Senior Grants Manager
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 100000 - 110000
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law science and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planets wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air clean water and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of Americas bedrock environmental laws including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today our team of more than 700 lawyers scientists economists policy advocates communications experts and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Beijing; Chicago; New Delhi; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; and Washington D.C.
NRDC is seeking a Senior Grants Manager to work with the Development team in our Washington DC New York San Francisco or Santa Monica office.
Position Summary
NRDC is seeking a skilled Senior Grants Manager to support the Foundations Principal Gifts and Major Gifts teams that collectively raise an annual revenue of over $100M. As a member of the Grants and Operations team and reporting to the teams Director the Senior Grants Manager will be responsible for developing donor-facing budgets financial reports and other financial materials as well as supporting overall grants management to advance the teams fundraising efforts. They will lead coordination with NRDCs Finance and Accounting departments Program and Capacities teams and other Development units to support progress toward fundraising goals.
The position you are applying forispart of the bargaining unit represented by The Washington Baltimore News Guild (WBNG /The Newsguild-CWA Local 32035).
Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:
- Work closely with fundraisers strategists and grant writersas well as relevant Program Finance Capacities and Development colleaguesto support proposal and concept development specifically through the creation and management of budgets budget narratives and financial reports with a focus on restricted grants and gifts.
- Create proposal budgets budget narratives and donor financial reports in compliance with funder guidelines required templates and NRDCs institutional policies and in alignment with the activities described in proposal narrative. Ensure accuracy timeliness and high standards of quality for all deliverables.
- Implement standard operating practices and protocols for internal processes and policies as it relates to budgets financial reports and proposal development.
- Work collaboratively across NRDC to elevate any potential challenges and/or need for internal approvals and work with the Director to address challenges and ensure all necessary approvals are in place.
- Provide timely information to relevant stakeholders across NRDC to support successful grants management and internal allocations of funds to align with donor intent.
- Conduct analyses for presentations of financial and budget-related data and information for donors and NRDC leadership.
- Oversee data entry of donor facing financial information in Salesforce.
- Provide recommendations for improvement of processes and systems to enhance efficiency collaboration and transparency for effective budget development and financial reporting and implement the agreed-upon changes.
The above list of duties is not comprehensive but generally demonstrates the types of matters under this positions responsibility. Other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education & Experience:
- Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred.
- 5 years experience in fundraising grants and budget management financial reporting.
Skills Abilities Competencies
- Exceptional skills working with financial data and conducting budget analysis in MS Excel.
- Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to develop proposals reports and other materials including budgets and financial reports.
- Strong project management skills including the ability to prioritize multiple streams of work to meet competing deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to coordinate across the organization and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
- Effective and unflappable in a fast-paced sometimes high-pressure environment; eager to contribute to the collaborative dynamic of the team and Development department.
- Detail-oriented and organized with strong follow-through.
- Commitment to diversity equity and inclusion is essential.
NRDC is committed to advancing diversity equity and inclusion both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planets most pressing environmental problems and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race color religion gender gender identity or expression marital status sexual orientation national origin citizenship age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employees are required to come to the office 8 days per month.
As a science-based organization NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health safety and equity we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved accordance with state or local law new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially in keeping with local state and federal laws.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Program Management
- FDA Regulations
- Management Experience
- Facilities Management
- Clinical Development
- Data Management
- Quality Systems
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- GLP
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
About Company
NRDC uses science, policy, law, and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health, and safeguard nature.
