Grants Manager
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 75000 - 85000
Posted on:
7 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) works to safeguard the Earth its people its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. NRDC combines the power of more than 3 million members and online activists with the expertise of some 800 policy advocates lawyers scientists and communication experts to confront the climate crisis protect nature ensure the rights of all people to clean air clean water and healthy communities. As an international nonprofit environmental organization NRDC is working to address the worlds most urgent environmental challenges and advance innovative science-based and enforceable solutions.
Since our founding in 1970 NRDC has helped craft and deliver many of Americas foundational environmental laws including the Clean Air Act Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. Today we continue to lead in advancing and defending strong environmental protections at the local state federal and international levels as well as through the marketplace. Our team works across the United States and around the world from offices in Chicago Los Angeles New York City San Francisco and Washington D.C. as well as in Beijing and New Delhi (a subsidiary of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd.).
Supported by our members and online activists NRDC is driving impactful solutions that confront the climate crisis defend nature and safeguard public health acrossAsia Africa and the Americas. At NRDC we believe lasting change happens when people bring their talent passion and expertise together for a common purpose: to build a cleaner healthier and more resilient world. Learn more at
NRDC is seeking a Grants Manager to work with our Development team in one of our U.S.-based offices.
Position Summary
The Grants Manager will support the work of the Grants Management and Operations team which helps to bring in track and report on grant funding from the organizations institutional and principal-level donors. Reporting to the Director of Grants Management and Operations the Grants Manager willwork closely with colleagues across the organizationin partnership with the teams senior grants managersto support progress toward fundraising goals and successful grant stewardship. To that end they will secure data related to key elements of proposal budgets expense reports and other financial materials; help to track update and maintain institutional information commonly required for grant proposals and reporting; and lead coordination with NRDCs Finance and Accounting departments Program and Capacities teams as well as other Development Department units to complete donor facing financial reports and budgets.
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 accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:
- Track donor deadlines and requestgrantfinancial reports fromProgram Finance Managers(PFM) ensuring they have all required templates.
- Drawing fromdata suppliedbyprograms and finance teamsdraftdonor-facingfinancial reports usingrequired fundertemplates; collaborate with the Director Senior Grants Managers and Senior Grant Writers to ensure thesefinancial pieces align well to thereportnarrative.
- Support analysis of variances between proposal budgetsand actual expenses; collaborate with PFMs and program teams to address discrepancies and escalate issuesasappropriate.
- Support in developing proposal budgets and budget narratives byreviewing funder requirements and gathering program inputs;collaborate with fundraisers program staffgrant writersand finance partners to ensure donor interestand NRDCpolicies and financial planning needs are aligned.
- Track no-cost extension requests and other grant modifications in partnership withcolleagues onthe Principal and Institutional GivingOperationsteam;partner with Donor Systems and Financecolleaguesto ensure theseare updated and processed accurately.
- Support the grants allocations process and flag delays for theappropriate stakeholders.
- Maintain clearorganizedand up-to-datedocumentation of budget materials reporting drafts financial correspondence and NRDCs audited statements 990s and other institutional financial information.
- Assistas neededwithentering and updatingdonorfacing financial information in Salesforce andSharePointensuring consistency across systems.
- Support the writing team in timely submission of donor material as needed.
- On a need basis support grants management of Major Gifts team which works collaboratively with the Principal Gifts team to meet NRDCs fundraising goals.
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
- Bachelorsdegreerequired.
- 2-4yearsexperience ingrants budgetmanagementandfinancial reporting.
Skills Abilities Competencies
- Exceptional skills working with financial data and conducting budget analysis in MS Excel.
- Strong analytical skills anddemonstratedability 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 andmaintainstrong 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 NRDCs mission values and DEI principles
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 tothe San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
NRDC operates under a hybrid work model. Employeesare required tocome to the office 8 days per month.
As a science-based organization NRDC aims to do our part to helpcontainthe 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 exemptionin accordance withstate and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved accordance withstate 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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About Company
NRDC uses science, policy, law, and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health, and safeguard nature.
