Project Protect Administrative Grant Assistant
Description
Project Protect Administrative Grant Coordinator, Teach Coalition
Position Type: Full time (Hybrid)
Location: 40 Rector Street, Teach Headquarters in Lower Manhattan
About Us:
Teach Coalition, a division of the Orthodox Union, assists nonpublic schools in navigating government programs to ensure schools receive all funds available to them. We are looking for someone who will assist our managerial staff with grant-related processes and other department responsibilities. This staff member will be part of the team that takes a grant from inception to completion, and be highly responsive to nonprofit institutions as well as government agencies.
Essential Functions:
- Assisting with state-specific prequalification and submission requirements
- Creating and collecting required documentation needed for grant proposals
- Interacting with federal and state agencies
- Maintaining spreadsheets to track applications, achievements, and progress in the grant
- application processes
- Accounts receivable duties
- Compiling data and statistics in areas relevant to specific grant applications
- Working with other Teach Coalition staff to generate media content
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Meets deadlines by determining priorities and establishing target dates for information
- gathering and document submission
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of government contracting requirements
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
- Experience with creating newsletters or e-blasts
- Works well independently and on a team
- Strong time management skills
- Takes initiative, problem solver, and thinks creatively
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated
- Commitment to the Teach Coalition mission
Minimum Education/Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 2-3 years of administrative experience
- Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook. Spreadsheet and database knowledge
Salary and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is between $50,000 and $65,000, commensurate with experience.
We offer employee-sponsored healthcare, dental and vision plans.
Other benefits include:
- Paid sick days
- Paid vacation days
- Paid Jewish and most Federal holidays
- Short Fridays to accommodate for the Sabbath
- Free life and disability insurance
- 403(b) retirement plan which the OU will contribute 5% of your wage towards retirement savings after you contribute at least 2% (match eligible after 3 years of continuous service)