GRANT COORDINATOR

Where

Columbus, OH

Job Type

Full-Time

Posted On

September 10, 2026

Classification

Exempt

Category

Fundraising & Development

Location / Chapter

Central Ohio Area

Hours

40

Position Summary

GOALS:

To advance the social and spiritual mission and vision of Central Ohio Youth For Christ by providing a high quality program for increasing grant income, managing funded grants, and reporting results to funders.

KEY OBJECTIVES

Identifying existing and new potential funding opportunities from private, corporate, and government entities. Ensure high quality grant submission

Support successful grant implementation

Administrative coordination of grant details and deadlines

Actively embrace spiritual commitments and responsibilities

Other duties as assigned

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Identify Grant Opportunities

Consistently research new opportunities for grants related to existing or proposed programs operated by Central Ohio Youth for Christ, its subsidiaries and its affiliate, Gracehaven (hereafter referred to COYFC)

Qualify new opportunities and prioritize best fits via prescribed measures.

Work with existing teams within COYFC to garner and support for a particular grant opportunity prior to submitting grant application

Attend grant workshops and information sessions regarding qualified grant opportunities

Make personal contact with funder (whenever possible) prior to grant submission to review our intent for our proposal and ensure it aligns with the funder's priority

Maintain relational engagement with grant prospects and donors to stay connected to the mission. This could include invitations to COYFC events or 1-1 relational meetings.

Ensure High Quality Grant Submission

Ensure all RFP's are fully read, and all expectations and requirements can be met by our team if the grant were approved.

Work with appropriate team within COYFC to ensure that the program being funded by the grant fits well with their objectives and capacity to complete the work

Enlist aid as needed to refine the work plan and budget to eliminate gaps between grant commitments and existing policy/procedure

Take lead responsibility in writing the grant consistent with the work plan and goals agreed upon with the COYFC team.

Ensure all required supporting documentation is included, accurate and up to date

Ensure grant applications are submitted on time

Grant Implementation

Ensure access to full and clear award information and restrictions prior to implementation

Ensure a clear leadership and management responsibilities for each grant with agreement from staff to be involved

Develop a timeline of grant work and reporting deadlines

Ensure the Finance department has needed accounting categories to track the grant spending as required by the funder

Ensure milestone reporting and/or billing is completed on time in alignment with the grant plan. Address gaps in performance or spending required

Ensure final reporting is submitted internally to COYFC leaders as required

Administrative Coordination

Identify all elements of the grant making cycle for current grants (submission for deadlines, reporting deadlines, etc.) and ensure they exist on a grant calendar

Ensure that workload conflicts between new grant opportunities and existing grant responsibilities are managed well

Maintain easily accessed records for all funders researched, grants submitted, grants approved, management processes and reports

Ensure adequate tools and resources exist for researching new grant opportunities as well as managing information

Maintain a Grants Manual that includes policies, step by step standardized processes, and reporting forms to the Grants Department

Participate in supervision, staff meetings, and other meetings as required

Serve as "point person" for monthly grant management, new kick-off and continuing re-boot award, meetings with ministry and finance department representatives

Spiritual Responsibilities:

Because COYFC and its subsidiaries are a part of the same faith-based organization and share a faith mission and set of values, we require the individual filling this role to fully embrace our statement of faith and code of conduct.

Participate in staff prayer meetings and able to contribute as appropriate

Pray for, and be able to winsomely represent the beliefs and values of our faith community to prospective funders.

Ensure that the faith based nature of our organization and mission is represented with clarity and integrity to potential funders

Ensure funded projects for faith neutral activities do not commingle funds with faith based activities or redirect funds toward faith based activities

Ensure faith neutral funders and all government funders have certainty that their funds are not used for faith neutral activities

Position Requirements

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in related field is preferred

Experience:

Experience in prospect research and identification, data collection and analysis, outcome measurements and reporting results.

Knowledge of community, corporate and family foundations

Demonstrated knowledge of fundraising and proven success of goal attainment

Knowledge of grant research and proposal writing practices and principles

Specific experience with Federal, State, and Governments grants.

Skills/Competencies:

Proficiency with Google Workspace

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Must possess outstanding research, writing, proof reading, planning, organizing, conceptual and strategic/critical thinking skills

Must be able to communicate in a compelling and succinct manner

Ability to work independently as well as with a team

Must be able to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and be flexible to changing priorities

Time management skills with an ability to proactively plan the grants schedule

Ability to take initiative, along with the ability to set expectations and hold others accountable.

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC's mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person's religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.

We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.

We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.