Community Grants Coordinator

• A rewarding opportunity to make a real impact on heart health.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements from any of our Capital City offices.
• Part Time (0.6) contract role – ending 18 Dec 2026.

About Us – Have a Heart for Change!

At Heart Foundation, we believe everyone deserves a healthy heart. Heart disease is one of the nation’s leading causes of death, and since 1959 we’ve led the fight through research, support, and prevention. Be part of our mission to make heart health achievable by everyone in Australia by 2050.

How You Can Make a Difference

Due to internal secondment, we’re looking for a part time Community Grants Coordinator to support the Active Australia Innovation Challenge, a national grants program that helps communities get more active.

This role sits across an important transition point in the program. You’ll support current grant recipients to successfully wrap up their projects, ensuring strong outcomes, clear reporting, and celebrating the impact they’ve made in their communities. At the same time, you’ll help prepare for the next round, setting up incoming grant recipients for success and ensuring the program continues to run smoothly.

It’s a great fit if you enjoy coordinating projects already in motion, working closely with community partners, and delivering meaningful outcomes, while also keeping an eye on what’s coming next.

You will have the opportunity to work flexibly, blending your time between home and any of our capital city offices.

What You'll Be Doing

• Coordinate the final stages of current community grant programs, ensuring milestones, budgets and reporting requirements are met
• Provide hands-on support to grant recipients as they complete and evaluate their projects
• Prepare for the next grant cycle, supporting onboarding and readiness for incoming recipients
• Manage grant administration and reporting through SmartSimple
• Partner with internal teams (Finance, Marketing, Digital) to support program delivery
• Capture and share program impact through case studies, including working with videographers and photographers
• Contribute to program evaluation and continuous improvement

What You'll Bring

• Experience coordinating projects or programs, ideally in a grants, community or health promotion environment
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities across different program phases
• Experience supporting or working with grant recipients or community partners
• Confidence working with budgets, reporting and administrative systems (experience with grant platforms like SmartSimple is a bonus)
• Strong communication skills and ability to build effective stakeholder relationships
• A practical, delivery-focused mindset. You enjoy getting things over the line while setting up what comes next

Why Join Us?

At our heart, we are driven by purpose. Every day, we make a meaningful impact through our work, and we are committed to supporting our employees in achieving a healthy work-life balance.

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, safe, and inclusive workplace. We actively seek to represent the communities we serve and recognise the invaluable skills, knowledge, and perspectives a diverse team brings. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from all backgrounds and abilities.

What We Offer:

• Generous NFP salary packaging to help you make the most of your earnings.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers.
• Flexible work-from-home options – up to 50% of your week.
• Diversity Council Australia recognised inclusive workplace where your contributions are supported and valued.
• Additional gifted leave during the Christmas shutdown period.
• Wellbeing programs and initiatives to support your personal and professional growth.

Ready to Apply?

Hi, I’m Steph from the Heart Foundation I know job applications can be stressful, so let’s keep it simple. You don’t need to answer selection criteria, and cover letters are totally optional (just keep it to one page if you include one). Every application is read by a real person, not AI.

There’s no strict closing date. We’ll start reviewing applications as they come in and close once we’ve found the right person, so don’t wait too long. If you need any adjustments during the process, just email me at ***email_hidden*** and I’ll make sure you’re supported.

All offers are subject to standard pre-employment checks (like a National Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check where required).