NRG (Commodities Risk Management) · 7 hours ago
Grants and Contracts Manager
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$93K/yr - $104K/yr
5+ years expThe Water Foundation is a nonprofit philanthropy focused on supporting sustainable water solutions for communities and the environment. The Grants and Contracts Manager will oversee the operations and compliance of outgoing grants and contracts, ensuring they are processed efficiently and in accordance with legal requirements and best practices.
ConsultingRisk ManagementTrading Platform
Responsibilities
Manage outgoing grants from proposal intake to award, amendments, reporting, and closeout
Manage contracts from scope of work intake, amendments, invoice tracking, and closeout
Work closely with the Program Team to forecast grantmaking and contract investments for all foundation programs
Ensure that grant agreements and contracts are executed legally, appropriately, and efficiently
In partnership with the finance and accounting team, provide administrative and financial oversight by ensuring invoices conform to grant or contract terms, and are reviewed, processed, and paid in a timely manner
Work with Program Team on project accounting and reconciliation
Assist with the creation of quarterly dockets. Research and analyze grant requests; assist with drafting write ups
Draft grant agreements and contracts. Perform financial due diligence on potential grantee organizations. Develop templates and formats
In coordination with program staff, professionally represent Water Foundation in calls, meetings and correspondence with applicants, grantees, and contractors. Maintain and optimize the grants management system ensuring accurate data entry, and timely workflow routing
Track direct and indirect lobbying
Work with counsel to prepare lobbying reports
Flag potential legal issues for review by counsel
Work with grantees and program officers to assist in identifying direct and indirect lobbying
Support in the Water Foundation’s annual audit
Ensure efficient, transparent, and user-friendly grantmaking processes
Use grant management software effectively; configure fields, workflows, dashboards, and other reporting tools to meet needs of all stakeholders
Maintain clear auditable documentation; ensure data integrity through consistent, high-quality data entry and oversight
Identify procedural and substantive areas for improving efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness of grantmaking and contracts management
Continuously improves systems in partnership with operations colleagues based on user feedback and best practices
Train colleagues to use and understand the grants management system, planning tools, and policies and procedures
Engage with grantees, contractors, or members of the public to provide timely, consistent information. Coordinate with colleagues to ensure communication protocols are developed and implemented that reflect the professionalism and expertise of the Water Foundation
Compose general correspondence, letters and memos relating to grants and contract administration. Proofread and edit documents with a critical eye for style, grammar, consistency, punctuation and sentence structure, making corrections or recommendations for changes as necessary
Qualification
Required
Minimum 5 years' experience in grants and contracts management
Strong work ethic. Self-starter with initiative and good judgment
Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage extensive documentation and written information
Ability to effectively balance numerous deadlines, competing priorities and tasks, and deliver timely work product
Capacity to adapt rapidly to changing priorities, objectives, and situations
Flexibility in working style, marked by an ability to work closely with a wide range of personality types
Excellent communication skills to ensure clear and close coordination with colleagues
Ability to resolve conflicts directly and professionally. Maintains patience, grace, and humor under pressure
Ability to perform tasks with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as anticipate informational needs as situations and projects develop
Exceptional writing skills. Ability to synthesize extensive information into clear, cohesive written products and to compose emails, memos and other written communications understanding target audience and necessary tone and style
Outstanding editing skills. Critical eye for grammar, punctuation, and syntax
Sufficient technological abilities to comply with confidentiality policies and procedures necessary for the protection of Water Foundation information
Preferred
Experience tracking lobbying preferred
Experience with GivingData preferred but not required
Benefits
Excellent benefits package
Company
NRG (Commodities Risk Management)
NRG provides commodities risk management consulting services for companies with relevant market exposure to commodity underlyings.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Justo Conde
Founding Partner
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