Impact-Driven Grants & Strategic Initiatives Director

TriEdge; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TriEdge is establishing a new philanthropic foundation to strengthen Jewish life by turning ambitious ideas into working programs and lasting institutions. As Director, Grants & Strategic Initiatives, you will collaborate with the co-founder to advance projects, manage grants and grantee relationships, and build processes that support thoughtful philanthropic decisions from the founding stage.

You will own projects, engage with partners, and help ensure impactful, sustainable outcomes across

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in philanthropy, nonprofit management, program development, consulting, or a related field, including substantial responsibility for independently managing complex projects.
• A record of execution: you have taken an idea through implementation, coordinated multiple stakeholders, and delivered results with limited day-to-day oversight.
• Analytical and financial judgment: you can assess a proposal and budget, identify material risks, and make a reasoned recommendation.
• Strong relationship skills: you can earn trust, navigate differing priorities, and maintain momentum across organizational boundaries.
• Excellent communication: you write clearly, ask useful questions, and turn complex discussions into concrete decisions and next steps.
• Knowledge of Jewish life: you understand the Jewish communal landscape and care deeply about its future.
• Comfort building something new: you can work through ambiguity, establish structure, and move between substantive analysis and detailed follow through.
• Discretion and sound judgment: you handle sensitive relationships carefully and know when to act independently and when to consult.

Responsibilities

• Jewish Incubations and Amplification Project Management: Take day-to-day ownership of moving selected initiatives from early concept through development, pilot, and launch.
• Work with the Foundation co-founder to define each initiative’s intended impact, scope, practical feasibility, and path to implementation.
• research existing efforts, consult potential beneficiaries and partners, and identify where the Foundation can add value.
• Develop and manage project plans with clear budgets, milestones, responsibilities, dependencies, and decision points.
• Coordinate the launch and execution of collaborations with nonprofit organizations, community leaders, subject matter experts, and service providers.
• Track progress, resolve day-to-day obstacles, and bring material risks and decisions to the Foundation co-founder who is leading the institution’s formation.
• Contribute to Governance and Reporting Design / Implementation: Help build the operating discipline of a new Foundation, with processes that support good judgment, accountability, and timely action.
• Work with the Foundation co-founder and colleagues to implement practical procedures for grant review, approvals, documentation, and oversight.
• Develop portfolio trackers, project dashboards, and leadership briefing materials.
• Maintain clear records of decisions, commitments, responsibilities, and follow-up actions.
• Establish reporting expectations suited to the size and maturity of each grant or initiative.
• Prepare regular updates on spending, project milestones, results, risks, and decisions requiring leadership attention.
• Support periodic portfolio reviews and translate lessons into improvements in the Foundation’s work.
• Prepare decision materials and briefings for Foundation leadership and advisors.

Skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Execution discipline

Analytical and financial judgment

Relationship skills

Excellent communication

Discretion and sound judgment

Knowledge of Jewish life

Comfort building something new

Job description

TriEdge is establishing a new philanthropic foundation to strengthen Jewish life by turning ambitious ideas into working programs and lasting institutions. As Director, Grants & Strategic Initiatives, you will collaborate with the co-founder to advance projects, manage grants and grantee relationships, and build processes that support thoughtful philanthropic decisions from the founding stage.

You will own projects, engage with partners, and help ensure impactful, sustainable outcomes across