Grants Management Consultant (Lifecycle Assessment & Risk Advisory)

Grants Management Consultant (Lifecycle Assessment & Risk Advisory)

Job Title: Grants Management Consultant

Location: Remote / Hybrid (Occasional travel to Anchorage Alaska if required)

Job Type: Contract Project-Based Independent Consultant

Client: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC)

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) is seeking an experienced Grants Management Consultant to lead a comprehensive assessment of its grants management environment. The consultant will evaluate the complete grants lifecycle perform regulatory gap and risk assessments analyze governance and internal controls and develop recommendations for a future-state operating model that strengthens compliance efficiency and accountability.

This engagement supports ANTHCs portfolio of federal state Tribal foundation and other grant-funded programs by improving collaboration across Grants Planning Grants Management and Grants Accounting teams.

• Conduct an end-to-end assessment of the grants management lifecycle from pre-award through closeout.
• Analyze current business processes workflows governance structure and organizational roles.
• Perform regulatory compliance reviews against federal state Tribal and funding agency requirements.
• Identify operational gaps control weaknesses and process inefficiencies.
• Develop a comprehensive risk assessment and maintain a detailed risk register.
• Evaluate grants management systems technology platforms and data governance practices.
• Review policies procedures SOPs and internal control documentation.
• Facilitate stakeholder interviews workshops and cross-functional discovery sessions.
• Create process maps RACI matrices and documentation of current-state operations.
• Deliver executive-level reports with actionable recommendations and future-state design strategies.
• Present findings to executive leadership and support draft review and finalization.

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Public Administration Finance Accounting Healthcare Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in grants management compliance consulting risk management or organizational assessment.
• Demonstrated experience managing federal grant regulations (Uniform Guidance 2 CFR Part 200 preferred).
• Strong knowledge of governance frameworks internal controls and enterprise risk assessment.
• Experience conducting organizational and operational maturity assessments.
• Excellent analytical documentation presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Masters degree or relevant professional certification (PMP CPA CGFM CRMA or equivalent).
• Experience working with healthcare organizations Tribal entities or nonprofit organizations.
• Familiarity with grant accounting procurement compliance and audit environments.
• Expertise in business process mapping and change management methodologies.

The consultant will be responsible for producing:

• Comprehensive Project Management Plan
• Current-State Assessment Report
• End-to-End Grants Lifecycle Documentation
• Organizational & Governance Assessment
• Systems & Technology Assessment
• Policy & Internal Controls Assessment
• Regulatory Gap Analysis Report
• Enterprise Risk Assessment & Risk Register
• Current-State RACI Matrix
• Document Inventory
• Risk & Control Matrix
• Executive Presentation and Final Recommendations

The successful consultant will deliver high-quality assessments identify measurable process improvements strengthen regulatory compliance reduce operational risks and provide a scalable future-state framework for ANTHCs grants management function.

Required Skills:

Comprehensive Project Management PlanCurrent-State Assessment Report