Grants Management Vice President

Fremont Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Fremont Group in San Francisco is seeking an innovative Grants Management Vice President to lead and evolve the firm's grants program within the Integrated Philanthropy Practice. This newly created role reports to Client Services and oversees grants strategy, operations, and donor stewardship for Bechtel family foundations.

The ideal candidate brings substantial private philanthropy or family office experience, superb communication, and strong Salesforce grants management expertise to drive

Qualifications

• Extensive grants management experience in private philanthropy, family offices, or similar grantmaking institutions.
• Strong client service orientation and exceptional written, verbal, analytical, and project management skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Salesforce grants management and workflows, MS Office, and project tracking tools.
• Willingness to lead a newly created VP-level function within Integrated Philanthropy.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of the grants program within the Integrated Philanthropy Practice.
• Oversee data workflows, Salesforce implementations, and operations efficiency.
• Collaborate with Client Services to steward foundation relationships and donor engagement.

Skills

Grants management leadership

Operations leadership

Analytical skills

Project management

Customer service

Written communication

Verbal communication

Tools

Salesforce Grants Management

MS Office Suite

Job description

Fremont Group, the San Francisco-based private investment office for the Bechtel family, seeks an innovative and entrepreneurial grants management and operations leader to serve in the newly created Grants Management Vice President position. This role is a key position within the firm’s Integrated Philanthropy Practice, a function embedded within Client Services. The Integrated Philanthropy Practice is responsible for managing 17 client foundations, providing professional advice on personal donations and institutional giving, and building a grants management program based upon best practices in the sector.

The ideal candidate will be a grants management and operations leader with substantial experience working in private philanthropy, a family office, or other grantmaking institutions of comparable complexity. Candidates must have a passion for client services and customer service and outstanding written, verbal, analytical, and project management skills. Advanced computer proficiency is required, particularly in Salesforce database grants management and workflow, MS Office suite, and other project tracking platforms.

The compensation range for this position is $175,000 to $225,000, plus an annual discretionary bonus.