Title: Specialist, Grants Management and Data Analytics
Department: Foundation for Physical Therapy Research
FLSA Status: Full-time, Exempt
Location: This position is located onsite at the APTA headquarters in Alexandria, VA
About The Foundation The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (Foundation) is a national nonprofit that funds research and develops researchers to optimize movement and health by providing promising researchers grants, scholarships, and fellowships. The Foundation is an affiliate of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Foundation staff are employed by APTA and receive the same employee benefits and adhere to APTA policies and procedures.
About APTA Do you want to contribute to an organization dedicated to improving societal health? Would you like to collaborate with colleagues who are passionate about making a difference? Are you excited to work in a new state-of-the-art building designed to encourage movement, participation, and employee health?
Then you want to work for APTA!
APTA is the trusted leader for the physical therapy profession, representing more than 100,000 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and physical therapy students. Our approximately 150 employees support the association’s mission to build a community that advances the profession of physical therapy to improve the health of society.
Benefits Located in Alexandria, Virginia, APTA has outstanding employee benefits, including flexible work schedules, generous retirement contributions, and travel subsidies for employees who choose public and active transportation, and more. Learn more about our benefits and workplace awards and recognitions.
Summary
We are looking for a motivated and collaborative professional who is excited to help the Foundation grow and ensure our grantmaking processes are of the highest quality, use information technologies and integrate data analytics and presentation in our work. We pride ourselves on being a leader in effective grantmaking and as a value-added funding partner. In this role, you will have the opportunity to help improve our impact in expanding opportunities for scholarships and research grants that help produce a diverse next generation of researchers and support researchers to produce evidence that advances the physical therapy profession. This position is an opportunity to combine database knowledge and application skills in a specialized project management environment. The ideal candidate has cross-cutting skills and experience in data management, project management, and scientific research.
Essential Functions
Responsible for day-to-day grants management using the Foundation’s ProposalCentral.com platform.
Liaise with the ProposalCentral.com technical and support teams that help Foundation account holders use the platform. Work with them to improve functionality for users and for analytics.
Respond to queries from users about their applications, grants, and awards.
Responsible for grants data management and analytics to optimize use of our funding data.
Provide data analysis for efficient, timely and high-quality grant management and reporting.
Assist the Manager, Scientific Programs with planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating programs and special initiatives.
Support the Manager, Scientific Programs throughout the grantmaking cycle.
Staff Expectations
Upholds and fosters team values
Complies with all APTA policies and procedures.
Performs other duties as assigned to foster achievement of Foundation and association priorities.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree, and 3+ years of relevant work experience.
Certified training relevant to the position is a plus.
Experience in grants management using ProposalCentral.com or similar grant management online platform is preferred.
Advanced Excel® skills with high accuracy required, including importing and exporting from and to database applications, data analytics and data visualization.
Experience with database application customization, dataset construction, management and analytics preferred.
Strong verbal communication skills and excellent writing, copyediting, and proofreading skills.
Project management skills a plus
Presentation skills a plus
Excellent and supportive people skills to assist applicants, grantees, reviewers, and Foundation staff.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team to efficiently plan, organize, prioritize among multiple assignments, and deliver quality, professional work on time.
Travel Requirements Up to 10% - Local and National
How To Apply Please send resume and cover letter, including salary requirements, when applying.
Principals only; no agencies; no phone calls, please. Candidates selected to participate in an interview will be contacted by Human Resources.
The American Physical Therapy Association is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
APTA participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information, please visit e-verify.uscis.gov.
APTA is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and invites and welcomes applicants with diversity of experience, mindset, and skills to add value to APTA and our staff community.
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is an individual membership professional organization representing more than 100,000 member physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs), and students of physical therapy. APTA seeks to improve the health and quality of life of individuals in society by advancing physical therapist practice, education, and research, and by increasing the awareness and understanding of physical therapy's role in the nation's health care system.APTA prohibits preferential or adverse discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, gender, age, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, or health status in all areas including, but not limited to, its qualifications for membership, rights of members, policies, programs, activities, and employment practices. APTA is committed to promoting cultural diversity throughout the profession.APTA is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and invites and welcomes applicants with diversity of experience, mindset, and skills to add value to APTA and our staff commUNITY.