IRC Grant Manager

Apply for the IRC Grant Manager role at CAIR-CA.

Work Location: Anaheim, CA.

Term: Full-time, occasional evening and weekends required.

Position Status: Exempt, full-time temporary for one year from start date.

Pay Range: $75,000 to $88,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Reports to: Immigrants' Rights Senior Managing Attorney.

Generous Benefits: 100% employer‑paid medical and dental insurance for employees & dependents, 3% employer‑matched retirement plan, 12 vacation days, 10 sick days & 12 holidays, hybrid work schedule utilized temporarily with three days in office and two days remote work.

Requirements: Must have access to reliable transportation.

About Us: The Council on American‑Islamic Relations, California (CAIR‑CA) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) grassroots civil rights and advocacy group that protects civil rights for diverse communities in California.

CAIR‑CA provides legal immigration services to refugees, asylum seekers, and the diverse immigrant community in California. The IRC Grant Manager will report to the Senior Managing Immigrants' Rights attorney and is primarily responsible for the management of various IRC grants to ensure compliance with grant deliverables and reporting. This person has significant grant writing, grant financial management, and grant reporting experience.

• Ensure full compliance with all requirements of grants that support the Immigrants' Rights Center.
• Monitor IRC grant progress and ensure adherence to timelines and deliverables.
• Improve current systems to track grant deliverables, deadlines and reporting obligations.
• Develop and maintain new systems, as needed, to better track grant deliverables, deadlines and reporting obligations.
• Review grant contracts and agreements, ensuring IRC's compliance with all grant requirements.
• Coordinate with CAIR‑LA and CAIR‑CA Finance and Institutional Giving teams to ensure internal IRC tracking of grant expenditures and appropriate spend down of grant funds.
• Maintain accurate data collection to ensure quality and consistency for reports and evaluations.
• Develop internal reporting tools and dashboards for leadership to monitor progress on grant goals.
• Maintain accurate and organized records related to grant activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve program efficiency and impact through better grant management systems within the IRC and through coordination with CAIR‑LA and CAIR‑CA Finance and Institutional Giving teams.
• Provide analysis and recommendations on grant performance trends to inform strategic planning.

• Supervise and mentor staff members working on grant deliverables, providing training, feedback and professional development support.
• Assign tasks and monitor work quality to ensure grant deliverables are met on time and at a high standard.
• Facilitate regular check‑ins and team meetings to review progress on grants, troubleshoot challenges and share best practices.
• Support staff in problem‑solving barriers to meeting grant outcomes.

• Coordinate with CAIR‑CA and CAIR‑LA's Finance, Development/and Institutional Giving teams on all IRC grants.
• Work with leadership and finance department to reconcile expenditure and track grant spending.
• Assist the finance department with grant invoices and financial statements.
• Serve as a point of contact with funders for compliance‑related inquiries and reporting.
• Prepare, supervise, and/or submit timely, accurate, and comprehensive reports to funders.
• Assist and coordinate with the development department to update IRC grant progress.
• Collaborate with program leadership and development staff on new grant proposals, providing input on deliverables, budgets, and compliance considerations.
• Support cross‑departmental efforts to align grant goals with organizational priorities and community needs.
• Coordinate meetings with sub‑grantees, government agencies, foundations, grantors, and community partners.
• Assist with providing technical assistance to sub‑grantees.
• Represent the Immigrants' Rights Center in funder meetings, site visits, and compliance reviews.
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