Enterprise Grants and Awards Manager

Enterprise Grants & Awards Manager
Reports To: Controller
Location: Washington, DC (Hybrid)

Position Summary
The Enterprise Grants & Awards Manager is a newly created position responsible for establishing and operationalizing ACS's Enterprise Grants & Awards Management (EGAM) function.
Reporting to the Controller, this role will lead enterprise-wide efforts to standardize grants and awards processes, strengthen governance and reporting, and support implementation of ACS's future-state grants and awards operating model. The position will work closely with program leadership, Finance, and IT to improve consistency, visibility, compliance, and operational effectiveness across ACS grants and awards programs.
The successful candidate will serve as a key change agent, helping ACS implement a more consistent, efficient, and technology-enabled approach to grants and awards management. This role offers a unique opportunity to help shape the future of grants and awards administration across ACS.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead implementation of the EGAM operating model, including development of enterprise grants and awards standards, procedures, and lifecycle processes.
• Partner with program teams to improve consistency, transparency, and operational effectiveness across grants and awards programs.
• Establish reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and service-level metrics to support decision-making and governance.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration among Programs, Finance, IT, and leadership to drive stakeholder alignment and organizational change.
• Partner with IT to support future grants management technology evaluation, implementation planning, reporting, and integration initiatives.
• Review grant agreements for accounting implications, classification, reporting, and compliance with ACS policies and applicable requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Public Administration, Information Systems, Project Management, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in grants management, program administration, operations, project management, process improvement, or related functions.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and organizational change.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred
• Experience with grants management systems, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
• Experience with ERP systems such as Workday.
• Experience supporting system implementations, business transformation efforts, or process redesign initiatives.
• Experience within nonprofit, association, higher education, research, or grantmaking organizations.

Success in This Role
The successful candidate will:
• Help establish ACS's Enterprise Grants & Awards Management function.
• Improve consistency, governance, reporting, and operational effectiveness across grants and awards programs.
• Support future technology modernization and implementation efforts.

Why This Role Matters
ACS administers a diverse portfolio of grants, awards, scholarships, fellowships, research funding, and recognition programs. This position will play a central role in building a new enterprise capability that enhances governance, reporting, stakeholder experience, and operational effectiveness while supporting ACS's long-term grants and awards modernization strategy.