YMCA of the USA

Manager, Grants – National Office

YMCA of the USA
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $89,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing subgrant processes, including application coordination, compliance monitoring, and grant lifecycle management. Proficient in administering grant-management systems like SmartSimple and providing technical assistance to applicants and grantees.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Grant Lifecycle ManagementSmartSimple AdministrationCompliance MonitoringTeam ManagementDecision-Making

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Manage communication of subgrant opportunities, application announcements, timelines, and applicant guidance
  • Build and manage subgrant timelines with project teams and grants leadership
  • Coordinate application and review processes, including eligibility verification, scoring, funding decisions, and award communications
  • Manage subgrant execution, including payments, returns, modifications, extensions, and closeout
  • Administer and configure the Y-USA Grants Portal (SmartSimple), including forms, workflows, data integrity, user access, troubleshooting, and system enhancements
  • Lead applicant and grantee support and resolve inquiries
  • Provide technical assistance on system navigation, documentation, and readiness
  • Develop tools and resources to strengthen applicant success
  • Monitor grant activities, deliverables, and reporting for compliance
  • Analyze applications and reports to identify trends and improve processes
  • Collaborate with internal teams on reporting, communications, grantmaking operations, cross-functional initiatives, and knowledge sharing

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in business or a related field; equivalent relevant professional experience will also be considered
  • 4-8 years of experience required
  • Advanced functional skills
  • Intermediate industry knowledge and experience
  • Entry to intermediate managerial skills
  • Complex/advanced functional and operations tasks
  • Experience managing a team or function
  • High degree of decision-making within own area
  • Policy and strategy implementation for short-term results
  • Internal and external communications
  • High influence over teams and within the function
  • May set goals and objectives for team members to achieve operational results
  • Experience with grants or subgrant processes and lifecycle management
  • Experience administering/configuring grant-management systems, preferably SmartSimple
  • Ability to manage applications, eligibility verification, scoring, documentation, awards, payments, modifications, extensions, and closeout
  • Ability to monitor compliance, deliverables, and reporting
  • Ability to analyze applications and reports to identify trends and process improvements

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Defined benefit plan (retirement savings)
  • Defined contribution plan (403(b) plan)
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Technology stipend
  • Generous paid time off
  • Work from anywhere within the continental U.S.

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Hard Skills
Subgrant ManagementApplication CoordinationEligibility VerificationScoringFunding DecisionsPayments ManagementProcess ImprovementData AnalysisDocumentationReporting
Soft Skills
Internal CommunicationExternal CommunicationInfluenceTeam LeadershipTechnical Assistance
Tools & Technologies
Y-USA Grants PortalSmartSimple
Industry Keywords
Grants ManagementSubgrant ProcessesPolicy ImplementationOperational ResultsProject Management