Role: Funding & Grants Administrator – QLD

Location: Murarrie QLD (Turrbal & Yuggera peoples)

Employment Type: Permanent Full-time

Take the lead in ensuring the success of initiatives and grants, from application to acquittal.

As a Funding and Grants Administrator, your work will be pivotal in ensuring the effective and efficient management of funding opportunities that support our programs.

Your Impact:

As a Funding and Grants Administrator, you will coordinate the evaluation and monitoring of grant-funded initiatives, write compelling grant applications, and manage acquittals, including maintaining master files and completing budget and reporting requirements. You'll identify new funding opportunities, prepare business cases, and oversee the entire grant lifecycle, ensuring compliance with guidelines and managing audit requirements. Your role involves informing stakeholders of all aspects of grant management, developing expertise in State and Federal funding processes, building relationships with government personnel, and collaborating with teams across the organisation to support their funding applications, all while driving the success of our grant programs.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
• Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more
• Free annual flu shot (optional)
• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance 
• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave
• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years

You’ll bring to the table:

• Previous experience in completing applications for government grants or knowledge of grants and grants administration systems and processes
• Financially astute including experience managing budgets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong relationship building capabilities
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office suit of programs
• Excellent time management and organisational skills

How to apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process.

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all positions 

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email recruitment@goodstart.org.au

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check.

Posting Notes: MURARRIE, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || | || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time