Cancer Grant Coordinator

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Shift

Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Leads and coordinate implementation of the Combat Cancer Rural Health Transformation Grant, ensuring activities are completed in accordance with approved grant objectives, timelines, budgets, and performance measures.

2. Serves as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders and external grant representatives regarding grant implementation, compliance, reporting, and project progress.

3. Develops and maintains systems to track grant activities, deliverables, performance metrics, reporting deadlines, and milestone achievements.

4. Monitors progress toward grant goals and objectives and collaborates with operational and clinical teams to identify barriers, implement solutions, and ensure successful project outcomes.

5. Develops and maintains comprehensive grant financial tracking tools, including award balances, expenditures, reimbursement requests, payment schedules, budget utilization, and remaining available funds.

6. Partners with Finance and operational leaders to monitor grant expenditures and ensure appropriate use of grant funding consistent with approved budgets and grant requirements.

7. Maintains complete and organized grant files, including contracts, agreements, budgets, correspondence, reports, invoices, supporting documentation, and audit records.

8. Coordinates collection and validation of programmatic, operational, financial, and outcome data required for grant reporting.

9. Prepares and submits required progress reports, financial reports, performance updates, and supporting documentation in accordance with grant requirements and reporting schedules.

10. Coordinates grant modifications and amendments, including budget revisions, scope changes, project adjustments, and timeline extensions as necessary.

11. Monitors compliance with grant requirements and proactively identify potential compliance concerns, documentation gaps, reporting risks, or performance issues.

12. Works collaboratively with compliance, finance, legal, operational, and clinical partners to ensure adherence to all grant requirements and organizational policies.

13. Facilitates meetings with internal project teams, community partners, and grant stakeholders to review progress, communicate expectations, and support implementation efforts.

14. Develops dashboards, summaries, and presentations for leadership regarding grant performance, outcomes, financial status, and project impact.

15. Documents and communicates program achievements, best practices, lessons learned, and measurable outcomes resulting from grant-funded initiatives.

16. Supports preparation for grant monitoring visits, audits, evaluations, and site reviews by maintaining complete and accurate records.

17. Performs other duties as assigned in support of grant-funded cancer initiatives and organizational objectives.

18. Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, Trinity Health’s Organizational Integrity Program, Standards of Conduct, as well as other Trinity Health/MercyOne policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical, and professional behavior.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of business operations, as normally obtained through a bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Education, or related field and three (3) to five (5) years of experience.

2. Experience with grant management, regulatory compliance, auditing, or healthcare operations preferred.

3. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and reporting).

4. Ability to coordinate multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously.

5. Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

6. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate financial and data concepts for diverse audiences.

7. Ability to collaborate effectively across departments.

8. Demonstrated commitment to process improvement, data quality, and operational efficiency.

9. Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative environment.

10. Must possess a personal presence that is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity, and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values of Trinity Health and MercyOne.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are 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, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.