Grants Management Associate
- Posted
- 23 days ago
- Employment type
- Full Time
- Location
- Los Angeles
- Closing date
About this organization
At the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, you’ll be part of a mission-driven team committed to helping philanthropists realize their charitable passions and maximize their giving. Your work will also be critical to our institutional grantmaking, where we give millions to hundreds of nonprofits annually, helping them and those they serve to thrive. The Foundation is committed to creating and maintaining a working environment that is inclusive, equitable, and welcoming and it is the Foundation’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
About this job
Under the supervision of the Manager of Grants Administration, the Grants Management Associate position will focus on processing Donor Advised Fund grant recommendations and assisting with The Foundation’s annual discretionary grant-making application process. With annual grant-making exceeding $100 million, the ideal candidate is comfortable working in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with a keen attention to detail, accuracy, and deadlines. This is a non-exempt, union position. The salary for this position is $60,000 – $65,000.
Roles & responsibilities
Daily responsibilities will include:
-Grant Processing
-Accurately and efficiently, process grant recommendations from submission to disbursement. This includes preparing and coding grants, data entry, research, and due diligence, generating award letters, mailing grants, and maintaining records.
Ensure grants comply with current IRS charitable giving guidelines and Foundation-specific practices.
-Research and collect pertinent documents from grantees and/or external sources.
-Follow up with charities or donors on missing/incomplete information or anomalies,
and assist with special handling and unique situations.
-Handle confidential information with complete discretion.
-Assist with identifying issues and improvements to the grant-making process.
-Maintain effective work relationships by handling peer, interdepartmental, and
management interactions in a positive, respectful, and collaborative manner.
-Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
-Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
-Minimum 1-3 years of experience in a grants management function working with
an online grants system. Alternatively, a minimum of 2 years of administration support experience in a team-oriented organization committed to excellence.
-Internet competency and strong computer proficiency, including mastery of the Microsoft Office software suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
-Professional written and verbal communication skills (in person, via e-mail, and on telephone), and ability to compose effective, thoughtful correspondence.
-Organizational skills, high level of accuracy, and attention to detail.
-Ability to prioritize work and adjust to multiple demands within set deadlines.
-Ability to maintain and respect sensitive, private and confidential information re-
lated to grant recommendations, grantees, donors, advisors and The Foundation.
-Excellent customer service skills when interacting externally and internally.
-Ability to work both under supervision, in a team environment, and independently.