Grants Coordinator

**Permanent, Full-time position**:

- **2 Days per week WFH, a monthly ADO and flexible start/finish times on offer**:

- **Attractive salary of $71,750 - $85,864 + Super per annum.**

**Where Every Child Flourishes**

We are Queensland’s biggest childcare and kindergarten provider with nearly 350 early learning services located across our sunny state. Our team are driven to support C&K’s mission of nurturing and inspiring children to succeed and is passionate about our culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and dedication to the growth of all our people, little or otherwise

**Joining us will bring you**:

- **Unrivalled Support**: Join a welcoming and collaborative team committed to providing you with all the training, learning and support you need.
- **Reward**: Access a diverse package of benefits including comprehensive salary sacrificing, a variety of available programs like our EAP alongside coverage for any pre-employment checks such as your Police Check and Blue Card.
- **Flexibility **- We are excited to offer 2 days’ work from home per week and flexible start and finish times

**Day to day, you will be accountable for**

Project Planning and Implementation:

- Investigate and procure both existing and possible future grant and/or funding agreements to maximise opportunities for C&K service improvements.
- Proactively investigate and procure funding opportunities to support the provision of goods and services to C&K including (but not limited to) professional development, education, sustainability, innovation, etc
- Gather expressions of interest for future projects from C&K centre Directors and Central business units and align with an appropriate grant.
- Check the status of completed work and equipment orders to determine approval of the payment of invoices
- Work with the Facilities Manager to ensure projects have followed the required processes and internal approvals.

Reporting:

- Prepare and distribute monthly reports to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare the necessary documentation and reports for the acquittal of grants or funding deed agreements.
- Ensure that works are completed within the allocated and approved funding amounts and time constraints and acquittal reports are prepared and submitted per the funding guidelines.

Internal & External Team Coordination:

- Encourage all C&K branch services and Central business units to participate in grant funding opportunities.
- Work with the Facilities Coordinator through the planning, implementation, and completion of projects.
- Work with other members of the Facilities Team to prioritise required works or projects at centres and share these priorities with centre Directors for agreement.

**Your expertise**
- An ability to prepare the necessary documentation and reports for the acquittal of grants including the checking and payment of invoices.
- Experience in dealing with internal stakeholders to align grant opportunities with organisation priorities.
- Effective communication (written and verbal) and the ability to build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- A high level of initiative, the ability to multi-task and effective organisational and time management skills.
- Demonstrated accuracy and thoroughness with attention to detail in all work undertaken.

**_Please note that the responsibilities outlined in this position description are not exhaustive, and only an indication of the work of the role. C&K can direct you to carry out duties that it considers are within your level of skill, competence, and training._**

**Joining our Family**

We are open to both experienced professionals alongside fresher faces to the industry willing to learn and join a purpose-led organisation. All we ask is you bring your passion for delivering amazing talent outcomes and a drive to continually ask _‘how can we make our team the best it can be?’_

**You will need to hold or be willing to obtain.**
- Paid Blue Card or willing to obtain one
- A Police Check current within 3 months or willing to obtain one (we will cover the cost of both)
- Travel, as necessary
- Any relevant HR, Marketing & Communications or Business qualifications will be highly regarded, though not essential.

All C&K employees are required to undergo background checks which include a police check. Also, all C&K employees will need to have obtained their 1st and 2nd vaccinations for COVID-19 as a condition of employment.