Role: Senior Grants Manager
Location: Austin, TX or Anywhere in Texas or Anywhere in Colorado
Duration: Full Time
Summary:
Responsible for grant and contractual oversight, expediting grants through the technical partner and maintaining communication with project stakeholders (the client’s donors, internal participants and technical partner(s)). This role’s success heavily depends on a close working relationship with project partners and delivering on the client donor’s expectations.
Specific requirements are as follows:
Coordinate with internal stakeholders during grant planning
Evaluate eligibility, alignment with the client donors’ goals and assist in determining funding priorities
Maintain a database of current and potential funders’ goals and priorities
Interface with grantees (primarily in India) and the client’s technical partner(s) in person several times a year
Work directly with the client’s technical partner(s) to expedite (traffic manage) proposed projects by providing any needed technical support and ensuring technical partners timely attention to the process
Support donor grant proposal development
Review proposals for accuracy, clarity, and alignment with the client and donor’s priorities
Monitor that the client maintains a timely dispersal of funds to grantees