Grant and Communications Coordinator - Salt Lake County

Salt Lake County… A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place... it’s our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. 

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees.
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability
• Professional Development
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare, and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

JOB SUMMARY

Performs overall administration of the arts and cultural grants program, contract preparation and program monitoring. Serves as point person for applicants, recipients and advisory board members. Oversees the division’s communication efforts and branding. Facilitates partnerships and collaborations internally and externally.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Arts Administration or other closely related field, plus two (2) years of directly related experience; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develops and implements comprehensive communication, marketing, and outreach plans and programs.
• Writes grants to solicit funds for the Department and Division.
• May assist with or develop and manage division website, publications, social media, blog and other distributed materials.
• Supervises assigned volunteer and temporary personnel.
• Facilitates division partnerships and collaboration with both internal and external organizations.
• Represents Division on internal & external task forces, teams, and committees.
• Responsible for online grants management system and data entry.
• Assists with Facebook group management, communication, events and website.
• Assists with preparation of and compliance with contracts and agreements following Federal, State, and County requirements and ordinances.
• Assists with short- and long-term division planning and program implementation.

ZAP

• May oversee arts and cultural grant program process, including preparation of program applications, guidelines, and evaluations.
• Manages advisory board meeting and planning logistics. Prepares minutes for advisory board and other meetings.
• Provides applicant workshop and technical assistance training, and serves as point person for applicants and advisory boards. Develops and prepares scoring matrices and analyses.
• Collects and manages ZAP data for Salt Lake Metro Stat Dashboard and MIMS. Creates context, images and hyperlinks.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)
Knowledge of:
• Philanthropic organizations and their functions
• Grants management (preparation and monitoring full application cycle)
• Non-profit management
• Customer services skills
• Communication and public relations methods and techniques
• Social media platforms
• Online grantor management software/systems

Skills and Abilities to:
• Work with computer software related to job specific duties (MS Office, Photoshop, FileMaker, Social Media Platforms, Sharepoint, etc.)
• Organize and prioritize
• Understand, implement, and follow policies and procedures
• Flexibility with assignments, environments, and co-workers
• Professionally represent organization both externally and internally
• Manage several projects simultaneously
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Operate office business equipment (scanner, printer, computer, ipad, etc.)

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

May require lifting and carrying objects that require the ability to lift up to a maximum of 50 lbs.