Grants & Funds Analyst

Summary

This role supports the development and execution of strategic funding initiatives, research and identify grants and other third-party funding programs, and provide funding advice to SLED and Commercial account executives. This position supports C1 s SLED and Commercial sales teams to capture and drive grant and funding opportunities in conjunction with specific solution offers, identify grants and other sources of third-party funding to drive market opportunity, and assist in leading the growth of customer acquisition, retention, pipeline development, and revenue acceleration.

Required Qualifications

• Secondary School Certificate
• Fluency in the English language (written and verbal)
• Prior Experience working with a US based company

in research, grants and proposal research a bonus, preferably in a high-tech environment

• Experience driving revenue within a sales organization is a plus
• Experience working with US government-related programs or initiatives a plus
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Research skills to identify grants and other funding programs
• Analytical skills to report, monitor and generate new metrics and reporting processes
• Proactive self-starter with ability work entrepreneurially with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of grants, foundations and other funding vehicles a plus

Desired/Preferred Qualifications

• College degree

Essential Functions

Market Research 30%

• Works with Account Executives, Business Development Reps, strategic partners, product managers and other subject matter experts, to identify grant opportunities that will potentially fund C1 technology in targeted regions.
• Conducts market research and develops funding summaries to align C1 products and services to funding programs for targeted regions, states and customers
• Monitors the market for new grant programs.

C1 Product Alignment 20%

• Develops regional, state, and account specific funding strategies to align C1 products and solutions to available grant programs.

Account Level Analysis 40%

• Monitors the market for grants awarded/allocated in targeted region.
• Reviews and interprets grant guidelines, solicitations, and funding pre-qualification eligibility.
• Provides detailed account level identification and analysis for funding related programs.
• Provides backup coverage to other regions as needed

Metrics and Reporting - 10%

• Monitors and tracks performance metrics and metrics reporting
• Participates in the development of new tools and procedures related to government funding initiatives