Director of Grants Management (RLF)

Resources Legacy Fund; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Resources Legacy Fund is seeking a Director of Grants Management in Sacramento, CA to lead grantmaking operations, ensure compliance, and optimize data governance across grantees, fiscally sponsored projects, and donors.

The role requires deep experience in grant management within foundations or nonprofits, strong leadership, analytical skills, and proficiency with CRM systems, Power BI, and related tools.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing grant management processes within a foundation or nonprofit organization.
• Strong data governance and data management skills are required.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills; collaborative leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Lead grant management operations and compliance across grantees and donors.
• Oversee CRM configuration, maintenance, and system administration.
• Provide strategic oversight and data-driven reporting to stakeholders.

Skills

Grant management

Leadership

Data governance

Decision-making

Strategic communication

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Power BI

AkoyaGO

Job description

The Director of Grants Manager is an internal service provider who thrives as a subject matter expert working to “get to yes”. The ideal candidate has leadership style that enables colleagues to do their best work on behalf of the organization’s grantees, fiscally sponsored projects, and donors.

The primary skillset candidates will bring is deep and broad experience implementing grant management processes, procedures, and policies within a foundation or nonprofit organization, along with strong understanding of best practices in grantmaking. As a leader within the organization, RLF’s Director of Grants Management has outstanding decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical skills with experience providing oversight for grantmaking compliance. Candidates will have a strong commitment to good data management and data governance practices with strong technical skills including grants management and/or constituent relationship management (CRM) system administration, system configuration, and maintenance; knowledge of AkoyaGO, Microsoft Dynamics, and PowerBI is a plus. Leadership skills include a high degree of professionalism and accountability, strong collaboration skills, excellent interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

RLF is an innovative, constantly expanding environment, the ideal candidate will bring an attitude of positivity and commitment to RLF’s purpose and values, its grantees and fiscally sponsored projects, and its funder clients.

COMPENSATION

$140,000 - $160,000