Impact Manager, Community & Nature Investments

National Grid; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid seeks a Manager, Community and Nature Investments to lead grants and partnerships delivering resilience and environmental projects across New York and Massachusetts. Reporting to the Director, you will coordinate planning through implementation with nonprofit partners, manage budgets and impact reporting, and host community events to strengthen relationships.

Based in Brooklyn, NY or Boston, MA with hybrid work, you will engage cross-functional teams to ensure measurable,

Qualifications

• 3+ years in community or environmental program delivery.
• Experience with grants or partnerships management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of resilience and sustainability needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop a portfolio of grants, programs, pilots, and partnerships focused on community resilience, climate preparedness, environmental stewardship, green space, habitat restoration, and other locally identified needs.
• Coordinate the delivery of community and nature investment projects, translating priorities into workplans, milestones, budgets, partner responsibilities, and measurable outcomes.
• Plan, coordinate, and host community engagement events, including partner convenings, listening sessions, site visits, roundtables, and public activations; manage logistics and follow-up.
• Serve as the day-to-day contact for nonprofit and community partners, coordinating agreements, deliverables, issue resolution, site activity, and progress updates.
• Track assigned budgets, grants, milestones, risks, performance measures, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with Sustainability, Customer, Emergency Planning, External Affairs, Finance, Operations, and other teams to support project scoping, implementation, and reporting.
• Support development of project materials, updates, presentations, and partner communications, and represent National Grid at community events and project meetings.

Skills

Experience in community program

Stakeholder engagement

Project coordination

MS Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)

Job description

National Grid seeks a Manager, Community and Nature Investments to lead grants and partnerships delivering resilience and environmental projects across New York and Massachusetts. Reporting to the Director, you will coordinate planning through implementation with nonprofit partners, manage budgets and impact reporting, and host community events to strengthen relationships.

Based in Brooklyn, NY or Boston, MA with hybrid work, you will engage cross-functional teams to ensure measurable,