Red Cross Grants Reviewer

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This position supports the Red Cross National Headquarters (NHQ) Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) team. This position specifically supports the Recovery Services Grants Program with the review and assessment of grant proposals.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate grant proposals based on specific program guidelines and standard scoring criteria; make approval/rejection recommendation of individual grants applications
• Return completed grant evaluations to appropriate grants manager by specified due date - can be as short as 48 hours for certain grants
• Keep up-to-date with most current Recovery Services grants program doctrine and specific program guidelines, including Rapid Impact grants, When Resources Allow Grants (WRA) and Long-term Recovery (LTR) grants
• Work through appropriate grants managers and identified regional grants points-of contact to request additional information and/or points of clarification needed from grant applicant
• Support other grant reviewers with secondary reviews as necessary
• Participate in grant committee review meetings as necessary

Qualifications and Skills

• Comfortable working with deadlines.
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail required.
• Experience with grants management and/or grant reviewing required.
• Basic level proficiency with MS Office software, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work remotely, independently and prioritize multiple tasks.

Application Requirements

• This is an ongoing volunteer role typically requiring 6-8 hours per week. More availability may be requested leading up to the launch of new grants programs.
• The schedule for this position is flexible as long as due dates are met.
• Appropriate on the job training will be provided.