Funding & Grants Administrator NT, SA & WA.

Role: Funding & Grants Administrator NT SA & WA

Location: Murarrie QLD

Employment Type: Full-time

As part of our Centre Support Team youll be at the core of this mission supporting our centre teams to create impactful high-quality early learning experiences. Your work will help shape the future ensuring every child gets the best start in life.

Your Impact

In this role youll help coordinate the day-to-day administration of government funding programs that support kindergarten services across our network.

Youll work closely with centre teams and internal stakeholders to:

• Coordinate funding applications and supporting documentation
• Maintain accurate funding records and grant registers
• Monitor key dates reporting requirements and compliance obligations
• Prepare and coordinate acquittals and funding reports
• Track funding allocations and expenditure information
• Ensure documentation is complete and audit-ready
• Respond to funding-related enquiries from centres and stakeholders
• Support process improvements to enhance efficiency and compliance
• There will be opportunities to support grant applications and identify future funding opportunities large focus of the role is the coordination administration reporting and compliance management of existing funding programs.

What Youll Bring

Were looking for someone with:

• Experience working with funding programs compliance reporting government-funded programs or grants administration.
• End to end experience with grants administration
• Strong administration and coordination experience
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience managing multiple deadlines and priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Confidence working with spreadsheets reports and financial information
• The ability to build positive relationships across a large organisation
• Well-developed organisational and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office suit of programs
• Current Working with Children Check for the State or Territory residing
• Experience in education not-for-profit government administration project coordination or business support environments would also be advantageous.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to bettermanage your work and non-work needs (As approved by management)
• Salary Packaging benefits which reduce your taxable income to increase take home pay
• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
• Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price
• 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.

How to apply

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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.

Have a question Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email

At Goodstart we are deeply committed to Reconciliation and encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

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

Were 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. Were 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 BRISBANEQLD Australia (AU) SF:LI No Early Childhood Qualification Full-Time