Profession grants management officer

Grants management officers work professionally in the administration and management of grant funds. They look at grant applications from individuals, charities, community groups or university research departments and decide whether to award funding given out by charitable trusts, government or public bodies or not. However, sometimes they may refer the grant application to a senior officer or committee.  

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Financial management

    The field of finance that concerns the practical process analysis and tools for designating financial resources. It encompasses the structure of businesses, the investment sources, and the value increase of corporations due to managerial decision-making.

Skills

  • Help grant recipient

    Inform the receiver of the grant how to apply for grants.

  • Perform project management

    Manage and plan various resources, such as human resources, budget, deadline, results, and quality necessary for a specific project, and monitor the project's progress in order to achieve a specific goal within a set time and budget.

  • Find grants

    Detect possible grants for their organisation by consulting the foundation or agency offering the funding.

  • Write work-related reports

    Compose work-related reports that support effective relationship management and a high standard of documentation and record keeping. Write and present results and conclusions in a clear and intelligible way so they are comprehensible to a non-expert audience.

  • Grant concessions

    Grant rights, land or property from governments to private entities, in compliance with regulations, and ensuring the necessary documentation is filed and processed

  • Check grant applications

    Observe grant applications from individuals, charities, community groups or university research departments in order to make sure that they meet the funding criteria.

  • Develop professional network

    Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal professional network and stay up to date on their activities.

  • Guide staff

    Lead and manage team in order to keep them informed about a variety of rules and regulations regarding to grants.

  • Keep grant applicant informed

    Inform grant applicants such as individuals, charities, community groups or university research departments about the progress of their grant application.

  • Report on grants

    Inform the grant giver and grant receiver accurately and in time about new developments.

Optional knowledge and skills

respond to enquiries meet deadlines mathematics budgetary principles use different communication channels check official documents coach employees show intercultural awareness study topics keep task records manage budgets work in an international environment think analytically comply with legal regulations ensure proper document management use communication techniques

Source: Sisyphus ODB