Grants Associate

The Grants Associate is an integral member of the responsive grantmaking team who works both independently and collaboratively with team members and leadership to advance the Foundation’s mission. The Grants Associate is key to facilitating internal grantmaking operations. They will oversee the administrative and technical aspects of the grantlifecycle, including maintaining and updating the Foundation’s grant management system (Foundant). This position is responsible for ensuring that all grant-related documents and procedures are maintained and executed professionally, equitably, and efficiently.

The Grants Associate oversees the grants management system and processes all grant-related documents within the portal, working closely with the Grants Manager to ensure data integrity across all grantmaking systems. This positionmanages a high volume of data and records, internal and external communications, and serves as the primary point of contact and provider of technical support for the grants management system to prospective applicants, grantees, and other stakeholders. The Grants Associate will prepare and edit significant sections of the Board Book of grant requests for Trustee consideration. This position also manages and updates the grantmaking sections of the Foundation’s website toensure that all related communications are current and accessible at all times. They will also provide administrative support for applicant and grantee events. The Grants Associate also assists the Senior Program Officer, Grantmaking and the Grants Manager with the optimization of the grant administration process to support evolving Foundation needs and contributes to shared learning and continuous improvement initiatives, striving to make the grant administrationprocesses as equitable, efficient, and effective as possible.