Institutional Grants Manager (Hybrid)
The Institutional Grants Manager will be responsible for supporting the execution of grant-funded projects and initiatives, ensuring timely contract execution, project implementation, evaluation activities and programmatic and fiscal reporting.
Location: New York, NY 10020
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree required with 5+ years of professional experience in managing foundation and/or government grants and contracts. Other relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities include:
- Demonstrated writing and project management skills.
- Ability to analyze and interpret and describe project outcome and service delivery data.
- Familiarity with program budgets and the principles of program design, implementation, and evaluation.
- Ability to develop, manage, and execute projects on schedule with minimal oversight, prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, and work within tight deadlines as needed.
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office, maintaining document file systems, maintaining donor relations database, and navigating various submission processes and portals.
- Ability to cultivate and maintain positive relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Manage process for launching new grant-funded projects, ensuring that all internal stakeholders have the information they need related to implementation timeline and milestones, outcomes measurements, programmatic and fiscal reporting.
- Work with Quality Assurance and Research (QAR) team to ensure that systems are in place to collect and record all required demographic, service delivery and outcomes data.
- Manage calendar of reporting, working with program managers, finance directors, QAR and others to ensure that all reports are submitted in a timely manner.
- Work with team to identify strategies to address delays or challenges in implementation, spending and/or outcomes achievement and manage communication and negotiation with funders.
- Manage relationships with a portfolio of foundation and government funders, including organizing program visits and ensuring interim touchpoints needed to steward relationships.
- As needed, provide support on preparation and submission of responses to new funding opportunities.
We are committed to offering our employees an exceptional comprehensive benefits package that supports their health, well-being, and personal growth. Full-time employees enjoy:
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage
- Prescription Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off, including a Paid Birthday Holiday
And much more!