Independence Public Media Foundation- Grants Associate
Independence Public Media Foundation- Grants Associate
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$ 81000 - 105300
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Independence Public Media Foundation Grants Associate
Position: Grants Associate
Reports To: Grants and Operations Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Direct Reports: None
Summary: The Grants Associate supports the Grants and Operations Manager in managing the grants database grant application process maintaining records and assisting with data analysis. They communicate with applicants provide logistical support and facilitate information among staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides administrative support to the Grants and Operations Manager including the grant application intake process grantee reports grant award letters and grant payments.
- Helps explain grant eligibility and processes and foundation priorities and values clearly and accurately to applicants as well as provide accurate answers to applicants as they work on materials to be submitted to the foundation.
- Assists the Grants and Operations Manager in maintaining grantmaking records and digital grant files.
- Assists the Grants and Operations Manager with data analysis around characteristics of grant applications both geographically and demographically as well as tracking benchmarks.
- Facilitates grantsrelated information sharing with the program team (e.g. submitted grantee reports data analysis upcoming deadlines etc.
- Supports the staffs understanding and engagement with the grants management database
- Assists with meeting logistics (e.g. scheduling catering etc. as needed.
- Conducts background research on organizations technology and processes as requested.
- Contributes to the foundations profile and influence by sharing essays making presentations and participating in conversations focused on trustbased philanthropy
- Collaborates with colleagues across the organization to maintain transparency align on priorities and advance work toward organizational goals.
Requirements
Qualifications and Competencies
- This is a juniorlevel position where the minimum requirement is a combination of several years of volunteer or work experience at the community or grassroots level preferred but previous philanthropic experience is not required.
- Experience working with databases and demonstrated commitment to data integrity (accuracy completeness and reliability). CRM experience is preferred but not required.
- Understands or can come to an understanding of what kind of data might be useful to inform IPMFs grantmaking decisions.
- Highly skilled at organization prioritization and time management.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to provide a high level of service to foundation applicants grantees and other partners.
- Meticulous attention to detail with a strong focus on data accuracy consistently reviewing work to identify and correct errors while maintaining thoroughness across all tasks.
- Excellent listening and communication (written and verbal) skills with a preference for overcommunicating rather than undercommunicating
- Proficiency with Google Workspace and general computer applications.
- Highly team and collaborationoriented.
- Committed to the foundations values of courage equity justice belonging and joy
- Creative problem solver; resourceful and proactive in seeking solutions and improvements to processes.
- Understanding of and commitment to communityowned and communityled mediamaking.
Work Environment
IPMF is a remotefirst work environment but the nature of our work and the nature of this role in particular necessitates inperson work. The person in this position is expected to be available for multiple inperson staff meetings frequent community events and board meetings throughout the year. As a placebased funder we will prioritize candidates who currently live in the Greater Philadelphia region.
Benefits
This is a fulltime Exempt position requiring 40 hours of work per week. This is an associatelevel position with an annual salary range of $81000 $105300 based on qualifications experience and references.
Benefits include:
- A 403b plan where IPMF will match up to 5 of employee contributions as well as make a 5 discretionary contribution
- 100 employer paid health insurance for employee and family
- 100 paid short and longterm disability and life insurances
- Generous family leave policy
- Funds for professional development and wellness.
- Generous paid personal time
- Paid sick leave
- Paid federal holidays
- Paid annual office closure at the end of each year
- Flexible remote scheduling
IPMF is an equal opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to age color disability domestic/sexual violence victim status familial status gender identity genetic information marital status national origin pregnancy race religion sex sexual orientation veterans status political affiliation or any other legally protected status.
If you would like to request accommodations to make the job interview process more accessible please email our hiring partners with the job title and the words accommodations request in the subject line to
The deadline to apply for this job opportunity is 5pm EST on Friday April 18th.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Grant
