Grants and Program Associate
We Mean Business, a project of the New Venture Fund is recruiting a full time Grants and Program Associate.The Associate is a full time, non-exempt position working as part of the operations team where we manage fundraising, grants + programs, finance, and our partner board.
The associate role works very closely with the Managing Director and reports directly to the Director of Operations + Culture.
This is an essential role for our operations and development responsibilities for the entire coalition. A successful person in this role loves to work with people, is extremely detail oriented, has a good sense of humor and loves working in fast-paced entrepreneurial environments.
Essential Responsibilities
Grants + Programs
- Work with Strategic Projects Manager to develop, plan for, and execute on granting cycles. Includes end-to-end support ranging from gantt calendar development, setting meetings + review time, overview material development, and having visibility on contracts
- Support Strategic Projects Manager in developing biannual grant reports for funders, including coordination of partner reporting and drafting materials following templates
Board Management
- Manage board meetings (and other) logistics including venue selection, catering, transportation, fulfillment and other related tasks
- Scheduling board and compliance committee calls, working across time zones and with multiple staff
- Working with Strategic Project Manager and Managing Director on various board communications, including planning, drafting materials and staff outreach
Managing Director support
- Calendar + scheduling meetings and calls across time zones, manage travel schedules
- Drafting emails on behalf of the Managing Director
- Track emails for Managing Director and surface high priority items
- Research and write briefings for various meetings and/or future ideas to develop
General Responsibilities
- Lead on coordinating meeting and events logistics for all meetings – board meetings and calls, full team meetings, smaller team meetings for operations team
- Provide support and logistics for various special projects and events, including research and event production management
- Act as leading liaison between fiscal sponsor account team and operations team on select questions and items
Education + Experience
- Bachelors Degree
- Minimum three years of full-time work experience
Skills
- Impeccable interpersonal and client relationship skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Have enthusiastic team spirit, and the discipline and confidence to work solo
- High level of computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Salesforce and Asana experience a plus
- Ability to plan long term and proactively plan and provide materials needed
- Enthusiasm for – and is very good at – managing multiple demands, projects and deadlines
To Apply
Send resume and cover letter as one document to jobs@wemeanbusinesscoalition.org
Use subject line “Grants and Program Associate”
Applications will be accepted until the right candidate is found
Closing Date: 06 March 2019
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