Grant Coordinator

Grant Coordinator

Our Vision is to cure childhood cancer, one cup at a time.

Your Vision is to use your critical-thinking skills and remarkable talents to make a difference in the world.

Join Team Alex and let’s work together to give kids fighting cancer the childhood and future they deserve!

About Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of 4-year-old Alexandra “Alex” Scott, who was fighting cancer and wanted to raise money to find cures for all children with cancer. Her spirit and determination inspired others to support her cause, and when she passed away at the age of 8, she had raised $1 million. Since then, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement. Today, ALSF is one of the leading funders of pediatric cancer research in the U.S. and Canada raising more than $300 million so far, funding over 1,500 research projects and providing programs to fami-lies affected by childhood cancer. For more information, visit AlexsLemonade.org.

Description

The Grant Coordinator is integral in disseminating funds raised through the hard work and ded-ication of ALSF team members and is the steward of ALSF’s grant process, coordinating all de-tails for new and existing grant cycles to ensure the best and most promising childhood cancer research is funded. This role is part of the Grants Team and reports to the Research Program Director.

The Grant Coordinator is responsible for the administration of assigned grant categories for biomedical research grants. This position organizes and coordinates the life cycle of a grant program, from ensuring grant guidelines are clear, the website is up to date, grant opportuni-ties are promoted, to organizing grant reviews with the scientific review boards, collecting, and facilitating the review of progress and final reports, corresponding with applicants, grant recip-ients and grant managers, to preparing payments. This role will also be responsible for occa-sional event planning for webinars and scientific conferences. The Grant Coordinator will man-age grant programs using our grant management system and should identify ways to stream-line and improve the use of the system. The ideal candidate is thoughtful, organized, and moti-vated to usher their grant categories through a seamless process for both the applicants and reviewers.

ALSF is headquartered outside of Philadelphia in Bala Cynwyd, PA. This is a full-time position with a minimum of 3 days in the office.

Responsibilities

• Big and small picture: understand Foundation’s structure, history, and grant program; facilitate the process of reviewing grant applications; manage pre and postaward grant processes in management software; assure grants meet auditing and Foundation requirements; schedule award payments.
• External and internal communication: build an ongoing relationship with grantees, applicants, and review boards; update staff on program initiatives, approved grants, and milestones; answer inquiries (calls or emails) about grant program in a timely manner; represent Foundation at national conferences as needed.
• Team Player and independent worker: willing and able to work independently as well as help other Grants Team members and work collaboratively with other ALSF teams; take a proactive approach to meeting deadlines and streamlining processes; willing to work occasional evenings and weekends for ALSF events.

Required Competencies and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with 35 years of work experience in detailoriented environment, or equivalent work experience; nonprofit experience preferred, knowledge of science and the research process a plus.
• Experience working with and understanding grant programs and the intricacies of cyclical processes; applicants who have experience with NIH granting programs and/or a scientific background will be prioritized.
• Advanced project management skills, maintaining processes, creating processes, and documenting status of ongoing projects.
• Takes pride in being organized and can set appropriate work priorities.
• Strong attention to details and deadlines and ability to timely followup receipt of required documentation preand postaward.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Proposal Central or other database experience a plus, along with superior analytical and reporting skills with an ability to critically analyze current workflow and implement effective processes and procedures.
• Event planning experience a plus.
• Superior written and oral communication skills with an ability to effectively communicate with various stakeholders, from ALSF staff to donors to researchers.
• Flexible, able to adjust if priorities shift or new opportunities arise.
• Ability to work independently and with the Grants Team to meet the goals of the team.
• Able to work nontraditional hours including evenings and weekends as needed and occasional travel.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make significant contributions to our con-tinued growth and more importantly, to changing the lives of children with cancer. This full-time opportunity offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are interested in joining the ALSF team, please submit a resume and an amazing cover letter describing your interest and why you would be the right fit for this position, including your salary requirements. In the interest of expediting our process, only candidates who submit cover letters with resumes will be considered.

About Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation

Founder, Alex Scott, taught us the important life lesson of “turning lemons into lemonade.” Her example of making something positive from something negative, having hope for the future, and enjoying each day is the spirit of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation. The daily actions of our staff members, volunteers and researchers play an integral role in achieving the mission of the Foundation – curing all childhood cancers.