Grants Manager

About This Role

This Grants Manager role on the Stand Together Trust team focuses on leading process improvements, building capabilities, and driving operational excellence for a portfolio of grants that support social change entrepreneurs. The role involves building relationships with diverse internal stakeholders and applying project management skills to identify and solve problems, particularly within partnerships focused on tailored education. This position is crucial for supporting Stand Together's Education Paradigm and Programming, and for building a team dedicated to operational and relationship excellence.

Responsibilities

• Maintain regular tracking and gather progress insights for a portfolio of diverse partnerships
• Coordinate required approvals and share information in a way that drives clarity
• Ensure a high degree of data integrity on all portfolio activities
• Partner with Education Program Officers, recognize strategic nuances, and serve as a strategic operational partner
• Serve as a connector between numerous teams, including Accounting and Finance, Development, and Compliance
• Relay tracking outputs for cross-functional reporting
• Collaborate to analyze grant funding opportunities and participate in the grant recommendation process
• Build out operational excellence for diverse and complex grants that span across organizations
• Drive project management for robust grant portfolios, coordinating with multiple internal capabilities to support grant-making and advance the organization’s vision
• Use team best practices, and develop new ones, to facilitate program evaluation that supports effective investment decisions

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant experience in project management, coordination, and/or grant management
• Superior organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize effectively
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to define and communicate what is needed to advance processes
• High degree of humility, integrity, and professionalism to collaborate with a wide variety of different audiences and personalities
• Database experience, ideally with Salesforce
• Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of, and enthusiasm for education transformation focused on promoting a dynamic marketplace of education alternatives that empowers learners and families

Benefits

• 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting