Senior Coordinator of Grants & Contracts (Housing) #24-178

Job Title

Senior Coordinator of Grants & Contracts (Housing)

Job Description

The Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice has an opening for a Senior Coordinator of Grants and Contracts (Housing). The Senior Coordinator of Grants and Contracts (Housing) is responsible for the centralized grants and contracts management for all housing-related funding.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in managing Housing grants and contracts with Civil Practice program leaders and Housing Coordinators
• Assist in establishing policies and procedures for managing all aspects of grants and contracts, including startup, renewals, amendments, modifications, closeouts, audits, reporting, etc.
• Develop and implement grants and contracts administrative plans and compliance and reporting systems in coordination with the Civil Practice program leaders and fiscal staff
• Act in coordination with Civil Grants and Contracts management and Civil Practice leadership as liaison between the Practice and the grantors for program and compliance related issues
• Collaborate with the Housing Practice, Deputy Directors of Grants and Contracts, and Grant Writer on applying for new funding opportunities for Housing
• Ensure uniformity of grants and contracts and compliance within the Civil Practice by conveying grantor policies and procedures to Civil Practice program leaders and fiscal staff
• Facilitate the development of quality assurance systems to monitor and track grant requirements and deliverables including collaborating with Grants and Contracts Deputy Directors on creation of technology solutions to program management and evaluation
• Support program audit requests by funders in coordination with fiscal and legal staff, and ensure feedback to grantors regarding contract site visits
• Oversee preparation of quantitative and narrative reports for timely submission to funders
• Prepare and analyze year-to-date grant performance vs. actual performance charts for Civil Practice leadership
• Other duties as assigned

Required Documents

Please submit these documents as a single combined PDF when you apply via the LAS (Legal Aid Society) Recruitment Portal.

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Writing Sample

Deadline is 3:00 PM EST for Date Listed

Sep 30, 2024

Location

Manhattan - Civil Practice Lower Manhattan Neighborhood Office

Requirements

• MBA/MPA or Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated work experience in grants and contracts reporting for a not-for-profit organization
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage relationships and effectively communicate with program staff, grantors, and funders
• Highly self-motivated and able to work independently
• Demonstrated ability to accurately and quickly gather data, compile information, keep accurate records, prepare statistical reports, and prepare narrative reports
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel, and demonstrated ability to work with databases
• Excellent judgment, including ability to handle sensitive or confidential information
• Ability to multitask 

SALARY TRANSPARENCY

The posting reflects the range of potential salaries for the role. The specific salary offers will be dependent on candidate qualifications, including collectively bargained salary steps for unionized roles.

Salary Range/ Salary: $89,178

SALARY AND BENEFITS 

The leadership of The Legal Aid Society believes in attracting and retaining exceptional talent committed to serving our clients. We offer a generous benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation, disability, and life insurance, and more. Salaries for our unionized jobs are governed by our Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please visit our Careers page for additional information. Salary and benefits information will be available to applicants, when and if an offer is made. 

Click here to read more about the benefits of working at The Legal Aid Society 

HIGHER EDUCATION AND LOAN FORGIVENESS 

The Legal Aid Society is a qualified employer for the purposes of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This position allows an employee to take advantage of PSLF and other State and Federal loan forgiveness programs. 

Additionally, employees who are New York residents may be eligible for assistance from New York state to assist with loan repayments, depending on years of practice. To learn more, click the links below. 

studentaid.gov 

hesc.ny.gov/loan-forgiveness-programs 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION 

The leadership of The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion, client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional relationship with each of our clients, to understanding their diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us. 

WORK AUTHORIZATION 

All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship for a work visa or permit. We are currently unable to sponsor employment visas or permits. (However, for citizens of Canada and Mexico, LAS will provide a letter documenting employment status that is needed to obtain a TN visa.) 

HOW TO APPLY

All applications must be completed online. We do not accept paper submissions. Please visit our Careers Page to review all current job postings, and instructions on the application process. For technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please email jobpostquestions@legal-aid.org.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure, body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one’s internal deeply-held sense of one’s gender which may be the same or different from one’s sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one’s name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history, unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other characteristic protected by law.