GRANT ADMINISTRATOR

About the role

The Grants Administrator supports Goodwill Arkansas’ mission of changing lives through education, training, and employment by coordinating grant research, writing, reporting, compliance, and data tracking. This position works closely with Development, Mission Services, Finance, and program teams to identify funding opportunities, prepare strong grant submissions, monitor deadlines, collect outcomes, maintain accurate records, and ensure funder requirements are met. The role requires strong writing, organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and the ability to turn program activity, data, and participant impact into clear funder-ready materials.

Responsibilities

• Research foundation, corporate, government, and community funding opportunities aligned with Goodwill Arkansas’ mission, programs, and strategic priorities.
• Maintain the grants calendar, including application deadlines, reporting dates, renewals, award notices, and required deliverables.
• Track grant opportunities through the full lifecycle, including prospecting, submission, award, reporting, renewal, and closeout.
• Maintain organized grant files, including proposals, budgets, agreements, reports, correspondence, and compliance documents.
• Monitor funder portals and communications for updates, deadlines, and reporting requirements.
• Draft and edit grant applications, letters of inquiry, renewal requests, reports, and supporting materials.
• Prepare clear and compelling narratives that communicate program needs, outcomes, and impact.
• Coordinate with internal departments to collect program information, budgets, data, success stories, and required attachments.
• Ensure proposals are complete, accurate, aligned with funder guidelines, and submitted on time.
• Prepare grant reports, updates, reimbursement requests, and compliance documentation.
• Collect and review program data, including participant demographics, services, credentials, employment outcomes, referrals, and other required metrics.
• Work with CaseWorthy and other internal systems to support accurate data tracking and reporting.
• Monitor grant deliverables and help ensure internal teams understand documentation and reporting expectations.
• Assist with budget details, expense documentation, match information, restricted funding records, and financial reporting support.
• Coordinate with Finance on grant budgets, reimbursements, allowable expenses, restricted funds, and funder-required financial documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2 years related experience and/or training.
• Valid driver’s license required if travel is assigned.
• Reliable transportation required for occasional meetings, partner visits, or Goodwill Arkansas site travel.

Skills

• Grant writing
• Grant research
• Reporting
• Compliance
• Project management
• Data tracking
• Budget coordination
• Funder stewardship
• Cross-department collaboration
• Deadline management
• Attention to detail
• Written communication
• Microsoft Office, Excel, SharePoint
• CaseWorthy
• CRM systems
• Online grant portals

Preferred Qualifications

• Grant writing or grants management certification (e.g., GPC, CGMS).
• Project management certification (e.g., CAPM or PMP).

Working Conditions

• Normal office setting with controlled temperature and low noise level.
• Close and continuous mental demand requiring periods of concentration for varied time cycles.
• Moderately structured problem-solving with fairly broad activities and generally guided supervision.
• Semi-repetitive, low physical demand with minimal distractions.