Associate, Grants

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation seeks a Grants Associate to support discretionary and matching grants programs, acting as a grants management liaison to assigned grantmaking teams.

This role ensures all grants comply with legal, audit, and internal requirements and helps prepare grants and payments for administrative approval by the Grants Manager. Ideally, the candidate demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and can interact professionally with a broad range of

Qualifications

• Grants management experience preferred
• Attention to detail and compliance
• Strong collaboration and diplomacy skills
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Responsibilities

• Provide grants management services for discretionary and matching grants programs.
• Serve as a grants management liaison to assigned grantmaking teams.
• Ensure all grants meet legal, audit, and internal requirements.
• Prepare a large number of grants and payments for administrative approval by the Grants Manager.
• Maintain adherence to grants management processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders in a professional, collaborative and diplomatic manner.
• Support the Foundation's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Report to the Grants Manager as part of the Grants Management team.

Job description

The Grants Associate provides grants management services, including supporting discretionary and matching grants programs and serving as a grants management liaison to assigned grantmaking teams. The Grants Associate plays a key role in the Foundation's efforts to ensure that all grants meet the proper legal, audit, and internal requirements, and prepares a large number of grants and payments for the administrative approval process conducted by the Grants Manager. Under the oversight of department leadership, the Grants Associate ensures adherence to grants management process and practices by the Foundation's grantmaking teams and looks for areas of improvement.

Partnership is a key tenet of the Grants Management team, therefore, the Grants Associate should be adept at interacting with a range of diverse stakeholders in a professional, collaborative and diplomatic way. The successful candidate will also have a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The Grants Associate is an integral member of the Grants Management team and the Foundation, and reports to the Grants Manager.