Grants Manager

Wholly H2O offers educational activities that inspire environmental stewardship by forging personal connections with local watersheds. Our educational programs are tailored to enliven curiosity, knowledge, and yes, even stewardship for California watersheds. We engage people directly in community science, watershed tours, and art. These full-bodied activities grow connections to watersheds that influence peoples’ choices and outcomes.

This is a part-time role for a Grant Administrator located in the San Francisco Bay Area The Grant Administrator will

• Oversees overall grants flow process, documents procedures, and manages all aspects of process implementation including approvals
• Administers all components of the grants cycle, including: database management, grant documentation, grant compliance, and check processing
• Prepares and provides accurate grant data / information to foundation staff, Board of Trustees, and other internal and external stakeholders
• Works internally with volunteer grants team and other stakeholders to structure and implement grantmaking requirements and ensure effective workflow
• Identifies opportunities to optimize existing grant workflow, collaborating with other colleagues to implement while ensuring continued quality and timeliness across all aspects of the grant cycle
• Responsible for database, including assurance of data integrity both funds received and grants made
• Maintains accurate reporting for restricted grant budgets and expenditures. Operations – 30%
• Provides support to finance team as needed
• Prepares data-related reports for finance, philanthropic and program related functions
• Ensures compliance with respect to grant and donor related elements of foundation policies
• Oversees grant team comprised of volunteer grant researchers and writers

• Grant Administration and Proposal Writing skills
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Ability to manage a volunteer grant team of five members
• Excellent Communication and Program Management skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with a volunteer grants team
• Ability to visit work sites and attend a minimum of two Wholly H2O events per year.
• Experience in watershed sciences, stormwater management, community sciences, environmental science, or a related field is a plus
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience