Grants & Scholarships Associate

The Alaska Community Foundation • Anchorage, AK

2d • $25

About The Position

As a member of ACF’s Central Team, the Grants & Scholarships Associate works closely with the other members of the Program & Grants Team to provide administrative and technical support to grant applicants, grantees, Pick.Click.Give. nonprofit applicants, scholarship applicants and recipients, as well as donor advisors making grant requests. This work includes processing grant requests and scholarships, reviewing applications for eligibility and completeness, customer service, and maintaining internal databases. Depending on interest and readiness, the candidate may also be invited to represent ACF at local and virtual scholarship fairs and student resource events in order to promote ACF’s scholarship programs to students.

Requirements

• High standards regarding accuracy and attention to detail, with an aptitude for organizing tasks, managing time, and prioritizing projects.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Proficiency in working with databases.
• Superior customer service skills.
• Attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment with competing demands while maintaining integrity of work product.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Outstanding judgement, initiative, and drive.
• Associates, Bachelor’s degree, and/or three (3) years relevant work experience required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and database management (relational databases, spreadsheets, word processing, email) and WordPress or other website management software.
• Strong team player.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Knowledge of and commitment to Alaska with strong interest in the work of ACF.
• Willingness and ability to work collaboratively with ACF’s staff team.

Responsibilities

• Process incoming grant requests, ensuring that grants are coded accurately and consistently, as a basis for providing reports to ACF staff and partners.
• Understand and ensure grant requests’ compliance with IRS and ACF requirements and regulations.
• Support competitive grantmaking cycles, including answering basic applicant questions, providing technical support to applicants, reviewing applications for eligibility, and processing awards.
• Support scholarship cycles, including answering basic applicant questions, providing technical support to applicants, reviewing applications for eligibility and completeness, and processing student enrollment paperwork and awards.
• Monitor award recipient follow-up submissions and reach out to those with overdue paperwork.
• Support Program & Grants team in processing final reports from grant and scholarship recipients.
• Collaborate on planning, event logistics, and preparation of major Program & Grants team events, including site visits.
• Attend training courses on relevant database systems and other professional development opportunities.
• Participate in preparation of program reports, including annual reporting to program funders.
• Represent ACF at community events and other gatherings.
• Provides general administrative support for the Program & Grants team.
• Perform other related duties.

Benefits

• Health, Dental and Vision plans with generous employer funding of employee premiums and some employer funding of dependent premiums.
• A 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match after one year of service.
• Starting PTO is 18 days year and rises incrementally after 2 years of service.
• 12 paid Holidays per year.
• Group insurance including life/short term disability/long term disability provided by employer.
• Other benefits include an Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Spending accounts, and an Employee Giving Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees