Grant Support Specialist

Why Guelph:
**What we offer**

We offer competitive wages and comprehensive benefits to meet the needs of our diverse employees. Many of our positions offer:

- Paid vacation days, increasing with years of service
- Paid personal days;
- Hybrid and flexible work arrangements;
- Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, including 100-per-cent employer matching;
- Extended health and dental benefits, including Health Care Spending Account
- Employee and Family Assistance Program;
- Parental leave top up program;
- Learning and development opportunities including tuition assistance
- Employee recognition programs.

Position Overview:
**Key duties and responsibilities**
- Lead the implementation and compliance of the corporate-wide grants program to manage the grants lifecycle through the development and management of an internal process, tools, resources, communications, and ensuring the successful uptake of the process by undertaking a change management plan.
- Lead the research and identification of all relevant funding opportunities, and provide strategic advice regarding the City’s eligibility and alignment of priorities across all City departments.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to determine project feasibility and support project modifications and funder communications throughout the grant lifecycle.
- Maintain strong intergovernmental relationships as part of ongoing advocacy efforts and inform advocacy requests to other levels of government regarding the development of new/renewed funding opportunities aligned to the City’s needs.
- Coordinate internal discussions regarding multiple competing corporate priorities and make recommendations based on alignment, total organizational benefits and risks.
- Coordinate negotiations, preparation of materials, and execution of documents related to entering into agreement with other levels of government and funding agencies.
- Oversee a database to track and monitor the status of all grants and incorporate performance metrics for corporate reporting.
- Track and communicate with relevant parties on agreement terms throughout the lifecycle of the active agreement.
- Develop and deliver corporate communications, reports and presentations for internal and external stakeholders including Executive Team, Council and other levels of government.
- Support funding announcement events for successful grants in partnership with government officials, Council, funding agencies, and departmental staff.

**Qualifications and requirements**
- Completion of post-secondary education in Public Administration, Business Administration, Political Science, Fundraising, or a related discipline.
- Considerable experience working in a public services environment preparing reports, presentations, and/or grant proposals on a municipal, regional, provincial, or federal scale.
- Excellent ability to write concisely and persuasively for grants, reports, and project summaries for a variety of audiences including internal staff, government funders, Council and the public.
- Well-developed organizational skills with attention to detail.
- Demonstrated project management skills.
- High proficiency with word processing and presentation graphics to prepare reports and communicate complex projects to key stakeholders.
- Experience working independently and collaboratively with internal and external partners.

**Hours of work**
35 hours per week Monday to Friday with flexibility to work evenings and weekend (as needed).

This position is eligible for hybrid and flexible work arrangement options (as per current corporate policy).

**Pay/Salary**
Non-Union Grade: 5: $44.77- $55.97 per hour

**How to apply