opportunities to work on impactful projects supporting organizations that serve communities nationwide.
Looper Consulting, LLC
Job Title: Grants Management Specialist
Position Type
Full-Time | Remote
About Looper Consulting
Looper Consulting, LLC provides professional outsourced accounting, grants administration, and operational support services to public sector and nonprofit organizations. We are committed to delivering high-quality administrative and financial support solutions with professionalism, accuracy, and integrity.
Position Summary
Looper Consulting is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Grants Management Specialist to support federal grant administration activities throughout the full grant lifecycle. This role supports pre-award, award processing, post-award monitoring, reporting, and grants management operations for federal grant programs.
The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, experience working with grants management systems, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced remote environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Pre-Award Support
- Conduct administrative completeness reviews for grant applications
- Review budgets, attachments, and supporting documentation
- Enter and validate application data within grants management systems
- Assist with panel setup and reviewer coordination
- Troubleshoot reviewer and applicant issues via email and phone
- Prepare grant-related files and documentation for upload and processing
- Assist with funding recommendation documentation
- Conduct pre-award budget reviews
- Prepare reports, spreadsheets, and visualizations for leadership review
- Review interim and final performance reports
- Track reporting compliance and overdue submissions
- Identify risks, issues, or compliance concerns for federal review
- Maintain monitoring logs and grant tracking documentation
- Draft administrative correspondence for grantee outreach
- Maintain and update grant management databases
- Prepare datasets and internal tracking reports
- Ensure data accuracy and integrity
- Assist with monthly and annual reporting deliverables
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in business, public administration, accounting, library science, museum studies, humanities, or related field
- Minimum of 2 years of federal grants management or grants administration experience preferred
- Experience working with federal regulations including 2 CFR 200 preferred
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, including Excel, Teams, and OneDrive
- Experience with grants management systems and database platforms
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work independently in a remote environment
- Experience handling confidential or sensitive information
- Knowledge of federal grant lifecycle management
- Experience with eGMS or similar electronic grants systems
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Adobe Acrobat Pro experience preferred
At Looper Consulting, we value professionalism, collaboration, and continuous improvement. We provide opportunities to work on impactful projects supporting organizations that serve communities nationwide.