Grants Manager

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Grants Manager at Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust in Phoenix ensures the integrity and effectiveness of grants administration across the full lifecycle, from inquiry and application review through approval, payment, and closeout.

Reporting to the CFO, this role provides senior operational leadership and partners with program, finance, communications, and executive teams to support fiduciary oversight and mission-aligned philanthropy.

Responsibilities

• Oversees grants administration policies, processes, systems, and data integrity.
• Partners with program, finance, communications, and leadership to ensure fiduciary oversight.
• Guides the full grant lifecycle from inquiry and application review through approval, payment, reporting, and closeout.

Job description

The Grants Manager plays a critical role in ensuring the integrity, effectiveness, and continuous improvement of Piper Trust’s grants administration and tracking functions. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this position provides senior operational leadership across the full grant lifecycle, from initial inquiry and application review through approval, payment, reporting, and closeout. The role helps ensure that grantmaking practices are efficient, compliant, well-documented, and reflective of Piper Trust’s commitment to thoughtful partnership with grantee organizations.

Serving as Piper Trust’s internal expert on grants administration, the Grants Manager oversees policies, processes, systems, regulatory compliance, and data integrity related to grantmaking operations. The position partners closely with colleagues across program, finance, communications, and executive leadership teams to support sound fiduciary oversight, informed decision-making, and mission-aligned philanthropy.
This is an opportunity for a detail-oriented, systems-minded professional who brings both operational rigor and a collaborative approach to their work. The ideal candidate will have an affinity for technology and process improvement, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity with sound judgment and adaptability.