Grants Manager: Compliance, Data & Process Lead

The Skoll Foundation; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Skoll Foundation is seeking a Grants Manager in Palo Alto, CA to implement policies and collaborate with teams for responsible grantmaking. You will serve as the primary grant compliance contact and help ensure accurate grant data and timely processing.

The role requires strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills, with experience in nonprofit or philanthropy settings. This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Director of Grants Management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of professional experience in nonprofit or philanthropy sector.
• Familiarity with exempt-organization rules and regulations a plus.
• Strong knowledge of grantmaking processes and IRS regulations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for grants management, engaging with program staff throughout the grant life cycle.
• Partner with program staff on resolving potential issues and challenges that may be presented by a particular grant or grantee circumstance.
• Review grant recommendations and files, ensuring that grants move expeditiously through the review and approval process with a focus on timeliness, quality, and consistency.
• Monitor active grants for key issues such as equivalency determination renewals, unsigned agreement letters, payment contingencies or overdue reporting requirements.
• Review all grants to confirm compliance with IRS regulations and Foundation requirements; refer special cases to legal counsel as needed.
• Partner with DGM on designing optimal processes and standards for the Foundation’s grantmaking and implementing quality support systems.
• Prepare Skoll Foundation’s 990-PF statements and annual grants statements; support the annual audit.

Skills

Organization

Financial management

Data management

Project management

Problem solving

Workflow design

Tools

Salesforce

FoundationConnect

Job description

The Skoll Foundation is seeking a Grants Manager in Palo Alto, CA to implement policies and collaborate with teams for responsible grantmaking. You will serve as the primary grant compliance contact and help ensure accurate grant data and timely processing.

The role requires strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills, with experience in nonprofit or philanthropy settings. This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Director of Grants Management.