Cancer Grant Coordinator

Trinity Health•Des Moines, IA

About The Position

The Cancer Grant Coordinator leads and coordinates implementation of the Combat Cancer Rural Health Transformation Grant, ensuring activities align with approved objectives, timelines, budgets, and performance measures. The coordinator serves as the primary contact for internal stakeholders and external grant representatives and develops systems to track grant activities, deliverables, performance metrics, deadlines, and milestones. The role monitors progress toward grant goals and works with operational and clinical teams to address barriers. It maintains financial tracking tools and partners with Finance and operational leaders to oversee expenditures and appropriate use of grant funds. The coordinator maintains complete grant records, coordinates collection and validation of programmatic, operational, financial, and outcome data, and prepares required reports and supporting documentation. The coordinator also manages grant modifications and amendments, monitors compliance, and collaborates with compliance, finance, legal, operational, and clinical partners. The position facilitates meetings, prepares dashboards and presentations for leadership, documents program achievements and outcomes, and supports grant monitoring visits, audits, evaluations, and site reviews. Other duties may be assigned in support of grant-funded cancer initiatives and organizational objectives. The role requires working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations and Trinity Health/MercyOne policies and procedures, with conduct reflecting honesty, ethics, and professionalism.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Education, or a related field, or the corresponding comprehensive knowledge normally obtained through such a degree.
Three to five years of experience.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, data analysis, and reporting.
Ability to coordinate multiple deadlines and priorities simultaneously.
Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financial and data concepts to diverse audiences.
Ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
Demonstrated commitment to process improvement, data quality, and operational efficiency.
Comfort working in a collaborative environment.
Personal presence characterized by honesty, integrity, and caring, with the ability to inspire and motivate others in support of Trinity Health and MercyOne’s philosophy, mission, vision, goals, and values.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate implementation of the Combat Cancer Rural Health Transformation Grant in accordance with approved objectives, timelines, budgets, and performance measures.
Serve as the primary contact for internal stakeholders and external grant representatives regarding implementation, compliance, reporting, and project progress.
Develop and maintain systems for tracking grant activities, deliverables, performance metrics, reporting deadlines, and milestones.
Monitor progress toward grant goals and collaborate with operational and clinical teams to identify barriers and implement solutions.
Develop and maintain grant financial tracking tools covering award balances, expenditures, reimbursement requests, payment schedules, budget utilization, and available funds.
Partner with Finance and operational leaders to monitor expenditures and ensure grant funds are used in accordance with approved budgets and requirements.
Maintain organized grant files, including contracts, agreements, budgets, correspondence, reports, invoices, supporting documentation, and audit records.
Coordinate collection and validation of programmatic, operational, financial, and outcome data for grant reporting.
Prepare and submit required progress reports, financial reports, performance updates, and supporting documentation according to grant requirements and schedules.
Coordinate grant modifications and amendments, including budget revisions, scope changes, project adjustments, and timeline extensions.
Monitor grant compliance and identify potential compliance concerns, documentation gaps, reporting risks, and performance issues.
Collaborate with compliance, finance, legal, operational, and clinical partners to ensure adherence to grant requirements and organizational policies.
Facilitate meetings with internal project teams, community partners, and grant stakeholders to review progress and support implementation.
Develop dashboards, summaries, and presentations for leadership on grant performance, outcomes, financial status, and project impact.
Document and communicate program achievements, best practices, lessons learned, and measurable outcomes from grant-funded initiatives.
Support preparation for grant monitoring visits, audits, evaluations, and site reviews by maintaining complete and accurate records.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of grant-funded cancer initiatives and organizational objectives.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable laws, regulations, and Trinity Health/MercyOne policies and procedures, and adhere to them with honest, ethical, and professional behavior.