Granting Officer - Edmonton, Canada - Covenant Foundation

Covenant Foundation

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Edmonton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Covenant Foundation proudly supports Covenant Health, Covenant Care and Covenant Living and their 155-year legacy of healing the body, enriching the mind and nurturing the soul.

Our foundation partners with the community to help create vibrant communities of health and healing for Albertans from all backgrounds, faiths and circumstances, through every stage of life.

With the support of donors, we help transform health care for priorities such as Seniors' Health, Mental Health, Rural Health, Palliative Care, and Women and Children's Health.

The funds we raise support specialized programs, equipment and training, and enhanced care spaces for 21 Covenant hospitals and continuing care sites across Alberta.

Covenant Foundation is seeking a Granting Officer to join its growing team.
Reporting to the Foundation Controller, the Granting Officer will maintain oversight of all of the Foundation's approved funding priorities.

The Officer is the primary point of contact for grant recipients across the Covenant Family and is responsible for the development of funding agreements, disbursements, monitoring progress, as well as managing reporting requirements for funded projects.

As our Granting Officer, your primary responsibilities will include:

Facilitating transparent open dialogue with funding priority partners within the Covenant family.
Assisting in assessing the financial considerations for funding potential funding priorities.
Communicating grant funding decisions, funding completion, and reminders to report to funding priority applicants. This includes preparation of funding agreements and establishment of grant numbers.
Ensuring that funding priorities are awarded, disbursed and monitored in accordance with grant terms. This includes collecting impact reporting statistics that can be leveraged by the foundation teams.
Updating and maintaining the Grants Database (Access) ensuring accurate recording and tracking of requests, approvals, invoices and funding.
Analyzing the database to find trends and preparing reporting for management as needed.
Responding to requests from foundation teams on the impact of donations and, where required, coordinate with the Covenant Family to gather information for specific reports, and schedule stewardship and donor recognition visits and tours.
Completing other duties as required.
Three to five years' of related experience in the nonprofit or customerfocused environment including direct interactions with donors or clients
Experience with donor relations/management/customer service and relationship building is required
Excellent interpersonal skills — open, approachable, and considerate
Strong communicator with excellent presentation and writing skills, demonstrated familiarity with composing various types of letters, briefings and reports
Strong project management skills, ability to prioritize efficiently and effectively under time constraints, organize and complete work independently under mínimal supervision
Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy are essential
Advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and internet search skills
Selfdirected, with excellent organizational, problemsolving and timemanagement skills
Demonstrated analytical and problemsolving skills
Exceptional organization and planning skills
Ability to multitask and prioritize workload, while meeting all deadlines
Strong understanding of protocol, discretion and professionalism
A history of being a positive and dynamic team player

Why Covenant Foundation?
We believe in supporting our employees holistically by providing:

Competitive pay: $60,668
$82,443 per annum based on a 35-hour work week
Comprehensive benefit package
Pension plan
Flexspending account
Hybrid work environment (12 days per week in office, or more if that's your preference)
Onsite gym
Culture code: Respect, Innovation, Teamwork, Engagement

To Apply

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
$60,668.00-$82,443.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Dental care
Extended health care
Onsite gym
Vision care

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Experience:

- non-profit or customer-focused: 3 years (required)
- donor relations, management or customer service: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Edmonton, AB