Grants Manager

Waverley Street Foundation; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Waverley Street Foundation in San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Grants Manager to develop grants management tools, manage the full lifecycle of grants, and lead data-informed improvements. The role collaborates across the foundation to engage international and domestic grantee partners and drive effective grantmaking.

The ideal candidate has experience building partnerships, exceptional communication, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while prioritizing multiple priorities and learning-oriented

Qualifications

• Background building internal and external partnerships to advance foundation goals.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design grants management tools and processes to engage grantee partners.
• Manage the full lifecycle of all grants from intake to reporting.
• Collect and analyze data to improve grantmaking.
• Lead trainings and implement new practices across the organization.

Skills

Partnerships

Communication

Active listening

Training

Data analysis

Grant lifecycle

Job description

Reporting to the Director of Grants Management, the Grants Manager will be a key member of a dynamic and rapidly expanding philanthropic organization and provide strategic and tactical support to maximize WSF's impact and effectiveness. The Grants Manager will develop grants management tools and processes and implement systems using innovative and best practices. They will also collaborate across WSF to design systems to best engage international and domestic grantee partners, manage the full lifecycle of all grants, collect and analyze data, and continuously improve grantmaking through leading trainings and implementing new practices.

The ideal candidate has a background in successfully building internal and external partnerships in order to create and implement strategies that advance the foundation’s goal of a highly effective and equitable grants management. As WSF continues to evolve and expand its staff and impact, it will be critical for the Grants Manager to be an exceptional communicator (written and oral), active listener, and teammate who values teaching and learning. A comfort with ambiguity and competing priorities is vital.

The salary range for this Grants Manager role is $130,000-160,000. This position is based in the San Francisco Bay area, reporting to the office at least twice a week. This role requires some travel, domestically and internationally.