Director-Grants Administration and Programs

Mercy

Chesterfield, MO

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Budgeting, Coaching, Corporate Funding, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data Visualization, Detail Oriented, Documentation, Finance, Financial Compliance, Financial Reporting, Government Funding, Government Regulations, Government Relations, Grant Administration/Management, Grant Awards, Healthcare, Leadership, Legal, Nonprofit, Private Funding, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Dashboards, Stewardship, Strategic Planning, Team Lead/Manager
LOCATION
Chesterfield, MO
POSTED
2 days ago

Find your calling at Mercy!

The Director - Grants Administration and Programs provides ministry-wide leadership for all post award grant functions for private and government funding, including compliance, financial reporting, documentation, and funder stewardship. This role develops and manages strategic dashboards and reporting tools to enhance transparency, track progress, and inform executive decision-making. The Director serves as the primary liaison to finance and legal departments on grant-related matters, initiates and cultivates corporate grant funder relationships, and leads special strategic projects that support ministry-wide goals. The role also supervises the Corporate and Sponsored Program Manager and ensures strong alignment between program needs, compliance standards, and funder expectations.

Position Details:

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in grants administration, finance, compliance, or related fields.
  • Strong analytical abilities with demonstrated skill in reporting, data visualization, and financial interpretation.
  • Experience collaborating with finance, government relations, and legal teams on contracts, budgets, or compliance matters.
  • Effective coaching, motivating, and developing team members.
  • Exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to drive results.
  • Knowledge of grant regulations, nonprofit operations, and post-award processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in a healthcare, research, or multi-site nonprofit environment.
  • Familiarity with grant management systems and CRM platforms.
  • Supervisory or team leadership experience.
  • Familiarity with research and government funding.

Why Mercy?

From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period.

Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.

About the Company

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Mercy

Our Mercy health system was founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1986. But our heritage goes back more than 185 years. It began with an Irish woman named Catherine McAuley, who wanted to help the poor women and children of Dublin. Though Catherine had a modest upbringing, she received an unexpected inheritance that allowed her to fulfill her dreams. In 1827, she opened the first House of Mercy in Dublin, intending to teach skills to poor women and educate children. Many volunteers came to help. A few years later, Catherine founded the Sisters of Mercy, the first religious order not bound to the rules of the cloister, whose Sisters were free to walk among the poor and visit them in their homes. By the time Catherine died in 1841, there were convents in Ireland and England, and in 1843, the Sisters of Mercy came to the United States. In 1871, they traveled to St. Louis and from there throughout the Midwest, beginning what would, today be known as Mercy.

Mercy, named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in 2018, 2017 and 2016 by IBM Watson Health, serves millions annually. Mercy includes more than 40 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, 800 physician practices and outpatient facilities, 44,000 co-workers and 2,100 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In addition, Mercy's IT division, Mercy Technology Services, supply chain organization, ROi, and Mercy Virtual commercially serve providers and patients in more than 20 states coast to coast.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1986
WEBSITE
https://www.mercy.net/