Grants Team Manager - Policy, Compliance & Process

Walton Family Foundation; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walton Family Foundation is seeking a Grants Team Manager to lead the Grants Management team on the Legal team. This role requires a skilled, entrepreneurial individual with at least 5 years of grants experience and knowledge of tax-exempt organizations rules, including private foundations.

You will oversee a team of 4-6 associates, refine grants processes, coordinate data reporting for grants and tax returns, and ensure policy documentation is current across departments.

Qualifications

• Grants management experience of 5+ years.
• Working knowledge of tax-exempt organizations rules, including private foundations.
• Experience leading a team of 4-6 associates.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and develop the WFF Grants Management team of 4-6 associates
• Play a key role in continuously improving grants management processes, resources, and capabilities to inform opportunities for greater efficiency and efficacy; ensure processes are documented and up to date
• Partner with colleagues and other departments to better collect and reflect grant data in reporting and tax returns
• Support WFF in maintaining up-to-date processes and policy and documentation
• Help train associates on WFF grant processes and policies as well as relevant IRS regulations relevant to private foundation grantmaking
• Maintain grantmaking templates (e.g., application, agreement letters, reporting); partner with Legal, Technology and other key stakeholders to update as needed.
• Inform and help to implement requirements for software systems to support grants management
• Serve as a resource on IRS regulations and other Federal and state laws applicable to grantmaking
• Serve on / coordinate WFF-wide Effective Grantmaking Group

Skills

Grants management

Leadership

IRS regulations

Data reporting

Training

Job description

The Walton Family Foundation is seeking a Grants Team Manager to lead the Grants Management team on the Legal team. This role requires a skilled, entrepreneurial individual with at least 5 years of grants experience and knowledge of tax-exempt organizations rules, including private foundations.

You will oversee a team of 4-6 associates, refine grants processes, coordinate data reporting for grants and tax returns, and ensure policy documentation is current across departments.