Financial Grants Manager

Note: The application period for this role closes on September 20th

About Global Fishing Watch:

Global Fishing Watch is an international, non-profit organization committed to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency. We create and publicly share knowledge about human activity at sea to enable fair and sustainable use of our ocean. Founded in 2015 through a collaboration between Oceana, SkyTruth, and Google, GFW became an independent non-profit organization in June 2017. Using cutting-edge technology, we create and publicly share map visualizations, data and analysis tools to enable scientific research and drive a transformation in how we manage our ocean. Our major focus is on commercial fishing because it is the most widespread human activity at sea, the most impactful on ocean health, and the most crucial for global livelihoods and food security. By 2030, we aim to monitor and visualize the impact of ocean-going vessels, both industrial and small-scale, that are responsible for the vast majority of the global seafood catch. We believe human activity at sea should be common knowledge in order to safeguard the global ocean commons for the common good of all.

The Position:

The Grants Manager is responsible for handling key aspects of grant management, including financial management, financial performance tracking, and reporting to funders. This role supports the Head of Business Finance by ensuring the smooth execution of grant management processes and helping project teams adhere to grant budgets, deliverables, and timelines. There will be a large focus on collaborating with the project leads, subgrantees and partners. In the short-term, this position will cover for another Grants Manager on maternity leave, with the expectation of continuing in a long-term capacity to support the organization’s growing needs.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with program leads, fundraising, and finance team members throughout the life of grant including developing budgets, ensuring a smooth transition upon grant inception, financial tracking, and variance analysis.
• Prepare and submit financial and narrative reporting in accordance with funders’ requirements, collaborating with project leads, partners, and finance team as needed.
• Ensure excellent financial stewardship of grants and compliance with internal and external policies and requirements..
• Lead regular calls with project teams to review grant spending/forecast against budget, discuss milestones and deliverables timeline, and elevate any issues in a timely manner.
• Serve as point person for project and department leads in helping manage their budgets.
• Provide strategic analysis and input on potential budget changes and support with formal budget modifications and no-cost extension requests.
• In close collaboration with the fundraising team, ensure grant proposal budgets are aligned with the proposed narrative and the overall organization’s strategic direction, and ensure the effective ability of all teams to deliver the proposed project.
• Work with the central finance team to ensure up-to-date grant information is reflected in budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Support the operations team as needed including providing updates on sub-granting, contracts, payments, invoices and audits.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) with 4+ years of experience in grants management.
• Reporting experience with foundations and private donors.
• Financial monitoring, budgeting, and forecasting experience in a nonprofit environment.
• Competency in Excel and/or Google Suite.
• Highly organized, analytical and proactive.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines while delivering high-quality work.
• Able to work independently as well as part of a high-functioning, collaborative team.
• Able to communicate in an effective, timely and respectful manner with funders, team members and external partners.
• Demonstrated attention to detail as well as strategic oversight.
• Experience working remotely and asynchronously with a global team across time zones.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.

It's great if you have:

• Experience with Notion
• Professional fluency in Spanish

The successful candidate will meet most, but not necessarily all, of the criteria above. If you don’t think you check all the boxes, but believe you have unique skills that make you a great fit for the role, we want to hear from you!

Additional Information

• Note: The application period for this role closes on September 20th
• Reporting to: Head of Business Finance
• Manages: N/A
• Please note: Visa sponsorship is not supported at this time.
• Location: This is a remote role, but candidates must be legally authorized and based in the following countries to be considered. : Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, UK, USA
• This is a permanent, full time role.
• Recruiting process: Recruiting Process: A cover letter along with a CV will be requested to see how your experience and interest connect to the position. We expect the cover letter to allow applicants an opportunity to explain details on how their skill set aligns with the role and provide a better understanding of their suitability for the position. If selected for consideration, the hiring process for this position will include an initial call with our Talent Acquisition team, followed by 2 formal 45 minute interviews with the hiring member and a team member. Candidates advancing beyond this round will be asked to take a technical assessment and/or submit a representative code sample. Lastly, a final interview with 2-4 teams members to review your assessment and assess functional/behavioral skills.
• Working Hours: Global Fishing Watch supports flexible working, so the pattern of hours may vary according to operational and personal needs. The position will be part of a global team spanning many different time zones and so the candidate must be able to accommodate regular early/late meetings to be able to work effectively. Weekend work may be required on occasion. The post holder may be required to undertake regional and international travel. No overtime is payable.
• Compensation: A compensation range for this position is $70,000-$85,000 per year for US-based employees, EUR 50,000-60,000 for candidates based in Europe, and GBP 50,000-60,000 for candidates based in the UK - For applicants located outside of these locations, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. Compensation is commensurate with experience and will vary depending on the hired candidate’s country of residence, in accordance with local laws and regulations. GFW offers pension/retirement, health and other benefits commensurate with similar level GFW employees in the country of employment. The position may be a GFW employee or consultant, depending on the country of residence
• Equal opportunities: Global Fishing Watch is an equal opportunities employer. Global Fishing Watch is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within our organization and in the greater ocean management and conservation community. We believe that diverse backgrounds, skills, knowledge and viewpoints make us a stronger organization. Bringing together professionals who possess broad experiences and a spectrum of perspectives will enable us to reach our goal of improved ocean governance faster. We hire and promote qualified professionals without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or parental status, national origin, age, physical or mental disability or medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our organizational goals match the urgent challenges facing our global ocean, and our mission is designed to help secure a healthy ocean for all. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of humanity’s diversity, by providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees of Global Fishing Watch and for our partners, vendors, suppliers and contractors.