Grants Manager
Do you enjoy building and owning processes? Do you want to support our work in the community and help donors have a delightful philanthropic experience? Do you want to go home each day knowing you made an impact on others? If so, please read on as this may be just the job for you.
Who is Colorado Gives Foundation?
Colorado Gives Foundation connects people, ideas and Colorado nonprofits to make good happen. We are a Jefferson County grantmaker and statewide, we invest to build the capacity of nonprofits and donors through ColoradoGives.org, nonprofit endowments and donor services. We make it easy for people to donate to the causes they care about, enabling meaningful change to help our neighbors thrive. Colorado Gives Foundation is where donors find and discover the community impact that matters most to them, which is good for everyone.
What is the Job?
The Grants Manager is responsible for implementing and monitoring the grants management process for the Foundation, including grants from donor advised funds (DAFs), discretionary grants from Community Impact and any other funds. This role ensures a smooth, efficient process that complies with all Foundation and IRS policies. This role also provides exemplary customer service to donors, nonprofits and Foundation staff, helping them achieve positive community impact.
To succeed, you should have:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or 3+ years of relevant experience in project management, grants management or related field
- Solid project management skills, particularly with complex improvement projects that require organization and attention to detail
- Self-reliant, results-oriented and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage, collaborate and develop consensus with staff and colleagues
- A thorough understanding of all current and emerging regulations governing grantmaking, including distributions from DAFs and other funds
- An innovative mind, with a record of accomplishment in problem-solving and developing action plans, and creating impact
- The ability to use data and information in grant reports to measure progress toward goals
- The ability to understand current and emerging trends in philanthropy and grants management
Your essential duties and responsibilities as the Grants Manager will include:
Implement and ensure an effective grants management process
- Monitor, recommend and implement improvements, as necessary, to the grants management process for all grants from DAFs, Community Impact and any other funds using feedback from all stakeholders
- Maintain and recommend modifications to the grants management software system
- Understand and ensure compliance with Foundation policies, IRS, legal and audit regulations, and best practices related to grant management
- Work closely with Community Impact Team and, as necessary, customize grant application processes to meet the intended outcomes of all grant programs
- Ensure we accurately capture evaluation data on grant reports to show progress toward stated goals
Support donors, nonprofits and the foundation
- Provide exceptional service to other employees, donors and nonprofit partners
- Assist Community Impact team in developing forecasts
- Responsible for establishing and monitoring all grant schedules
- Provide technical assistance on the application and reporting process to grant applicants/recipients
- Tracks timely and consistent grantee reporting
- Serve as a member of the core process team, ensuring efficient processes in support of our strategy
Benefits and Perks
We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by a competitive compensation of $70,000 – $78,500 annually, depending on experience, and an extensive benefits package including:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) / retirement plan
- 401(k) employer matching
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Employee assistance program
- Paid family leave
- Professional development assistance
- Paid holidays
- Workplace perks
We are also conveniently located on the G-line in Old Town Arvada. Oh, and we’re pretty fun, so we think you’ll like working with us.
Workplace Culture
You are valued and you belong. We are committed to maintaining the best environment for our employees where people can show up as their authentic selves and grow with the Foundation.
In that spirit, we provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetics, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age or any other characteristic protected by law.
