Position: Grants Coordinator

Position Type: Full-Time, Hybrid

Location: Peoria Service Center, 507 E. Armstrong Ave., Peoria, Illinois

Easterseals Central Illinois Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits:

• 401(k) with company match
• Company-paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options (through Blue Cross Blue Shield, Guardian, and VSP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Allstate voluntary insurance plans: short-term disability, critical illness, accidental
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Generous Time Off:

• Generous vacation, sick, and personal paid time off
• 5 paid holidays: Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving Day
• In addition to the designated holidays above, Easterseals' Service Centers close between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day. Eligible employees receive their regular pay for workdays that fall within this period.

Professional Development:

• On-the-job training
• Professional development reimbursement opportunities

Supportive Environment:

• Flexible and hybrid work options for eligible employees
• An experienced team dedicated to learning and growth

About Easterseals Central Illinois

For over 100 years, Easterseals Central Illinois has been helping children with developmental delays, disabilities, and other special needs to reach their full potential. The vision that drives us into our second century of service is a future in which all children are 100% Included. 100% Empowered.

Position Objective: The Grants Coordinator is responsible for researching and securing funding opportunities that align with Easterseals Central Illinois' mission and priorities. This role involves developing and implementing a comprehensive plan for grant applications and ensuring that all proposals are prepared, submitted, and tracked in compliance with funder requirements and deadlines.

Job Functions

• Research potential funding sources, including new or previously untapped opportunities.
• Develop and implement a long-term plan for submitting grant applications that support organizational priorities.
• Prepare and submit grant proposals, ensuring adherence to all requirements and deadlines.
• Collaborate with internal teams to gather necessary information and data for grant applications.
• Analyze funder requirements outlined in RFPs, facilitate multi-disciplinary discussions on program concepts, and prepare concept papers to share with the grant team.
• Coordinate the grant writing process and ensure deadlines are met.
• Regularly review grant status with appropriate staff to ensure accurate tracking and maintenance of data.
• Provide financial tracking for grants received, including preparing monthly and quarterly financial reports, reviewing expenditures, and reconciling spending.
• Monitor grant compliance and oversee the implementation of funded programs to meet all regulatory and reporting obligations.
• Maintain a master calendar of grants and prospects, along with all associated files and correspondence.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external partners, auditors, grantors, third-party payers, providers, and other departments.

Marginal Responsibilities

• Acts as a liaison with various community organizations.
• Works with President & CEO, Vice President of Clinical Services, and Senior Accountant on budget development and annual audits.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Public Administration, Economics, Business Administration, Communications, Social Work, Political Science, or a related field, preferred.
• Two years of experience in fundraising, grant writing, or grants management, preferred.
• Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job will be considered.

Competency Requirements

• Demonstrated administrative, organizational, strategic planning, and project management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to produce quality documents and presentations.
• Analytical skills necessary for data interpretation and application in line with organizational and funder requirements.
• Working knowledge of human service program development and delivery.
• Ability to identify potential funding sources from a range of funders and match them with program development goals.
• Ability to manage grant applications, including budget and all required reporting.
• Working knowledge of personal computers and software (MS Office Suite).

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Must have visual ability sufficient to read and complete written correspondence, reports, etc., and computer screen information.
• Frequent use of hands to grasp, handle, or feel.
• Regular standing, walking, sitting, and reaching.
• Ability to lift and/or carry up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
• Ability to drive to all Easterseals centers and service sites within a 100-mile radius, as needed.

Work Environment

• Routinely works in office environments with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, and temperature.
• Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Easterseals Central Illinois is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other federal, state, or local protected class. Easterseals is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please call 309.686.1177.