Grants Manager

Ohio State Legal Services Association (OSLSA) is a three-part legal aid program headquartered in Columbus. OSLSA’s mission is to provide civil legal aid and advocacy to combat unfairness and injustice and to help people rise out of poverty. 

OSLSA is actively seeking a professional, dedicated and results-oriented person to manage the organization’s grant programs including coordinating funding applications, reporting outcomes to funders, and assisting with individual, corporate and foundation giving. A successful candidate will not only manage existing grants, but also contribute to the growth and development of the department.  

Working in close collaboration with the Chief Development Officer, the Operations Director, and the Chief Financial Officer, the Grants Manager will be primarily responsible for tracking, developing, writing, coordinating, and submitting new and existing grant proposals on a local, state and national level to private, corporate and government foundations to support the funding needs of the programs as well as collaborating and consulting regarding funding needs and priorities.  

Are You Someone Who: 

• Is looking for an opportunity to grow and develop in an expanding organization?  
• Brings creative ideas forward to drive the program forward?  
• Takes pride in completing tasks accurately, timely and precisely?  

• Has a go-getter mindset and aptitude to learn new things? 
• Is motivated, professional and customer service focused? 
• Enjoys a well-organized, balanced spreadsheet? 
• Works well within a collaborative, team-driven, and goal-based environment? 
• Can communicate verbally and in writing with a wide range of people? 

• Is agile and able to respond effectively to the changing needs of a growing organization?  
• Creates processes to increase work efficiencies and systems to work smarter not harder? 
• Engages in continuous learning to evolve personal skillset? 
• Is attentive, persistent and able to creatively adapt to dynamic situations?  
• Has high standards of integrity, authenticity, self-confidence and willing to roll-up your sleeves to get the job done?  

• Promotes a culture of high performance and continuous improvement that values learning and quality? 
• Is dedicated to improving the lives of low-income individuals in our communities? 

You Will: 

• Coordinate grants administration including monitoring and meeting deadlines for applications and reports for existing and future funders. 
• Thoughtfully guide staff and managers toward successful completion of reporting, application materials and meeting required timelines.  
• Communicate effectively and timely with managers regarding required materials, data and actions along with specific timelines to meet grant requirements. 
• Tracking, notifying and coordinating with diverse stakeholders to ensure goals are met or exceeded related to grants administration. 
• Manage the files and databases to assure complete and accurate records and assure reports are accurate and submitted in a timely manner. 

• Coordinate writing, editing, and collecting documentation, and ensure that grant deliverables are complete and submitted to grantor by the required deadlines. 
• Assist with identifying and recommending grant expenditures. 
• Assemble and facilitate meetings to assure coordination and collaboration with relevant parties. 
• Compile meeting minutes and maintain documentation for strategies, activities and responsibilities related to grant requirements. 
• Maintain official grant records and other official documents. 

• Work closely with Chief Financial Officer to ensure accurate accounting and balancing of all financial information. 
• Work closely with Operations Director to ensure compliance and accurate, timely reporting to meet grant and other funder requirements.